Office: 282 Richards Building
Phone: (801) 422-3104
E-mail: colleen_west@byu.edu

Education
· MA, Dance, Brigham Young University, 1985. Thesis: A Study of Selected Staged Ukrainian Folk Dances
· BA, Professional Dance, Brigham Young University, 1983

Courses
· D-500R Workshop in Dance
· D-478R International and American Folk Dance Ensemble Performing Arts Company
· D-469R Senior Seminar in Dance
· D-378R International and American Folk Dance Ensemble
· D-362 Dance Composition - World Dance
· D-359R Special Topics and Issues - Dance and Health
· D-356 Rhythm Activity Through Dance (Sports Flight Program - Methodology)
· D-335 Tap Dance Tech II - Advanced Technique
· D-273 Ethnic Dance - Ukrainian
· D-270 World Dance Tech I
· D-235 Tap Dance Tech I - Intermediate Technique
· D-173 Ukrainian Ethnic Dance
· D-170 World Dance Intro
· D-135 Tap Dance Beginning


Awards & Honors
· Presidential Citation Award, "Outstanding Service to the Association and to the Field of Dance," National Dance Association, 2005.
· Teaching Excellence Award, College of Health and Human Performance, Brigham Young University, 1998 - 1999.

Assignments
· World Dance Division Administrator
· Tap Dance Program Coordinator
· Folk Dance Program Coordinator
· Faculty Advisor - BA in Dance
· Faculty Advisor - Dance Composite Majors
· Faculty Advisor - BYU Tap Dance Club
· Director of BYU's Annual Rhythm Tap Dance Workshop
· College Research Committee
· Dance Department Travel Committee

Research Interest
· Ethnic Costume Design
· Ukrainian Dance, Music and Costumes
· Rhythm Tap Dance

Recent Research Projects and Publications
· Improvisational Skills in Rhythm Tap, JOPHERD, September, 2005.
· Tap Dance Fundamentals, Textbook for Tap Dance at the University Level, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, c. 2005.
· Tap Improvisation: Creating a Positive Experience, Dance Teacher, April, 2001.
· Recreational Folk Dance, Textbook for Folk Dance Classes at University Level, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, c 1992, 2001.

Creative Works
· Kohanochka - Ukrainian Character Dance, for International and American Folk Dance Performing Arts Company. Performed in all tours. January, 2006.
· Starovichchyna - Hutsulskyi Dance for International and American Folk Dance Performing Arts Company. Christmas Around the World, Marriott Center, December, 2005.
· Your Feets Too Big - Tap Dance Choreography, World of Dance Concert, de Jong Concert Hall. Filmed for Television, September, 2004.
· Don't Mean a Thing and Rosie the Riveter - Tap Dance Choreography, Homecoming Spectacular, Marriott Center, October 2003.
· Que Pasa? - Tap Dance Choreography, World of Dance Concert, de Jong Concert Hall, September, 2002.
· Hopak and Presentation of the Bread and Salt - Revised choreography for International and American Folk Dance Performing Arts Company, Performed on all tours and in all performances on campus.
· Western Stomp - Country line and swing choreography, Christmas Around the World Concert, Marriott Center, December, 2000.

Grants
A research grant was received from the College of Health and Human Performance to conduct research on culture, costumes and dance, 1998;2000;2005.