Ballroom Dance Company

The Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company is one of SUU's outstanding performing groups. The company consists of three performance ensembles with more than seventy student participants. The focus of the group is performing ballroom dances such as the electric American swing, the elegant waltz, the rhythmic samba of Brazil and many more.

The SUU Ballroom Dance Company puts on several campus and community events annually including a Fall showcase and Spring showcase. In addition. the company reaches out to the surrounding community frequently doing performances for local organizations. This energetic group will keep you tapping your feet as you are entertained by wonderful music, beautiful costumes, and amazing formation ballroom dancing.

Meet the Director

Andrea Johnson has been ballroom dancing for over 30 years. She started dancing with the Rocky Mountain Ballroom Dance Company at age 12. In college, she was a dancer with the Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company (SUUBDC) and was trained by Melissa Jewkes and Richard & Marie Roberts. She was coached by Gary & Diana McDonald, Rick Robinson, Shirley Ballas, Corky Ballas, and Buddy Schwimmer. She began coaching the backup team as a student and went on to become the director of the SUU Ballroom Dance Company in 2001 and from 2010-2014. Andrea founded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ballroom Dance Company and directed the company for three years. She later directed the Ballroom Dance Company at the University of Idaho. SUUBDC was an integral part of Andrea's university experience, and she is excited to be back home. When she's not teaching, she loves spending time with her husband Jake and three children.