Department of Dance

Nate Edwards

Suzy Oliveira

Photo by Phillippe Castro

Photo by Hannah Watson

Photo courtesy of Ryan Hatch

Photos Courtesy of Rachel Hatch

BFA in Music Dance Theatre 2024; The Outsiders Broadway National Tour

Hansen highlights the "talented" cast. She says Bailey Smith, who played sales clerk Ilona Ritter, was a "real standout" who "is a fabulous dancer, has a knockout voice and really good comic 'chops.'"

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Hansen praises Richard Lorig's set designs as "colorful, effective, and excellent."

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BYU Theatre's "She Loves Me."

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BYU Theatre's production of "She Loves Me."

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BA in Dance 2023; MFA in Dance 2025, Arizona State University; Adjunct Faculty, BYU Idaho

BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre alum; GibneyPRO; Parsons Dance

Jim Coleman

BFA in Dance 2024; GibneyPRO; Gibney Company; Metropolitan Opera's Salome

Luke Rands

BA in Dance 2023; Creighton University

Photos Courtesy of Talavou M. Fitisemanu III

BFA in Dance 2023; Broadway's The Outsiders

BFA in Music Dance Theatre 2021; Anastasia Broadway National Tour; Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical Broadway National Tour; Moulin Rouge Broadway National Tour

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Rachel Maughan working on the "Gates of Paradise" restoration project in BYU's Museum of Art

Rachel Maughan

Cooper Douglass | Visual Media Third Place
Cooper Douglass is a senior in photo- and lens-based design at BYU. He submitted visual media about his experience backpacking through the Italian Dolomites with professor Paul Adams.

“I was not just learning about photography; I was living it, surrounded by mentors and peers who elevated the experience. I learned that learning can be difficult, but it often brings incredible results.”

View Cooper’s full submission here!

Photo by Jenna Van De Graaff

David Kime | Essay Third Place
David Kime is a graduate student in BYU’s School of Music. He submitted an essay about his experience touring Europe with BYU Singers.

“This Zion community is perhaps the most significant memory and lesson I will carry from the tour: when united in our desire to follow Christ, we can become one in Him.”

View David’s full submission here!

Photo by Jenna Van De Graaff

Ella Babcock | Visual Media Second Place
Ella Babcock is a senior studying graphic design at BYU. She submitted visual media about her experience studying abroad in Utah and Japan, and her contributions to a shared campus exhibition titled “Down Wind Peace.”

“I have a testimony that seeking light, truth and knowledge is one of my callings here on Earth. I have a duty to learn from the past and help make the world a safer, more peaceful place for all of God’s children, regardless of the nation they are from.”

View Ella’s full submission here!

Photo by Jenna Van De Graaff

Rachel Maughan | Essay Second Place
Rachel Maughan is a senior studying art at BYU. She submitted an essay about her experience working on the “Gates of Paradise” restoration project at BYU’s Museum of Art.

“Though the panels were chipped, covered in dust and, at the beginning, abandoned in a corner, with care they have been restored to their intended beauty. I know that through this opportunity, I have been built up, gilded in faith and prepared for new opportunities ahead.”

View Rachel’s full submission here!

Photo by Jenna Van De Graaff

Colette Radstone | Visual Media First Place
Colette Radstone is a senior in American studies, with a minor in ballet, at BYU. She submitted visual media about her experience cataloging dancers from the Joffrey Ballet.

“I knew I was being nudged by the Spirit, and once I acted, everything unfolded in ways far better than I could have planned. God showed me that His plan does not end at BYU. Rather, BYU is a platform that launches me into the next step of learning and service.”

View Colette’s full submission here!

Photo by Jenna Van De Graaff

Sydney Jezik | Essay First Place
Sydney Jezik is a senior studying political science, with a minor in communications, at BYU. She submitted an essay about her experience reporting from the Utah State Legislature with Deseret News.

“If my writing helps people understand one another, I will succeed as a journalist. If it helps them love one another, I will succeed as a disciple. Because of my internship experience, I improved in both journalism and discipleship.”

View Sydney’s full submission here!

Photo Courtesy of Sydney Jezik