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Body Knows, Spirit Dances: Somatic Approaches In Cross Cultural Dance Exchange, Lauren Evans, Marin Roper
Body Knows, Spirit Dances: Somatic Approaches In Cross Cultural Dance Exchange, Lauren Evans, Marin Roper
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In June 2018, I accompanied three other undergraduate Dance major students and my mentor to Bangalore, India where we observed, trained with and learned choreography from five Indian dance artists over a two-week period to learn and teach autobiographical solos reflecting a personal ‘search for the sacred.’
Putting It Together: Creating, Rehearsing, And Performing, Scott Whipple, George Nelson
Putting It Together: Creating, Rehearsing, And Performing, Scott Whipple, George Nelson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As a dancer the music dance theatre program, who is pursuing his goal to be on Broadway, the chance to be the dance captain for a musical is a priceless opportunity. When I was asked to be the dance captain for BYU’s stage production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, I jumped at the opportunity. Getting the chance to work closely with a director like George Nelson as well as choreographer Becky Write Phillips was something I could not pass up, even though I was taking 21 credits; it was a challenge I was willing to take on. I knew …
Culminating Project, Logan Mcgill, Nathan Balser
Culminating Project, Logan Mcgill, Nathan Balser
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During my time as a dance major at BYU I devoted countless hours to refining my technique, artistry, and performance quality in order to be the best dancer I could be. “Culminating Project” took those skills that I have spent so long refining and put them to the test in a five minute solo performance choreographed by the world renowned choreographer Stacey Tookey. This piece was meant to push me to my limits as a dancer, which is exactly what it did.
Project: Dancing In The Light, Charis Dexter, Shayla Bott
Project: Dancing In The Light, Charis Dexter, Shayla Bott
Journal of Undergraduate Research
There are many ways that light is perceived, it can be seen, felt, measured, ignored, blocked, and directed. The project I successfully completed was a tangible experiment with light. I choreographed a dance for the BYU Ballet Showcase company called “Dancing in the Light”, the light of Christ. The experiment was within the experience of creating a dance that could carry a message of light, that through the dancers the audience could literally feel something being communicated to them. What I aimed to learn from this project was to polish my execution in the delicate craft of choreography, in order …