Faculty

Brooke is from Huntington Beach, California. She grew up dancing starting at the young age of three, and trained under the direction of Anthony and Terri Sellars. She started in ballet and tap but spread her skills to contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop. She continued with ballet, jazz and contemporary all the way until she graduated high school. She competed in many styles until she was 17. She was accepted into BYU and joined BYU Theatre Ballet in 2014. She's performed in many shows with this company and toured to many places throughout the United States. Some roles include the principal role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland in 2016 and the principal role in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations in 2017. She continued to dance with Theatre Ballet for 3 years.

Some roles include the principal role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland in 2016 and the principal role in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations in 2017. She continued to dance with Theatre Ballet for 3 years. She graduated from BYU with a degree in Athletic Training in December 2018. She is married to River Sanderson and has 2 beautiful daughters, Isabelle and Mazie. She plans to continue teaching ballet with her background in athletic training and help the students understand the human body.  She has been teaching ballet since 2015 and found her passion and love for teaching ballet through these experiences.

Aside from being a faculty member of UFB, Brooke performs as an Honorary Dancer for many of our productions.