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”

Congratulations to all the BYU Dance Graduating Seniors! Class of 2020!

December 2019 Taylor Moani Buck, BA in Dance Mackenzie Lee Cruz, BA in Dance Megan Suzanne Kitchen, BA in Dance Carli Treu Ralph, BA in Dance Education Brayden Lynn Singley, BA in Dance April 2020 James Adamson, BFA in Dance Lindsey Christensen, BA in Dance Education Roman Gabriel Curiel, BA in Dance Autumn Dawn Hawkes,Continue reading “Congratulations to all the BYU Dance Graduating Seniors! Class of 2020!”

New Advanced Writing Class to Focus on Dance!

Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dance – MWF, 8:00-8:50 a.m. **This course fulfills the Advanced Writing and Oral Communication GE requirement** Co-taught by Shelli Spotts (English) and Marin Roper (Dance).  Unless dancers can write and speak effectively about what it is we do, our best efforts to ‘move’ the world often fall flat.  The goalContinue reading “New Advanced Writing Class to Focus on Dance!”

Thank you, BYU Dance DMSRs ~ Dance Major Student Reps ~ 2019-20

2019-2020 DMSR Officers President – Sasha Chopelas VP & Dance Ed – Tera Taylor Egbert Secretary – Ryan Hatch BA Rep – Lauren James Ballroom Rep – Saidi Cordon Contemporary Rep- Victoria Raimondi World Rep- Natalie Van Wagoner Student Dance Education Organization (SDEO) Rep – Mac Braithwaite The BYU Dance Majors are a tight groupContinue reading “Thank you, BYU Dance DMSRs ~ Dance Major Student Reps ~ 2019-20”

Tribute Dance Video, Vanish, Honors BYU Class of 2020

BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre (CDT) dances to Vanish, a piece exploring isolation, loneliness, support, friendship, togetherness and hope. Visiting from NYC, choreographer Jesse Ombreski created the piece as a spiritual journey for all involved. It was shot and edited by Scott Cook Films. BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Keely Song, who is also Artistic DirectorContinue reading “Tribute Dance Video, Vanish, Honors BYU Class of 2020”

Keely Song, BYU Assistant Professor of Dance, CDT Artistic Director, on Vanish

In Her Own Words: Today my little boys released the butterflies that they have been observing and nurturing since the caterpillars first arrived at our doorstep in a small jar. The temperature warmed up to 60 degrees and as their wings were exposed fully in the sunlight, I could sense the energy within their stillness.Continue reading “Keely Song, BYU Assistant Professor of Dance, CDT Artistic Director, on Vanish”

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