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Orem,Utah 84058
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Associate of Science in Dance

Bachelor of Science in Dance - Ballet

Bachelor of Science in Dance - Modern/Contemporary

Bachelor of Science in Dance - Ballroom Dance

Bachelor of Science in Dance Education


The mission of Utah Valley University Department of Dance is to foster academic and artistic excellence through an intensive technical and reflective study of dance. Anchored in a common core curriculum with several areas of emphasis, our program provides a rich and stimulating environment where students cultivate their technical, aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. We value superior teaching, which promotes dance as an artistic and cultural expression that has the power to enrich and transform the individual, community, and society.

Faculty Info:

Monica Campbell, Elaine Miner, Mark Borchelt, Rachelle Brooks, Staci DeVoogt, Jamie Johnson, Nichole Ortega, Kaitlyn Potts, Corrine Wallentine, Stefan Zubal, Christopher Witt, Tara Boyd, Ryan Di Lello, Kristen Hawkins, Lori Hicks, Shayla Kennington, Todd Wakefield, Chelsea Alley, Lehua Brown, Amy Markgraf, Nichole Ortega, Doris Trujillo. Ang Banchero-Kelleher, Heidi Beier, Laura Brick-Kempski, Lehua Brown, Monica Campbell, Sarah Donohue, Jill Edwards, Brian Gerke, Amy Markgraf, Doris Trujillo, Katie Taylor, Melissa Younker, Florian Alberge, Ashley Anderson



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
SWEENEY TODD in Broadway SWEENEY TODD
(10/8/19 - 11/9/19)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
URINETOWN in Broadway URINETOWN
(9/27/19 - 10/5/19)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
MAMMA MIA! in Broadway MAMMA MIA!
(7/18/19 - 8/10/19)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR. in Broadway DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR.
(6/21/19 - 6/22/19)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
MARY POPPINS JR
(6/22/18 - 6/23/18)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
(11/3/17 - 11/18/17)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
ANYTHING GOES-BEAUMONT'87
(4/14/17 - 4/29/17)
Utah Valley University
CABARET (REVISED-1987)
(2/13/13 - 3/24/17)
Utah Valley University
THE MUSIC MAN
(7/21/16 - 8/13/16)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
(4/7/16 - 4/23/16)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
DISNEY'S SLEEPING BEAUTY KIDS
(6/18/15 - 6/19/15)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
DISNEY'S 101 DALMATIANS KIDS
(6/11/15 - 6/12/15)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
(7/24/14 - 8/16/14)
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DISNEY'S THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS
(6/13/14 - 6/13/14)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
ANNIE KIDS
(6/21/13 - 6/21/13)
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
HONK! JR
(3/25/13 - 4/19/13)
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(3/29/12 - 4/21/12)
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