DANCE NATION TEAM
Paige Critchlow
Owner and Executive Director
Paige has been surrounded by dance her entire life, growing up with a mother who owned and ran a successful dance company for over 30 years. Now a studio owner herself, Paige brings that legacy forward with a passion for dance, leadership, and community. She is a proud wife and mother of three boys and has spent the last several years as an assistant director at a competitive studio before launching her own. Trained in hip hop, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, ballet, pointe and tap, she has choreographed countless routines and taught dancers of all ages and levels. With over 10 years of customer service experience, Paige is committed to providing an organized, fun, and competitive dance experience for every student who walks through her doors.
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Patti Pinedo
Co Owner and Event Manager
With over 32 years of experience owning and managing her own Dance and Gymnastics company, Patti brings a wealth of professional knowledge and passion to the industry. She studied Professional Dance and Nutrition at Brigham Young University, where she performed with the BYU Folk Dancers and the Silver Ballroom Dance Team. Patti also directed and toured with an off-campus performing group throughout the Western United States. She is thrilled to embark on this exciting new chapter alongside her daughter, Paige!
At Dance Nation we strive to provide EVERY dancer the opportunity to perform and compete in a fun, affordable and professional environment. We believe that dancers should always feel safe and secure in their performance environment and have memorable experiences. We understand first-hand the discipline, hard work and exhausting hours dedicated for competitions. In exchange we promise the highest quality panel of judges to critique, enrich and educate every performer on our stage. The judges will provide each performer with a score, along with critiques. We strongly believe that positive reinforcement is essential to building a performer's self-esteem, which is an invaluable educational tool. In each evaluation from our judging panel you will see they strive to employ that philosophy with every routine. We encourage all performers to express their artistry and talent their own desired way. Come and join us at Dance Nation where we believe that if a performer feels good about himself or herself, they will succeed.