Bethany J. Hansen a graduate of Brigham Young University (BA) and Jacksonville University (MFA), is a sought-after teacher, choreographer, and performer. Bethany is the Artistic Director and Dance Department Chair at the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts (SLSPA) and the Dance Assistant Chair at Westminster College. Previously she taught at Ricks College and Brigham Young University – Idaho. She has guest performed with Bay Area Dance in San Francisco and Repertory Dance Theatre’s Emerge and Charrette performances. As a choreographer, her work has been performed throughout the United States and Canada. Bethany has received many awards, but her greatest achievement is watching her students become brilliant human beings through the study of dance. As the Artistic Director of SLSPA she has the opportunity to work in all arts disciplines and support her incredible faculty and students in the many productions each year.