Spring 2016 School of the Arts
Alanna Cottam Copy Editor/Senior Staff Writer Each semester, Utah Valley University’s School of the Arts creates a schedule of events to entertain, educate, and delight students and this semester is…
Dance
Stories — Page 5
Dance class turns into life-passion
Professor Todd Wakefield took a dance class his freshman year in college that led him to performing all over the world and later a career in teaching.
UVU Student Performs on So You Think You Can Dance
UVU students on top rated TV show So you think you can dance. Witney Carson
A Dancer’s Backpack
Dancers need a lot of things other students don’t while at school. What do dancers put in their bags? And how does it impact their dancing?
Backpacks impacting dance students
English, biology, dance education, improvisation, ballet, modern and jazz; this is a common schedule for a dance major. Four of the six classes listed above are physical and long classes….
UVU ballet dancers shine nationwide
Coveted awards and scholarships were swept up by dancers and choreographers in the two ballet companies that consider UVU their home at the Regional Dance America National Festival in Montreal,…
Waltzes, rumbas, sambas, oh my
The UVU Ballroom Dance Company finishes off the semester with their spring dance. Walking into Assistant Dance Professor Chris Witt’s office, students cannot help but notice one thing: The…
Salsa Chocolate: Provo’s best-kept social secret
The art of dance is often described as an escape from reality, a tool for individual expression and even the window to one’s soul. But to this man, it’s more…
They can sing, they can dance, they can act!
UVU is a melting pot of different cultures and events, and this fall promises some very exciting performances for the student body and surrounding community. The performing arts departments are…
