Brenda Hoyt-Brackman

Phone (419) 422-7342

Email b-hoyt@onu.edu

Classes Taught

Introduction to Dance
Tap Dance I
Jazz Dance I and II
Ballet II

Education

BFA in Dance from Wright State University

Selected Choreography at ONU

Pump Boys and Dinettes here
and the tour to Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Midsummer Nights Dream
Pieces for Jazz, Blues and Dance
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Grease

Description

Brenda graduated from Wright State University and danced with the WSU Dance Ensemble all four years of college. She performed with Dance Theatre Dayton and Dance Image where she also choreographed and was chairman of the board of directors. Ms. Hoyt was involved in the Arts in Education program and was an artist-in-residence in the Toledo Area Schools. She has developed the dance curriculum for and teaches grades 7-12 in the Liberty-Benton School District. At ONU, she not only teaches in the Communication Arts Department but also in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Sports Studies; and Department of Music. She is the choreographer for the Added Attraction show choir and is on the faculty for the ONU Summer Music Camp.. She has been a member of the ONU Dance Company since its inception and has performed in Jazz, Blues and Dance I, II and II as well as Decade of Dance, a show commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Dance Department at ONU. Ms. Hoyt also teaches at the University of Findlay and choreographs for their show choir. She was the Artistic Director and owner of The Dance Center in Ottawa, Oh. for 18 years. She also is a free-lance choreographer and adjudicator for show choir competitions and Junior Miss competitions throughout Ohio.

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