Vanessa Redden, Class of 2020, Dance Minor, CDT President ~ In Her Own Words:
The creative process with Jesse Obremski was a memorable and unique experience. I’ve never worked with someone who puts so much heart into their work and also creates a space of individual self-discovery for his dancers. He made it very clear that each gesture, each interaction and each moment had meaning — meaning that added to the overall piece. Much like Vanish, my dance experience at BYU has become more meaningful with time, experiences and growing relationships with many dancers, professors and professionals. Each time we ran this piece I found deeper meaning and a deeper connection to the movement and my fellow dancers. This was a perfect finale to my college dance career. The final time we performed this piece I truly felt immersed in the movement, the music and the people. The range of human emotion that I felt in that 11-minute piece was an experience I never want to forget. The most important emotion, however, was unconditional love. I have immense love for my CDT dancers, I love BYU Dance, and I love the all the experiences that have added such great meaning to my BYU education. While my final season was cut short, these memories that dance has given me will never vanish. It was a perfect unexpected ending. Thank you Jesse for reminding me that dance is only an extension and expression of something much bigger than ourselves. Thank you, BYU Dance for letting me be a small piece of something so transformative.
~ Vanessa Redden
Vanessa minored in Dance and majored in Business in BYU’s Marriott School of Management. She looks forward to an exciting career ahead, using her creativity from dance to enhance her business skills and training.