About Tap Dancer Colleen West

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NAME: Colleen West
ALSO KNOWN AS: Colleen Nelson West and Collen N. West
BIRTHDAY: March 7
ORIGINALLY FROM: Alberta, Calgary, Canada
EDUCATION: Brigham Young University
CURRENT HOME: Draper, Utah, United Statyes

Colleen West was a full time associate professor for 25 years at Brigham Young University, where she directed the school's tap dancing program. She is also the author of the book "Tap Dance Fundamentals for Higher Education". She is also the director and choreographoner of the “Foot Poetry Tap Dance Ensemble” performing tap dance company.

Articles and Profiles of Colleen West
- BYU-CFAC "An Interview Sith Colleen West" 2015 Article (PDF)
- BYU Daily Universe "Three-Day Tap Dancing Workshop" 2004 Article

Social Media Sites of Colleen West
Facebook "Colleen Nelson West" Page

Books Authored by Colleen N. West

TITLE: Tap Dance Fundamentals for Higher Education
DATE PUBLISHED: August 16, 2011 (2nd edition)
PUBLISHER: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
BINDING: Spiral Bound
NUMBER OF PAGES: 152
DIMENSIONS: 7.5 x 0.8 x 9.0 inches
ISBN-10: 0757590233
ISBN-13: 978-0757590238
PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: Presents a guide to the fundamentals of tape dance, from beginning to advance levels, including how to follow dance notation, tap dance movements, technique, improvisation, and rhythm and time analysis. Includes a chapter on suggested music for tap dance compositions.
SOURCES: | Abe Books | Amazon | Kendall Hunt |

TITLE: Tap Dance Fundamentals
DATE PUBLISHED: August 1, 2005
PUBLISHER: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
BINDING: Spiral Bound
NUMBER OF PAGES: 140
DIMENSIONS: 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
ISBN-10: 0757522300
ISBN-13: 978-0757522307
DESCRIPTION: Teaches basic tap dance skills, techniques, and theory. Features topics such as coordination, motor memory, fine and gross motor skills, alignment, placement, weight changes, rhythm awareness, clarity, tempo sensitivity, and vocabulary. Tap dancing steps taught include the shuffle, flap, ball change, toe heel, paddle, irish, waltz clog, maxi ford, drawbacks, and combinations of steps.
SOURCES: | Abe Books | Amazon | Barnes Nobel | Good Reads |

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