Dance Internships | Department of Dance | BYU-Idaho

Internships

Discover how to apply for and accomplish required internships within the rules given by BYU-Idaho and the Dance Department.

Get started with your internship!

It is never too early to start thinking about your internship. The purpose of the internship is to provide the student with real-world experience and aid him or her in decisions about careers in the field of dance. Contact the Career Center for more information.

Career Center

Internship Information

- Prerequisites: DA 356 and 357
- Students should complete their internships during their junior or senior year. It is encouraged that you take the information you learned during your internship and apply it to your capstone project.
- The internship must be a minimum of 7 weeks (at least 10 hours/week) 1 credit=70 hours, 2 credits=140 hours, and 3 credits=200+ hours.
- If teaching: 1 hour of prep will be counted for every 1 hour of teaching; thus 5 hours of teaching/week is the equivalent of 10 hours/week.
- Students must register for the internships before the third week of school.
- Past experience will not be counted towards an internship.
- Students are responsible to track hours on a weekly log report.

To Get Started:

- Find an internship
- Complete Initial Report
- Complete approval form on I-Plan 
 - Click on "Internship Approval" on the upper navigation bar
 - Select "View Internship"
 - Select "Create an Internship Request"
 - Fill out all required information and hit "Submit" found on the bottom of the page
 - Your Internship Approval Form will then be sent to your Faculty Internship Coordinator for review and approval.
 - An email will be automatically sent to your experience provider requesting that they review and accept our Master Internship Agreement.
 - You may return to the link provided below to follow the progress of your internship approval and registration.

# Some Internship Options

- The Yoga Studio, Rexburg
- IDEO (Idaho Dance Education Organization)
- NDEO (National Dance Education Organization)
- Jacobs Pillow
- Dancers Workshop Jackson Hole Wyoming
- Ririe Woodbury
- Repertory Dance Theatre
- SALT
- Rexburg Community Theatre (RCT): email Ann Cluff
- Madison High School Musical Theatre: email Ryan Snelgrove or Mindy Larsen
- Madison Middle Musical Theatre: email Jordan Camron
- Idaho International Dance Festival: email Mindy Larsen
- BYU-Idaho Dance Department Facebook page
- Arthur Murray (Ballroom)
- Fred Astaire (Ballroom)
- Local Ballroom Programs
- Disney
- Private owned studios 
 - Interning at a private studio is supported however, to have it approved, the student will need to focus on working closely with a mentor and learning a ****new skill****. Teaching weekly classes will not be enough and will need to include ****at least****3 of the following elements. 
 - Teaching new classes
 - Developing a new curriculum
 - Researching new topics/methods of teaching
 - Learning and developing student/parent relationships
 - Administration: billing, class placement, costumes, props, publicity, scheduling
 - Social media: webpage, Instagram, promotional materials
 - Production: Creating a recital/production
 - Implementing new and innovative ideas to the studio
 - Designing and implementing dance camps
 - Outreach programs
 - Service programs
- BYU-Idaho Alumni

Initial Report

The report must include objectives agreed upon by the intern and employer such as the general nature of the work, timelines, outcomes, and assessments, along with the intern's personal goals.

Final Written Report

This 3-5-page report will be due two weeks after the internship ends. The report should include an accounting of the work accomplished, an analysis of what has been learned, and a description of possible career changes or insights as a result of the internship. Copies of the weekly log report should also be included.

Employer Evaluation

It is expected that the supervisor fills out a one-page evaluation form and provides the student with a letter of recommendation.

Oral Presentation

This presentation must be completed before the student graduates. The student will be invited to share a PowerPoint presentation of their internship experience during the dance majors' meeting held each semester.