December 8–9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Stage Manager
Samijo Kougioulis
Lighting Designer
Brittany “Thor” Thorson
I want to personally thank you all for coming and supporting the UVU Ballroom Dance
Company. We value all our friends, family and alumni, and are so grateful for your
continued support in our ballroom dance program here at UVU!
The UVU Ballroom Dance Company consists of four teams within the company. The 12:00
Team (Directed by Giovanna Jackson) and the 1:00 team (Directed by Chris Witt), are
both intermediate to advance skill level and represent the base of the UVU Ballroom
Dance Company as a whole. The UVU Ballroom Dance Ensemble Team (Directed by Mary Lyn
Keck), formerly known as the UVU Ballroom Dance Company Back-up Tour Team, holds several
Ohio Star Ball College Formation Championship titles and frequently travels on tour
with the Tour Team. The UVU Ballroom Dance Company Tour Team (Directed by Tara Boyd)
is the 2022 British Open Formation Champions in both Latin and Standard Formation
Dance, holders of six World Titles, two USA Dance National Formation Championships,
and the DWTS Collegiate Champions. Tour Team is preparing to go back to Blackpool,
England to compete at the Blackpool DanceSport Festival and have another chance to
represent Utah at the British Open Formation Championships in May 2025. Both the UVU
Ballroom Dance Company Tour Team and Ensemble team will be traveling to Oahu, Hawaii
in May 2024 to perform, share knowledge, gain culture, and help with humanitarian
work in Oahu, Hawaii. We hope to broaden the awareness of the UVU Ballroom Dance Company
and help within the community, learn from the Hawaiian culture, and be able to share
our love of ballroom dance with schools, studios, and the people of Hawaii. Any donations
to help prepare for these upcoming adventures would be greatly appreciated. Our program
is largely funded by revenues gained from UVU Ballroom Dance Concerts and the UVU
DanceSport Festival in March. To help our students be able to have these touring and
competition experiences, donations to the UVU Ballroom Dance Program are essential.
Thank you so much for your support by coming to watch the UVU Ballroom Dance Concert,
participating in the UVU DanceSport Festival, and any other donations made to the
UVU Ballroom program.
Please join our Facebook and Instagram for news and updates. UVU Ballroom Dance Company
Facebook page, UVU Ballroom Dance Company Instagram page, and new this year the UVU
Ballroom Dance Company Friends, Family and Alumni page.
We have been working hard to prepare for this semesters concert, “A December to Remember”
and want to acknowledge and thank the UVU Dance Department, UVU School of the Arts,
Noorda Staff, and family, friends, and alumni of the UVU Ballroom Dance Company, we
could not do this without you!
We are so excited to perform for you and share our love of dance and joy of the season with you. Please welcome the Utah Valley University Ballroom Dance Company!
Sincerely,
Tara Boyd
Artistic Director, UVU Ballroom Dance Company
1. “Holiday”
West Coast Swing
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist:
Choreographers: Kayla Wakefield and Trevor McCubbin
2. “Fever”
Standard Solo (Foxtrot)
Dancers: Kayla Wakefield and Trevor McCubbin
Music Artist: Elvis Presley and Michal Buble
Choreographer: Shannon Jensen, Kayla Wakefield and Trevor McCubbin
3. “Survivor”
Latin Medley
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artists: Hidden citizens, 2Wei & Edda Hayes, Reliable Source Music, Tommy Profitt,
and Ruelle
Choreographers: Rick Robinson, Tara Boyd, Kayci and Casey Treu
4. “You Got This”
Cha Cha
Dancers: Ballroom Dance Ensemble
Music Artist: Mattia Di Renzo
Choreographer: Mary Lyn Keck
5. “Fix You”
Cabaret
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Brynn Cartelli
Choreographers: Shane and Shannon Jensen
6. “Singin In the Rain Remix”
Foxtrot/Tango
Dancers: 12:00 Team
Music Artist: Gene Kelly
Choreographer: Giovanna Jackson
7. “Underneath the Tree”
Jive
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Choreographer: Dmitri Nikishkin and Tara Boyd
8. “Best Night of My Life”
Samba
Dancers: 1:00 Team
Music Artist: American Authors
Choreographer: Chis Witt
9. “Up In the Sky”
Waltz
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Emilee Moore
Choreographer: David Moon
10. “I Need You”
Lindy
Dancers: Ballroom Dance Ensemble
Music Artist:
Choreographer: Elaine Grenko
11. “Sunday Afternoon”
Rumba
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Alain Clark
Choreographer: Pasha Stepanchuk
12. “Feels Like Christmas”
West Coast Swing/American rumba
Dancers: 12:00
Music Artist: Panic At The Disco
Choreographer: Giovanna Jackson
13. “Paint It Black”
Tango
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Wednesday Adams
Choreographer: Jackson Phippen
14. “Boogie Shoes”
NY Hustle/Cha
Dancers: 1:00 Team
Music Artist: Glee Cast
Choreographer: Chris Witt
15. “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo”
Paso Doble
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Choreographer: Daria Sereda and Manuel Frighetto
16. “Fall On Me”
Vienesse Waltz
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artists: Andrea Bocelli and Matteo Bocelli
Choreographer: David Moon
17. “Waltzing Alone”
Waltz
Dancers: Ballroom Dance Ensemble
Music Artist: Valentine’s Extras
Choreographer: Mary Lyn Keck
18. “Hot Chocolate”
Quickstep
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Tom Hanks
Choreographers: Lucy Maier and Matthew Valentine
19. “Beggin”
Cha Cha
Dancers: 12:00 Team
Music Artist: Madco
Choreographer: Giovanna Jackson
20. “Maracatu Funk”
Samba
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Samba Squad
Choreographers: Daria Sereda and Manuel Frighetto
21. “Frosty the Snowman”
Swing
Dancers: 1:00 Team
Music Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Choreogrpaher: Chris Witt
22. “Blue Suede Shoes”
Lindy
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artist: Elvis Presley
Choreographers: Alan Kennington with Sydnee Mower and Kayla Wakefield
23. “Blurred Lines”
Cha Cha Trio
Dancers: Tyler Bell, Kiaya Casper, Brooke Johnson, Cristian Jones, Lucy Maier, and
Matthew Valentine
Music Artist: Robin Thicke
Choreographer: Matthew Valentine
24. “Christmas Every Day”
Foxtrot
Dancers: Ballroom Dance Ensemble
Music Artist: David Archuleta
Choreographer: Mary Lyn Keck
25. “Now Streaming”
Standard Medley
Dancers: Tour Team
Music Artists: Klaus Badelt, Patrick Doyle, Alan Silvestri, John Williams, John Williams
and London Symphony Orchestra, and Hans Zimmer
Choreographers: Andres and Veronika End, Kayci and Casey Treu, and Tara Boyd
26. “All Wrapped Up”
Finale
Dancers: UVU Ballroom Dance Company
Music Artists: Lindsey Stirling
Choreographers: Tara Boyd, Mary Lyn Keck, Giovanna Jackson, Chris Witt
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Peter Beard |
Trevor McCubbin |
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Tyler Bell |
Michael Milakovic |
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Randon Butler |
Preston Munden |
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Kiaya Casper |
Sienah Pablo |
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Jenessa Depew |
Saskia Paepke-chile |
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Emily Echeverria |
Jose Perez |
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John Foster |
Miriam Ray |
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Abigail Greisen |
Parker Reedy |
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Hailey Herbst |
Zaylie Shepherd |
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Jaxon Humphrey |
Sierra Somerville |
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Brooke Johnson |
Jax Spenst |
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Cristian Jones |
Brayden Topham |
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Chanel Kostich |
Matthew Valentine |
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William Lemmon |
Kayla Wakefield |
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Elysa Lester |
Sydnee Wakefield Mower |
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Lucy Maier |
Xavonne White |
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Owen Anderson Chauncey Bricker Jennifer Connolly Mark Davies Anna Ferguson Aldrin Fisher Shareny Garcia Soto Tess Graham Tanner Hahne Hyrum Hatch Alexis Holt Aidan Kemp Tyler Lofgran |
Ryan Manwill Maleah Masters Logan McHenry Megan McRae Alyssa Olds Kailey Parker Michael Rawlings Alexa Searle Jax Spenst Baylee Taylor Karli West Elizabeth Williams Tucker Williams |
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Kai Agamez Leonardo Cedeno Torres Bella Colasurdo Nataly Dockstader Andrew Domyan Kaia Fakatoumafi Darci Glad Tristen Green Chloe Guerrero |
Sofia Hawley Cali Hunter Aidan Kemp Josh Larsen Sammy Morgan Robyn Probert Kailey Schuster Savannah Smith Joseph Winder |
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Kai Agamez Michael Akers Alina Bannavong Kenna Bean Dallen Busk Hannah Conlin Alli Crawford Braden Duffin Autumn Halling Aidan Kemp |
Gabbi Lawson Sabrina Madsen Logan McHenry Julia Munk Adreanna North Luke Peay Michael Rawlings Kailey Schuster Kelsie Tidwell Joe Winder |
The mission of UVU’s Department of Dance is to foster academic and artistic excellence through an intensive technical and reflective study of dance. Anchored in a common core curriculum with several areas of emphasis, our program provides a rich and stimulating environment where students cultivate their technical, aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. We value superior teaching, which promotes dance as an artistic and cultural expression that has the power to enrich and transform the individual, community, and society.
Instructions for Donating:
1. Scan the QR Code on the Information Sheet
2. Once on the Crowdfunding landing page for the Department of Dance, click on the “Support Student Artists” button
3. Select donation amount. Options appear as $25, $50, $100, and Other. If selecting “Other,” enter donation amount in the box. Please note there is a $10 minimum donation.
4. Once you’ve selected your donation amount, click “Support Student Artists” to advance to the next screen
5. Complete all of the information online fields (i.e., name, address, etc.)
6. Click “Proceed to Payment” (credit card, PayPal, or Venmo accepted)
7. Confirm your donation information and finish your submission
Note: 85% of your donation will go directly to UVU Ballroom Company
10% UVU Department of Dance
5% UVU
Utah Valley University acknowledges that we gather on land sacred to all Indigenous people who came before us in this vast crossroads region. The University is committed to working in partnership—as enacted through education and community activities—with Utah’s Native Nations comprising: the San Juan Southern Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Uintah & Ouray Reservation of the Northern Ute, Skull Valley Goshute, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute-White Mesa Community, and urban Indian communities. We recognize these Native Nations and their continued connections with traditional homelands, mountains, rivers, and lakes as well as their sovereign relationships with state and federal governments. We honor their collective memory and continued physical and spiritual presence. We revere their resilience and example in preserving their connections to the Creator and to all their relations, now and in the future.
With this statement comes responsibility and accountability. We resolve to follow
up with actionable items to make the School of the Arts at UVU and The Noorda Center
for the Performing Arts an inclusive, equitable, and just space for all. There is
much work to be done, and we are committed to putting these words into practice.
Artwork by Shane Walking Eagle (Sisseton Dakota).
Our mission is to produce and present artistic excellence, which would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. We thank them and express our deep gratitude to all patrons, supporters, and friends of The Noorda.
The arts possess the unparalleled power to inspire, educate, liberate, and transform. They elevate moments, mark milestones, soften edges, and generate profound meaning. Experience the beauty and wonder of the arts with us this season at The Noorda and begin at once to live!
Courtney R. Davis, J.D., M.A.
Dean, School of the Arts
Department Chair
MONICA CAMPBELL
Assistant Chair
SARAH DONOHUE
Administrative Assistant
ELAINE MINER
Ballroom Program Co-ordinator
Director - 1:00 Team
CHRIS WITT
Artistic Director, UVU Ballroom Dance Company
Director – Tour Team
TARA BOYD
Adjunct Instructor
Director – Ensemble Team
MARY LYN KECK
Adjunct Instructor
Director – 12:00 Team
GIOVANNA VELAZQUEZ RAMOS
Adjunct Instructor
Narrator – UVU Ballroom Tour Manager
KRISTEN HAWKINS
Adjunct Instructor
TODD WAKEFIELD
Adjunct Instructor
LORI HICKS
