Dance Education

Kinnect is a BYU Contemporary Dance Student Troupe that Reaches Out to Elementary Students

BYU Dance students from the ’20 – ’21 Kinnect troupe share their experiences from performing and creating this past year. The Artistic Director of Kinnect, and inspiring professor and mentor of these students, is Angela Rosales Challis, a renown dance videographer, choreographer, and international dancer. In their own words: Solana Armitage: BYU Sophomore, Dance BAContinue reading “Kinnect is a BYU Contemporary Dance Student Troupe that Reaches Out to Elementary Students”

BYU Dance Education Majors Go Forth to Serve in Pandemic

BYU Dance Teachers-in-Training Reach Out to North Utah County Middle & High Schools Even teachers in training are heroes this year! BYU Dance Education majors didn’t let the pandemic stop them this week. Eighteen BYU dancers brought sashays, smiles and swag to eager middle schoolers who learned to use dance to cope with school stress.Continue reading “BYU Dance Education Majors Go Forth to Serve in Pandemic”

Associate Professor Kori Wakamatsu Publishes Scholarly Article

October 2, 2020 BYU’s Associate Professor of Dance Kori Wakamatsu, MA, recently published an article in the Journal of Dance Education, Volume 20, Issue 3, July – September 2020. It is available on Taylor & Francis Online. It’s titled Asian American Perspectives – From Microaggressions to Microprogressions, How Small Choices Can Make a Big DifferenceContinue reading “Associate Professor Kori Wakamatsu Publishes Scholarly Article”

Dance Ed Majors: Important Updates from Kori Wakamatsu

Hello Dance Education K-12 Majors! I hope you are all well and safe. I have seen a few of you in the halls and am so excited to be back in the Fall. I have a few updates. Please feel free to share this information with others—and reach out to a friend to make sureContinue reading “Dance Ed Majors: Important Updates from Kori Wakamatsu”