Hailee Payne

Short Biography

SYTYCD Season 12 - Top 4Hailee began dancing at age 4 and hasn’t stopped since! She received most of her training at Infinity Dance in Ogden, Utah. Hailee feels blessed to have already experienced many amazing opportunities in such a short time. A fan of Odyssey Dance Theater from a young age, she was privileged to be a part of the company and perform in three of their productions including; “Redux-Nutcracker”, “Shut Up and Dance”, and “Thriller”. She professionally assisted with the dance convention, Hollywood Connection. She has had the opportunity to work closely with choreographers such as Travis Wall, tWitch, Brian Friedman, Tessandra Chavez and many others. Most recently she made it to the top 4 of the hit TV show, So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Stage VS Street, where she represented one of the two finalists for Team Stage. After the show, she went on the SYTYCD tour which included 70 cities throughout the US and Canada. Other tour experiences include a 2 month tour to China with choreographer and recording artist, Brooklyn Jai, where they traveled the country and performed shows every night. Hailee recently moved to Los Angeles to continue her dreams of dancing professionally. She has performed with Jaci Royal’s company, Royal Flux, in the show Envisage. She has also been teaching for years and now is the newest faculty member on NRG Dance Project. It has become as strong as her passion for performance. She is honored to be represented by the Movement Talent Agency and can’t wait to see what the future holds!