Ballroom Dance Department Performing Arts
Gina Terrell
Gina has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has loved every minute of it. She has been professionally trained In Modern, Contemporary, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Cheer/Song Leading, Ballroom, and Tumbling/Acro. This is Gina's 15th year at Bingham High School. She has started the Bingham Ballroom Team from scratch and has run the program for the last 10 years. She was the Artistic Director of Bingham Dance Company for 13 years and assistant for one. Gina also teaches the extra curricular dances classes Social Ballroom 1 & 2. Gina has also taught Dance 1, 2, and 3, Hip-Hop, and aerobics during her career at Bingham. She also taught Dance at Albion Middle School for 2 years and coached cheer and songleading at Hillcrest High for 4 years. Gina graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor of fine arts in Modern Dance expanding her skills in modern, ballet, pilates, folk dance, african, music and choreography, improvisational dance, dance kinesiology, lighting and tech design, and teaching methods. Gina was also a member of the University of Utah’s dance team Crimson Line performing at many major events including the Fiesta Bowl, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Utah football and basketball games as well as the Utah Jazz. Gina has been professionally choreographing since 2004 for many High School Ballroom Teams, Dance Companies, drill teams, cheer/song squads, and within the University of Utah for her dance degree. Gina choreographed for BRINE, a professional dance artists show downtown at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center October 2017. She started choreographing at a young age along with many dances in middle school and High School concerts including Dance Company, musicals, and cheer/songleading. Gina started professionally performing in the year 2004. She performed for BRINE for four seasons from 2015-2018. She graduated from Hillcrest High School and was a dedicated member of both Dance Company and cheer/songleading all 3 years. Her senior year she was appointed Dance Company President and Varsity Song Captain. Gina’s dream has always been to teach dance in a high school and have her own Dance Company. She has loved being a part of the Bingham High Schools faculty and LOVES teaching at such an amazing school. Gina loves being a mom of three beautiful children and is grateful for her loving husband and family.