6933 Oquirrh Ridge Rd, West Jordan, Utah 84081

BETHANY J. HANSEN 6933 Oquirrh Ridge Rd, West Jordan, Utah 84081 (801) 514-0655 Email: [email protected]

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah July 2007- Present Position: Dance Department Head 1. Created curriculum for the entire dance department of a charter school 2. Direct all shows in the department (4+/year) 3. Direct all performances of the Dance Conservatory (10+/year) 4. Oversee all dance faculty to insure quality technique is being taught 5. Teach Ballet, Improvisation, Choreography, Anatomy of Movement, all levels of Modern, and direct the Dance Conservatory Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah Annually in October beginning in 2010-Present Position: Master Class Instructor 1. Teach master classes to high school students from across the USA (Modern technique and Body Conditioning) Utah Dance Artists, South Jordan, Utah October 2007-Present Position: Dance Instructor and Head of the Modern Department 1. Instructor in the Ballet and Modern department. Teaching level 5-Advanced 2. Choreograph for the year end show. Tiffany ’ s Dance Academy , Livermore, San Francisco, and Pleasanton, California November 2005 – November 2006 Position: Company Director, and Dance Instructor 1. Choreographed for the Dance Company, which performs at Disneyland, aboard cruise ships, and attends many conventions and competitions 2. Taught advanced Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and in the Twinkle Star program. Brigham Young University/Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho January 2000 – December 2000 & January 2002 – December 2004 Position: Faculty Member in Department of Dance 1. Instructor for Modern dance classes ➢ Responsible for all choreography, movement experiences, assignments, and exams ➢ Introduced different choreographic processes along with improvisation to create new movement vocabulary 2. Instructor for Jazz dance classes ➢ Responsible of all choreography, movement experiences, assignments, and exams ➢ Emphasized the correct technique for each student 3. Instructor for Ballet dance classes ➢ Focused on basic terminology and movement at the barre and in the center ➢ Gave practical and movement evaluations EDUCATION: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Graduation Date: December 1999 Bachelor of Arts: Modern Dance

Workshops Salt Lake City, Utah: Repertory Dance Theatre - summer teacher workshop 2008-2013 New York City, New York: Teacher Summit 2012 Berkeley, California: Integrated Movement Studies 2010

PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES: Charette, Repertory Dance Theatre (February 2012) SLSPA Dance Conservatory: (2009-2011) TDA Company Concert (June 2007) CDT Outreach Company (March 2004) BYU Dancensemble (September 1998 – December 1999)

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Title Debut Performance Performed By: Location You Raise Me Up June 2014 UDA Kingsbury Hall Who You Are June 2014 UDA Kingsbury Hall Fear No More October 2013 SLSPA DC Shakespeare Festival Joan of Arc June 2013 UDA Kingsbury Hall How Stars are Formed June 2013 UDA Kingsbury Hall If It Can Go Forward; It May 2013 Modern 1 SLSPA will Go Backwards Bourne Vivaldi May 2013 Modern 1 SLSPA Fly, Float, Freedom May 2013 Modern 2 SLSPA I'll Hold It April 2013 SLSPA DC SLSPA Spring May 2012 Ballet 1 SLSPA Refractions of Light May 2012 Modern 1 SLSPA Momentum May 2012 Modern 1 SLSPA Safe and Sound May 2012 Modern 2 SLSPA Peponi April 2012 SLSPA DC SLSPA CoNfoRmiTy April 2012 SLSPA DC SLSPA Queen May 2011 Modern 3 SLSPA Architecture May 2011/June 2011 Modern 2/UDA Kingsbury Hall/SLSPA Bubble Wrap May 2011 Modern 1 SLSPA Satellite May 2011 Modern 1 SLSPA Exhale May 2010 Modern 2 Highland High School Elements May 2010 Ballet 1 Highland High School In MOTION May 2010 Modern 1 Highland High School Home April 2010 SLSPA DC Highland High School Prayer October 2010 SLSPA DC Shakespeare Festival Oquirrh Mountain August 2009 LDS Youth LDS Conference Center Temple Celebration Reciprocal May 2009 Modern 2 Highland High School Uninhibited May 2009 Modern 1 Highland High School Orchid May 2009 Ballet 1 Highland High School Streams of Color May 2009 Ballet 1 Highland High School Intricate Weave April 2009 SLSPA DC Highland High School Winter Waltz October 2009 SLSPA DC Shakespeare Festival Flurry May 2008 Ballet 2 Highland High School Goodnight and Go May 2008 Modern 1 Highland High School Passing of Time October 2008 SLSPA DC Shakespeare Festival Who Will Carry the December 2008 SLSPA Acting Salt Lake City, Utah Word Students Circling Glory October 2007 SLSPA DC Shakespeare Festival Sacramento Temple September 2006 LDS Youth Arco Arena, California Celebration Dream On September 2006 Tiffany's Dance San Francisco, California Academy Boogie Shoes September 2006 Tiffany's Dance San Francisco, California Academy Dream Big March 2005 BYU-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho Calling Out March 2004 BYU-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho Gathering To One May 2001 Joel P Jenson West Jordan, Utah Abstractions and December 1999 BYU Provo, Utah Distinctions Risking Honesty March 1999 BYU Provo, Utah Aurora Borealis May 1996 Brighton High Cottonwood Heights, UT A Turn in Time May 1996 Brighton High Cottonwood Heights, UT