BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble
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The Brigham Young University International Folk Dancers are a Brigham Young University
(BYU) performing group that performs folk dancers from many parts of the world. They have performed in many locations around the world including at the cultural festival held in connection with the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
The BYU Internal Folk Dancers were established in 1956 by Mary Bee Jensen. They made their first presentation at a festival in 1964, performing at an international folk dance festival held at Varde, Denmark.
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Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) performing group that performs folk dancers from many parts of the world. They have performed in many locations around the world including at the cultural festival held in connection with the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
The BYU Internal Folk Dancers were established in 1956 by Mary Bee Jensen. They made their first presentation at a festival in 1964, performing at an international folk dance festival held at Varde, Denmark.
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- International Folk Dance Ensemble hiomepage
- Ernest L. WilkinsonErnest L. WilkinsonErnest Leroy Wilkinson was an American academic administrator and prominent figure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was president of Brigham Young University from 1951 to 1971 and also oversaw the entire LDS Church Educational System. Prior to this, Wilkinson was a lawyer...
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