Charis Dexter and Professor Shayla Bott, Dance 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. […]
Martial Arts in Modern Dance
Kaitlin Fayles and Dr. Jiamin Huang, Dance The purpose of my ORCA project was to learn the history and basic techniques of Chinese martial arts and incorporate these movements into a modern dance piece that I, as a dance major (and martial arts student), would choreograph for my senior project. To help prepare for this […]
BEHOLD YOUR LITTLE ONES: A SENIOR PROJECT IN DANCE
Raquelle Madsen, Department of Dance My assignment was to create a dance at least ten minutes in length. I decided to use this assignment as a way to inform people about the effects of child abuse. Because dance is abstract it can be used to combat things that are hard to face. I chose this […]
Awa Yio … (We are Glad)
Melanie Morrow, Dance The final product was everything I had hoped it to be! The piece was 10 minutes in length with two sections and was performed March 31st andAprillst, 1994. It involved approximately 60 past or present members of the BYU’s Men’s Chorus using only live percussion and voices. There were eight dancers, including […]
A Choreographic Medley of Latin American Dances
Divina Teruel Wakefield and Professor Cathy Black, Dance Dance productions often involve several different numbers or dances. A single number in a production is usually created with one selection of music. Everything else such as the style, mood, and theme relate to the music. When a medley or suite of dances are arranged in a […]
At Our Crossroads
Jocelyn Lockhart and Professor Jennie Creer-King, Dance Dance is a unique art form in that it utilizes body movement to express ideas beyond the capacity of the spoken or written word. My project was to choreograph a ballet that explored some of the many transitions faced in life. I chose this subject because, although everyone […]
“earthCries” Experimentation on Elements of Choreography within the Frame of Creating a Performance Piece under Request of the Ballet Division of Dance at Brigham Young University
Anna Manja Larcher and Professors Jennie Creer King and Jan Dijkwel, Dance In my ORCA project, my aim was to create a contemporary ballet piece for the BYU Theater Ballet Dance Company that would then be performed and judicated at the ACDF (American College Dance Festival) choreography competition and art festival in New Mexico, March […]
Images of Earth and the Human Form
Heather Heiner and Professor Pat Debenham, Dance There is much beauty in the natural world that leaves me, as a dancer, stimulated with choreographic ideas. It was through the collaborative medium of dance and photography that I sought to share those experiences with others. I traveled with three other dancers from the BYU dance department […]
Casting Calder: Using Choreography in Dance to Express the Works of Alexander C
Rhonda Rooker and Professor Raymond Robinson, Dance Alexander Calder, one of the greatest creators of sculpture in the twentieth century, was the first American artist of his generation to win an international reputation for his achievements. He spent his lifetime creating works labeled “mobiles” and “stabiles”, according to the size and permanency of each sculpture. […]
An Exploration in Learning
Thayer Jonutz and Professor Rebecca Wright Phillips, Dance Dance instructors teach using different methods. The three most common pedagogical practices are by imitation, imagery and the use of kinesiological principles. Teaching by imitation consists of showing the student what it is you are trying to teach with very little verbal communication and then having the […]