2026 marks 70 years since the BYU folk dancing team was established. The International Folk Dance Ensemble was established in 1956 by Mary Bee Jensen. “She directed the program until 1985 and was ...

BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble and Ballet Folklorico dancers pose for the camera. The two teams have performed together in the past, and will continue to. (Courtesy of International Folk Dance ...

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BYU Winterfest: Folk Dance Ensemble March 31st – April 1st, 2026 at 7pm Mid Valley Performing Arts Center Main Stage Theater BYU presents its world-famous ensembles at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts ...

Brigham Young University's International Folk Dance Ensemble presents "The Gathering," a combination of Irish hard shoe, American clogging, Ukrainian hopak, exotic Indian dances, and other music and ...

BYU employee since... I started teaching classes as an undergraduate in 1995. My most continuous stretch has been since 2011. My job at BYU is… I teach dance. Most of my classes are in the cultural ...