Name: Marilyn Berrett
Title: Contemporary Faculty
Department: Dance
Office: RB 2226
Phone: 2-3346
Email: marilyn_berrett@byu.edu

Education

MA, Dance, Brigham Young University, 1984
BA, Dance Performance, University of Utah, 1979

Courses Taught

Dance 260 - Introduction to Dance
Dance 261 - Orientation to Dance
Dance 326 - Rhythm and Dance
Dance 340 - Modern Dance Technique and Theory
Dance 365 - Dance and Movement Education in the Elementary Schools
Dance 358 - Improvisation Performance
Dance 468 - Modern Dance Performance

Assignments

Administrator - Dance Major Program
Member - Dance Advisory Council
Sub Committee Co-chair - Faculty Advisory Council
Dance Department - Scholarship Committee
Dance Department Representative on the Arts in Teaching and Teacher Education Initiative

Research Interests

Choreography
Effective strategies for preparing dance "Artist/Educators"
Dance as the subject matter in Children's Literature
Dance for elementary age children
Field work with teachers and students in the elementary schools (Dance Residencies)

Awards & Honors

University Faculty Advisory Council 1998-2001
Teaching Excellence Award -- College of Physical Education, 1995

Recent Research Projects and Publications

Dance is B.E.S.T. - elementary classroom "teacher-friendly" creative dance lesson plans presented at selected Utah elementary schools 1998-2001.
Side by Side Dance Inservice Project - Training for elementary school teachers presented at eight Utah Elementary Schools 1998-2001
Evening For Educators Dance Presenter and author of Lesson Plans - published through the State Wide Arts Partnership (SWAP) 1999-2001
"Dancers Area" Dance interactive performance performed throughout Utah Elementary Schools, 1996-2001
"Lucrative Literature" Dance Teacher. Co-author James Jacobs published, October, 2000.
"Dance and It's Extension into Children's Literature," Dance and the Child International Conference Proceedings. (daCi) published, July, 2000.