Department of Dance records on national organizations, 1984-2008

Series — Box: 10

Identifier: UA 1140 Series 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains reports and self-evaluations conducted for national organizations including the Higher Education Arts Data Services and the National Association of Schools of Dance. Dated 1984-2008.

Dates

Creation: 1984-2008

Creator

Brigham Young University. Department of Dance (creator, Organization)
Higher Education Arts Data Services (contributor, Organization)
National Association of Schools of Dance (U.S.) (contributor, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

The Department of Dance at Brigham Young University was originally established as the Department of Physical Education--Dance in 1980. Prior to that time, dance instruction was administered by the Department of Physical Education for Women, though it was treated as a division of the College of Physical Education. The Deparment of Dance became its own section of the college in 1993. The department provides instruction in dance, dance education, and music-dance-theater.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

The Department of Physical Education--Dance was established in 1980 as part of a reorganization of the College of Physical Education. The department provided instruction in dance, dance education, and music-dance-theater. In 1993 the department was renamed the Department of Dance.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

The College of Physical Education was formed at Brigham Young University in 1960 in a reorganization of the earlier College of Recreation, Physical and Health Education, and Athletics. The college was responsible for administering academic departments responsible for recreation management, physical and health education, and dance. It also administered intramural sports, and intercollegiate sports until 1975. In 1998 it was renamed the College of Health and Human Performance.