Dale J. Peterson

Dale J. Peterson, founder of Dale Peterson Auto Body in Springville, has been named the grand marshal of the 2023 Art City Days Grand Parade.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. It will travel west on 400 South, then turn north on Main Street and continue to 200 North.

Dale J. Peterson, 90, was born in Provo, Utah, to Charles and Petrea Peterson, and he had 14 brothers and sisters. A strong work ethic was instilled in him as he grew up, and it was something he carried with him throughout his life.

Dale graduated from Lincoln High School, and, a few years later, he met and married a beautiful Springville girl named Millie Rose Tamietti. They made their home in Springville from that time on. Millie worked for many years at Springville High School.

Dale had various jobs that included working at some of the Provo car dealerships. He ultimately ended up learning and doing auto body work. As a master craftsman in this area, he was given the most challenging assignments.

In 1978, after gaining more than 28 years of experience in the auto collision repair business, Dale, to the surprise of his family, decided he had had enough of working for others and started his own business. This was the beginning of Dale Peterson Auto Body in Springville.

Dale Peterson Auto Body first opened at 309 W. 900 North and continues to operate there to this day. Dale, along with his son Tad, has continued to build the business since it first opened. At the business, Dale taught Tad the importance of doing a quality job or not doing it at all.

With that commitment to high quality (which includes keeping up to date with the latest techniques and technologies), the business is still going strong 45 years later. It is now under the management of Tad, Tad’s wife Amy, and their children Derek, Travis, Braden and Carmen, who have all learned the same lessons of hard work since they were teenagers.

Dale still enjoys being at the shop daily and visiting with customers and friends who come in.

Dale has enjoyed serving in many positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during his lifetime, including in the bishopric of a Brigham Young University ward and as a home teacher.

Dale and Millie enjoyed raising four children in Springville: Gary (Elizabeth),

Janet (Greg) Johnson, Dalene and Tad (Amy). Watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren learn and grow is his greatest joy. He is affectionately known as “Poppy” by his grandkids.

Dale has loved being a part of the Springville community and is grateful for the support that he has been given over the years. He is very humbled and honored to be chosen as the grand marshal for the 2023 Art City Days Grand Parade.

Tresa Anderson

Tresa Anderson, owner and director of Charisma Dance Studio in Springville, has been named the 2023 Art City Days Resident Artist.

She will be honored during the 2023 Art City Days Grand Parade on Saturday, June 10. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. that day and will travel west on 400 South, then turn north on Main Street and continue to 200 North.

Tresa Anderson has lived in Springville since 1993 and loves this community, the people, the culture and the way Springville supports the arts. The art of dance has been the center of Tresa’s life. John Hafen, one of Springville’s revered native artists, is her children’s great-great-grandfather, and this is one of the reasons why Tresa became familiar with Springville and chose to live here.

Most of her children, and even their spouses, have been talented dancers, a fact she delights in. Some of them have appeared on television shows such as “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “World of Dance.” Her husband Wylie is also a wonderful support to her in “the dance business.”

Tresa has more than 40 years of dance teaching experience. She has a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young Univer- sity in dance, secondary education and special education. She has danced her entire life, starting when she was only 2 years old.

During her early years of training, she first specialized in ballet and was a member of the Idaho Concert Ballet Company through her high school years. She later added other dance styles to her skill set, including jazz, lyrical, theater, tap, gymnastics, modern, contemporary and ballroom.

While at BYU, she was a member of the BYU Ballroom Tour Team and toured throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, competing individually and on the team and winning national and international titles. She was also a member of BYU’s International Folk Dance Team and Modern Dance Company.

Tresa taught dance starting in high school and continued teaching at BYU as a student. After college, she opened her first studio, Dance World, in Pocatello, Idaho, which she ran for 13 years. She then relocated to Utah and started Charisma Studio, which has been very successful since 1996.

She has coached gymnastics and served as a choreographer for musical theater, pageants, numerous stage productions, television, drill teams, competition teams, competitive ballroom couples and jazz/lyrical solos.

During the last 27 years, she has been honored to teach thousands of residents of Springville and its surrounding areas.

Tresa Anderson is the mother of six children, four stepchildren and 18 grandchildren. She is very grateful that she and Charisma Studio have been warmly welcomed and integrated into this wonderful Utah community of artistic expression.