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Administration

Shayla Bott

May 20, 2020 05:33 PM
Department Chair, Professor
Ballet
294 RB
(801) 422-9185
shayla_bott@byu.edu

Adam Dyer

May 20, 2020 05:41 PM
Associate Chair, Assistant Professor
Contemporary
2226 RB
(801) 422-3346
adam_dyer@byu.edu

Amy Jex

May 20, 2020 05:56 PM
Associate Chair, Assistant Professor
Cultural Dance
2224 RB
(801) 422-9446
amyjex@byu.edu

Benjamin Sanders

May 21, 2020 10:07 AM
Director of Production and Design
2231-B RB
(801) 422-2110
benjamin_sanders@byu.edu
Full-Time Faculty

Nathan Balser

May 20, 2020 03:10 PM
Young Ambassadors Artistic Director, Associate Professor
Contemporary, Music Dance Theatre (MDT)
1132 RB
(801) 422-8022
n_balser@byu.edu

Liz Dibble

November 03, 2022 04:10 PM
Visiting Professor
Contemporary
281-B RB
801-422-3384
liz.dibble@byu.edu

Jeanette Geslison

May 20, 2020 05:51 PM
Associate Professor, IFDE Artistic Director
World Dance
2216 RB
(801) 422-5013
jeanette_geslison@byu.edu

Curt Holman

March 30, 2020 12:03 PM
Ballroom Dance Company Artistic Director, Professor
Ballroom
296 RB
(801) 422-5086
curt_holman@byu.edu

Ashley Ivory Parov

August 24, 2020 12:15 PM
Assistant Professor
Ballet
281-A RB
801-422-0348
ashley_parov@byu.edu

Karen Jensen

November 03, 2022 04:13 PM
Assistant Professor
Contemporary, Dance Education
289 RB
801-422-3104
karendjensen@byu.edu

Jamie Kalama Wood

April 02, 2020 10:46 AM
Assistant Professor, Living Legends Artistic Director
Cultural Dance
281-B RB
801-422-2570
jamie_kalamawood@byu.edu

Brent Keck

May 20, 2020 05:59 PM
Associate Professor
Ballroom
287 RB
(801) 422-9368
brent_keck@byu.edu

Marin Leggat Roper

May 21, 2020 09:35 AM
Assistant Professor
Contemporary
2222 RB
(801) 422-3345
marin_roper@byu.edu

Kate Monson

May 20, 2020 06:08 PM
Associate Professor
Contemporary
291 RB
(801) 422-3340
kate_monson@byu.edu

Keely Song

August 24, 2020 02:08 PM
Assistant Professor, CDT Artistic Director
Contemporary
2218 RB
801-422-3283
keelysong@byu.edu

Kori Wakamatsu

May 21, 2020 09:48 AM
Associate Professor
Contemporary, Dance Education
1134 RB
(801) 422-5148
kori_wakamatsu@byu.edu

Hilary Wolfley

May 21, 2020 09:50 AM
Assistant Professor
Ballet
281-H RB
(801) 422-9367
hilary_wolfley@byu.edu
Administrative Staff

Brenda Critchfield

May 20, 2020 03:52 PM
Dance Medicine and Wellness Director
173H
(801) 422-1628
brenda_critchfield@hotmail.com

J’Lene Willes

May 20, 2020 04:05 PM
Administrative Assistant
294 RB
(801) 422-5086
jlene_willes@byu.edu

Ryan Biddulph

May 20, 2020 04:02 PM
Business Manager
295 RB
(801) 422-5087
rbiddulph@byu.edu
Dance Production & Design

Benjamin Sanders

May 21, 2020 10:07 AM
Director of Production and Design
2231-B RB
(801) 422-2110
benjamin_sanders@byu.edu

John Shurtleff

Technical Director
1128 RB
(801) 422-2566
john_shurtleff@byu.edu

Crysta Powell Lamb

January 18, 2022 05:16 PM
Production Stage Manager
2231-A RB
801-422-1644
crysta_lamb@byu.edu

Amy Handy

January 26, 2023 02:20 PM
Costumer, Cultural Dance
295 RB
801-376-0444
amy@sewhandy.com

Charlotte Bennett Lundell

January 26, 2023 02:24 PM
Costumer, Cultural Dance
2217 RB
801-422-7276
charlottebennettdesigns@gmail.com

MaryLynn Schaerrer

January 18, 2022 05:22 PM
Young Ambassador Costumer
2217 RB
801-422-7276
mary_schaerrer@byu.edu

Marianne Thompson

November 08, 2022 01:25 PM
Ballet Costumer
269 RB
801-422-1830
mairbt@hotmail.com

Dawn Maughan

January 26, 2023 02:27 PM
Costumer, Contemporary
294 RB
801-422-5086
djmaughan@comcast.net

Erin Bjorn

January 26, 2023 04:38 PM
Production Designer
2231-A RB
801-422-1644
erin_bjorn@byu.edu
Part-Time Staff

Mariah Dawe-Johnson

January 18, 2022 05:32 PM
Athletic Trainer
173-G RB
801-422-1628
mariah_dawe@byu.edu

Mandi Johnson

Ballroom Dance Program Coordinator
288 RB
801-422-4623
ballroomdance@byu.edu

Amalie Simper

Ballet Music Coordinator
294 RB
801-422-5086
amwickes@gmail.com

Terri White

Contemporary Music Coordinator
165 RB
(801) 422-5276
byudancemusic@gmail.com
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