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Grants Awarded to 2 BYU Dance Faculty from the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts

Assistant Professors of Dance Rachel Barker (L) and Keely Song (R) both received grants in the dance category, among several CFAC faculty in other disciplines and categories. See Keely’s work Covenant Keepers on YouTube. Rachel’s piece is currently being finished. It’s a collaboration via Zoom with students McCall McClellan in Provo and Maddie Butler in California. Read more…Continue reading “Grants Awarded to 2 BYU Dance Faculty from the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts”

New Class for Fall 2020: Advanced Writing for Dance

Have you completed your Advanced Writing and Oral Communication GE requirement yet? If not, the new Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dance is for you! When: Fall semester, MWF, 8:00-8:50amWho: Best taken sophomore year, but open to any student who has fulfilled the Freshman Writing requirement What: In this class, you will learn how to: observe andContinue reading “New Class for Fall 2020: Advanced Writing for Dance”

Get Involved! Apply Now to Become a DMSR Council Member!

If you’re a current dance major, apply now to be a 2020-21 DMSR! It’s a great way to serve and to get involved! What’s a DMSR you ask? Dance Major Student Reps make up a council of BYU student dance majors who represent all the dance majors in an official BYUSA club. They serve for 1Continue reading “Get Involved! Apply Now to Become a DMSR Council Member!”

Introducing Your New BYU DMSR President…

Tera Taylor Egbert! Tera Taylor Egbert is the BYU Department of Dance’s newest student president of the Dance Major Student Representatives (DMSRs)! Originally from Sacramento, California, she is a Dance Education major with an emphasis in contemporary dance. She has performed with dancEnsemble, Kinnect Dance Company and Contemporary Dance Theatre. During summer 2019, she attendedContinue reading “Introducing Your New BYU DMSR President…”

To Our Dance Family…We Are Listening

To Our Dance Family, The BYU Department of Dance is taking these words of BYU President Kevin J. Worthen (See full statement here) to heart by preparing ongoing actions to bring about changes addressing racial injustice and inequality. The recent letter from Ed Adams, dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC),Continue reading “To Our Dance Family…We Are Listening”

New Dance Space Construction has Begun in the RB!

It has begun! A new, large dance room is under way for students and faculty to spread out and enjoy for this coming Fall Semester! Department of Dance Chair, Professor Curt Holman has shot this brief video footage showing the beginning of the reconstruction in the RB upstairs. The ballet faculty offices (formerly known asContinue reading “New Dance Space Construction has Begun in the RB!”

BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker Releases Dance Film Trailer

Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker couldn’t wait any longer to premiere the release of her new dance film, Sedimented Here. So she created a pre-release trailer — just a sample of the dancing and depth — to show off her students and the amazing cinematography in her project! In her own words: “Sedimented HereContinue reading “BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker Releases Dance Film Trailer”

Karen Jensen’s Dance Video Class Projects are Epic!

Check out the BYU Dance YouTube Channel here, and find these projects under Student Works (published in the last month)! Contemporary Dance adjunt faculty Karen Jensen is proud of the students in her Winter 2020 Dance and Film class — and for good reason. They’ve expanded their creativity beyond their usual dance genre and plungedContinue reading “Karen Jensen’s Dance Video Class Projects are Epic!”

New Summer Term 2020 Online Dance Classes

New BYU Dance Online Classes: Dance 351 ~ Section 001 ~ Laban Movement Analysis Instructors: Kate Monson & Marin Roper MTWTh 8:00 – 9:20 a.m. 2 credits ~ online ~ Summer Term 2020 *Enrollment must be approved by instructors and faculty advisor Dance 500 R ~ Section 001: Workshop in Dance Instructors: Nathan Balser & Adam Dyer MTWThContinue reading “New Summer Term 2020 Online Dance Classes”