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main page		 Marilyn Berrett
Associate Professor, Modern Dance Division
Dance Major Program Administrator
Office: 293 Richards Building
Phone: (801) 422-3346
E-mail: marilyn_berrett@byu.edu

Education
· MA, Dance, Brigham Young University, 1984
· BA, Dance Performance, University of Utah, 1979

Courses
· Dance 260 - Introduction to Dance
· Dance 261 - Orientation to Dance
· Dance 326 - Rhythm and Dance
· Dance 340 - Modern Dance Technique and Theory
· Dance 365 - Dance and Movement Education in the Elementary Schools
· Dance 358 - Improvisation Performance
· Dance 468 - Modern Dance Performance

Awards & Honors
· University Faculty Advisory Council 1998-2001
· Teaching Excellence Award -- College of Physical Education, 1995

Assignments
· Administrator - Dance Major Program
· Member - Dance Advisory Council
· Sub Committee Co-chair - Faculty Advisory Council
· Dance Department - Scholarship Committee
· Dance Department Representative on the Arts in Teaching and Teacher Education Initiative

Research Interests
· Choreography
· Effective strategies for preparing dance "Artist/Educators"
· Dance as the subject matter in Children's Literature
· Dance for elementary age children
· Field work with teachers and students in the elementary schools (Dance Residencies)

Recent Research Projects and Publications
Dance is B.E.S.T. - elementary classroom "teacher-friendly" creative dance lesson plans presented at selected Utah elementary schools 1998-2001.
Side by Side Dance Inservice Project - Training for elementary school teachers presented at eight Utah Elementary Schools 1998-2001
Evening For Educators Dance Presenter and author of Lesson Plans - published through the State Wide Arts Partnership (SWAP) 1999-2001
"Dancers AreÖ" Dance interactive performance performed throughout Utah Elementary Schools, 1996-2001
"Lucrative Literature" Dance Teacher. Co-author James Jacobs published, October, 2000.
"Dance and It's Extension into Children's Literature," Dance and the Child International Conference Proceedings. (daCi) published, July, 2000.