Mandee has been dancing since she was two years old with instruction in ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary/lyrical and hip hop. She received her training from multiple studios, including Rocky Mountain Dance before continuing her dance education at Utah Valley State College. She had the opportunity to perform in Ballet West’s Nutcracker, the 2002 Winter Olympics, and has participated in dance workshops in California, New York, North Carolina and the Tuachan. She was a cheerleader at Bingham High School, where she served as Head Choreographer, Head Cheerleader, and competed with Varsity at Nationals in California. She was also on Dance Company as Secretary and was a Sterling Scholar finalist in Dance at Bingham. Mandee started teaching in 2004 and transferred to RMD in 2006 where she teaches ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. She attended multiple colleges including BYU-Hawaii and Cambridge University in the UK before receiving her Bachelor Degree in International Studies at the University of Utah.