Dance Performance
The dance program is dedicated to giving students the opportunity
to find their individual strengths and further develop their skills
to prepare them to enter a professional, graduate or educational
field. Students have the opportunity to study modern dance, ballet,
character, tap and jazz. Additionally, majors will have the opportunity
to attend professional conferences, festivals and work with visiting
artists to broaden their understanding of the rigors and rewards of dance
performance at the professional level.
Alumni SPOTLIGHT
Name: Kevin Lindsay
Graduated: Class of 2004
Current job:
Professional Dancer
STREB Extreme Action
NYC
“The SUU dance program helped me develop not only as a performer and craftsman, but also as an inventor and thinker. I credit SUU with providing, thanks to gifted professors, a sound base in ballet and modern technique; I was also introduced to tap, jazz and improvisation. While offering residences with an eclectic mix of dance professionals, as well as annual trips to ACDF, SUU instilled in me a confidence to pursue dance as a successful livelihood, and I am currently in my fourth year with STREB Extreme Action in New York City.”
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POINTS of DISTINCTION
- Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.
- SUU-produced choreography is consistently chosen for American College Dance Festival Gala Concert.
- Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpiece Grant.
- Recent artists-in-residence have included Alberto Del Saz, Susan Hadley, Sara Hook, Charlotte Boyer-Christensen, Risa Steinbergand Joanie Smith.
POSSIBLE CAREERS
In addition to preparing dancers for placement in the nation’s top performing arts graduate schools, SUU’s dance performance program prepares students to become professional dancers for dance companies, cruise lines, commercial venues, etc.; choreographers for film, concert, musical theatre, etc.; private dance instructors; and dance studio owners/directors.
AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Our campus is home to three state-of-the-art dance studios and two concert performance halls for our dancers’ use. We also house a library of Congress on Research in Dance and the Journal of Dance Education/RDE Database.
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
- Participation as a performer in the annual Faculty Dance Concert and as student choreographer/performer in the annual Student Dance Concert
- Orchesis Modern Dance Club
- Opportunities for international exchange and study abroad experiences
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Department Name: Dance Performance
- Department Contact: Kay Andersen
- Email Address: andersen_k@suu.edu
- Department Phone: 435-865-8503
- Department Fax: 435-865-8568