ALL Are Invited – Tune in to Preview Day on Zoom – Friday, Nov. 13, 2020!
Are you a current BYU student (or hopeful) who’s a …
Dancer with questions?
Freshman or underclassman?
Dance class student?
Emerging Dance Major or Minor?
Performance team dancer?
Feel free to join us on Zoom for details about the BYU Dance Program ~ Tune in at 9:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. or both today, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020! This virtual event was designed for high school seniors and transfer students, but it is OPEN to ALL who would like more information about how things work in BYU Dance! Join us on the Zoom meeting TODAY at either time! If you’re currently not a BYU Dance Major, please register at byudance.slideroom.com to get on the department’s radar screen. Thanks!
Senior dance major Mariah J. Sainsbury and Assistant Professor Adam Dyer are featured in the Flying with Faith article in BYU Magazine’s Fall 2020 issue! Read more…
Watch BYU Dance seniors perform their capstone projects — live — on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. on dancelivestream.byu.edu! Senior artists include:
*Daylin Williams from Mansfield, Ohio
*Melanie Hilton from Alpine, Utah
Mattie Davis from Draper, Utah
Megan Fuhriman from West Jordan, Utah
Faculty advisors include:
Asst. Professor Adam Dyer
Asst. Professor Marin Leggat Roper
*Daylin and Melanie also received the prestigious Laycock Grant from the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications for their senior capstone projects which nurture creative relationships on campus across disciplinary boundaries. Congratulations to all!
BYU Dance faculty have a long history of serving on the leadership board of the Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO). This fall, contemporary adjunct instructor Karen Jensen wraps up her tenure as past president. We honor her and those listed above as current faculty (2020) who have been board volunteers in this important local dance community group. The department is grateful for their service and all those who have represented BYU Dance in the past (& future).
Live Auditions: Tues, Nov. 17, 2020. Pre-register on patrack.byu.edu.
What is Kinnect? Watch the new video. View the official website.
We are an outreach group of artist-educators who love to connect dance to everything and everyone in the world around us.
“Kinnect is a lesser-known group of students at BYU that quietly exemplifies the university’s core mission of going forth to serve.” –Jacob Draper, Documentary Filmmaker
Dana Lambert, a current Dance Education major, shared the experience below. She was the student president of Kinnect in 2020, and she is getting ready to be a student teacher next semester.
Dana Lambert
I LOVE Kinnect! I was privileged to dance with Kinnect right at the start of my BYU Dance experience, and it informed, supported, and motivated me through the ups and downs of the rigorous Dance Education program. It made such an impact on me that I auditioned again and looked forward to performing and teaching this Spring 2020, before the pandemic hit the world.
However, Kinnect is definitely not only for Dance Education majors – it is for anyone and everyone who loves creating, performing, and making an impact on the world around them. I made such good friends with the rest of the Kinnectors each time that I participated in the program.
For me, though, the best part was seeing the kids’ eyes light up when they saw the magic of the Kinnect Dance Company in action on the stage and especially when the kids realized that they, too, could dance as we learned and played together in workshops throughout the rest of the day.
Even with the health restrictions now in place, Kinnect is adapting in a magnificent way to still share the magic of dance with as many children as possible, and I couldn’t be more proud of (or excited for!) what they have planned.
Dancing and teaching with Kinnect was a life-changing experience, and I will ALWAYS recommend it.
CHANGE Due to COVID-19: If you would like to audition for Ballet Showcase as a dancer, please register at patrack.byu.eduon Thursday, Nov. 19th before midnight. More information will be forthcoming. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
Email Hilary Wolfley at hilary_wolfley@byu.edu with questions or concerns.
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