Heather Fryxell (formerly Heather Sanders) was born and raised in Florida. Upon leaving Miami, Ms. Fryxell attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University on a full tuition talent scholarship. During her educational experience, Ms. Fryxell danced extensively with both universities’ dance companies and toured the west as a guest artist. Ms. Fryxell then danced with the Atlanta Ballet before joining Southern Ballet Theatre (currently Orlando Ballet) as a principal dancer. In addition to the positions Ms. Fryxell held a Southern Ballet Theatre, she also created her own dance therapy program in which she volunteered her time to teach dance to developmentally-disabled adults.

In 2000, Ms. Fryxell co-founded the Central Florida Ballet and the Ballet Academy of Central Florida with Vasile Petrutiu. There she taught in the directed the school, directed the student company, developed her dance therapy program, and danced in the professional company. Upon returning to Utah in 2005, Ms. Fryxell began teaching at Ballet West and Wasatch Dance Center.

Ms. Fryxell has danced the leads in all the great classics including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Cinderella, and Swan Lake, among other and she has also performed extensively in contemporary works.

Ms. Fryxell’s teaching career has spanned 3 decades, teaching ballet to students of all ages and skill level at many schools throughout the country. Having also had extensive experience coaching dancers, Mr. Fryxell has had many award-winning students who have won top honors at national and international ballet competitions. Her greatest accomplishment is her twelve-year-old daughter, Emmaline. Ms. Fryxell is pleased to be part of Classical Ballet Academy.