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Alumni Stories

Where are they now?
In a series of videos produced by Shayla Bott and edited by Savannah Webb, four BYU Dance alumni share their stories, from their start at BYU to their careers now.
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Dance Alumni Stories: Highlights

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Emry Wride, BA in Dance 2021

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Meg Nielsen, BA in Dance 2023

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Heather Francis, BA in Dance Ed. 2013

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Natalie Van Wagoner Gneiting, BA in Dance 2020

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Johnathan Tanner

Johnathan Tanner

BFA in Music Dance Theatre 2024; BYU Young Ambassadors alum; The Outsiders Broadway National Tour
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Hannah Hardy

Hannah Hardy

BFA in Dance 2024; BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre alum; GibneyPRO; Gibney Company; Metropolitan Opera's Salome
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Hailey Hyde

Hailey Hyde

BFA in Dance 2023; BYU Young Ambassadors alum; Broadway's The Outsiders
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Ana Brooks

Ana Brooks

BFA in Dance 2022; BYU Theatre Ballet alum; Ballet Fantastique 2022-2024; Ballets with a Twist
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Emerson Earnshaw

Emerson Earnshaw

BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre alum; GibneyPRO; Parsons Dance
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Steve Bangerter

Steve Bangerter

BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre and International Folk Dance alum; GibneyPRO '24; Sleep No More NYC '25; Life and Trust Off-Broadway; Co-founder of Fabulosa!
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Mallory Tove Pruitt

Mallory Tove Pruitt

BFA Dance 2022; BYU Theatre Ballet alum; MFA 2024 in Choreography, Trinity Laban; Executive Assistant at the English National Ballet School
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Logan Barnes

Logan Barnes

BA in Dance 2023; BYU Ballroom Dance Company alum; MFA in Dance 2025, Arizona State University; Adjunct Faculty, BYU Idaho
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Luke Rands

Luke Rands

BFA in Music Dance Theatre 2021; BYU Young Ambassadors alum; Anastasia Broadway National Tour; Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical Broadway National Tour; Moulin Rouge Broadway National Tour
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Emry Wride

Emry Wride

BA in Dance 2021; BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre alum; Radio City Rockettes
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Ryan Hatch

Ryan Hatch

BFA Dance 2020; BYU Theatre Ballet alum; MFA Choreography 2024, Jacksonville University; Principal Artist, Utah Metropolitan Ballet
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Alexandra Shadle

Alexandra Shadle

BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble alum; Founder of International Dance Arts Collective
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