Bill Evans (dancer)
[citation needed] He began studying ballet and character dance with Willam Christensen at age 15.
He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in English and a BA-equivalent in ballet, from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1963.
He returned to the University of Utah in 1967 and was awarded a master of fine arts degree in modern dance in 1970.
[3] In 1986, Evans became associate professor and director of contemporary dance at Indiana University, where BEDCO was in residence.
[citation needed] His pieces include For Betty, Quartet for Jamie, Octet for Jacquie, Requiem for Janet, For Tim, The Legacy, Impressions of Willow Bay, Colony, Bach Dances, Tres Tangos, Jukebox, When Summoned, Tin-Tal, Five Songs in August, Yes Indeed, Los Ritmos Calientes, Velorio, Saintly Passion, Barefoot Boy With Marbles in His Toes, Climbing to the Moon, Albuquerque Love Song, Dreamweaver, Together Through Time, Rhythms of the Earth, Within Bounds, Hard Times, Craps, Naturescape Unfolding, Diverse Concerto, Multiple Margaret, Alternating Current, Prairie Fever, Doin' M' Best, Keep On Tryin', Remembering, Cuttin' A Rug, Field of Blue Children, Mixin' It Up, Double Bill Echoes of Autumn and Suite Benny.
][citation needed] He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Dance at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he served as a full-time faculty member from 1988 to 2004.
[citation needed] He served as a professor of dance or artist in residence at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts from 2014 through May 2018.
An additional conference called Dance Science and Pedagogy, took place at New Mexico State University in 2016.
[citation needed] He wrote a monthly column, Tips for Modern Teachers, for Dance Studio Life from 2011 until 2014.
[citation needed] In 2005, Evans received the National Dance Education Organization's Lifetime Achievement Award.
[citation needed] In 2011, he received the Outstanding Service Award from the National High School Dance Festival.
[citation needed] Evans completed a Fulbright Specialist residency, at Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica.
