BYU DEPARTMENT OF DANCE ~ PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS ~ FOR FALL SEMESTER 2020 Dear Department of Dance faculty, We are busily preparing for the upcoming fall semester and have thoughtfully evaluated how to best operate in this new and very unusual environment. These evaluations have resulted in new practices, policies and protocols which will allowContinue reading “BYU Department of Dance ~PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS~ Fall Semester 2020”
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BYU Dance Alumni Spotlight: Julie Ahlander, Class of ’93/’96
Julie Ahlander has had an illustrious career in the arts! From being Artistic Director, and then Co-Artistic Director with Nick Cendese, for the Dance Company at South Valley Creative Dance for 13 years to traveling with a rising star boy band for 18 months, she has taught and choreographed all sorts of interesting projects inContinue reading “BYU Dance Alumni Spotlight: Julie Ahlander, Class of ’93/’96”
A Look Back: Marin Leggat Roper’s Faith and Works Lecture, March 2019
By Marin Leggat Roper, Assistant Professor of Dance, Brigham Young University. Originally presented at the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications monthly lectures series: Faith and Works, on Thursday March 7, 2019. Reprinted with permission and edited by author. 08/06/2020 ~ A Special Excerpt for the BYU Department of Dance’s Blog, A Time ToContinue reading “A Look Back: Marin Leggat Roper’s Faith and Works Lecture, March 2019”
BYU Dance Alumni Spotlight: Raquelle Madsen Morse, Class of 1996
Raquelle Madsen Morse is the owner of the Tallahassee School of Dance (a small private studio in Florida) which focuses on inclusiveness and outreach (below). Above: Then and now, (L-R) Morse as a student at BYU in 1995, her family now, and with her husband, Jon, still dancing every chance she gets. “Everyone deserves aContinue reading “BYU Dance Alumni Spotlight: Raquelle Madsen Morse, Class of 1996”
Social Media Accounts Involving BYU Dancers
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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”
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