Name: Ed Austin
Title: Artistic Director, International and American Folk Dance Ensemble
Department: Dance
Office: RB 2218
Phone: 2-3384
Email: ed_austin@byu.edu

Education

MA, Recreational Management, Brigham Young University, 1980

Courses Taught

D-478R - Performing Arts Company, American and International
D-378R - Folk Dance Performance, American and International
D-371 - Clog Dance Tech II - Advanced
D-361 - Music Dance Theatre Choreographic Styles; Guest Master Teacher
D-356 - Rhythmic Activities Through Dance
D-271 - Clog Dance Tech I - Intermediate
D-270 - World Dance Tech I - Intermediate
D-261 - Orientation to Dance; Guest Lecturer
D-260 - Introduction to Dance; Guest Master Teacher
D-170 - World Dance - Beginning
R-121 - Book of Mormon

Assignments

International Folk Dance Ensemble, Artistic Director
University Athletic Advisory Council
College Rank Advancement Committee
College Magazine
Department Faculty Advisor - BA in Dance
Department Scholarship Committee

Research Interests

Staging World Dance
The Evolution of World Dance Forms
World Dance Music
Welsh Folk Dance
Welsh Step Dance
American Clog Dance
Dance in the 19th Century LDS Church

Awards & Honors

Hungary, Ambassador's Award for Cultural Diplomacy, 2008
Wales, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Adjudicator, 2007-present
France, Festival de Confolens, Arts & Tradition Populaires du Monde, 50th Anniversary, 2007
BYU, University Faculty Advisory Council, Executive Committee, 2005-2007
Canada, Drummondville Festival Mondial des Cultures, 25th Anniversary, 2006
BYU, Research and Creativity Award, College of Health and Human Performance, 2002
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Light of the World, Choreographer, 2002
USA, Winter Olympic Games, Opening Ceremonies, 2002
PRC, Guangzhou Academy of Dance, 40th Anniversary Concert, Choreographer, 1999
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration, Celebration of Nations, Artistic Director, 1997
USA, National Folk Organization of the United States, Past President
Korea, Seoul, Summer Olympic Games, Opening Ceremonies, 1988

Creative Works

Christmas Around the World, Production
Reflections, Production
Inside Out and Kicking, Choreography
The Gathering,Choreography
Eretz Hakodesh, Choreography
Journey, Choreography
Folk Dance Classics I, Music CD
Folk Dance Classics II, Music CD
Folk Dance Classics I, Instructional DVD
Folk Dancing in Wales, Publication
Welsh Stepping: Its Heart and Sole, Publication
Owen Huw Roberts: The Rhythm of His Footsteps-A Link to the Past, Publication
Inside Out and Kicking, Publication