A Glimpse into My Life

From Spanish Fork, Utah, Johnathan is a Senior in the Music Dance Theatre program at BYU. Johnathan has been trained in multiple genres of dance, including Hip Hop, Ballroom, Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, and Tap.

He has danced with BYU’s Contemporary Dance Theater, and BYU’s Young Ambassadors, the latter giving him the opportunity to be dance captain and assistant director. He has won multiple awards in dance, ranging from being a finalist at National Ballroom competitions in Amateur Cabaret and Amateur Smooth, to being a state of Utah sterling scholar finalist in Dance.

He also has excelled on the piano and violin, the latter giving him the opportunity to perform twice in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, with an international high school symphony orchestra, made up of students from around the world.

Some of Johnathan's recent credits include: Henry in Disney's Newsies (Hale Center Theatre), Ensemble in Godspell (Brigham Young University), Jamie in The Last 5 Years (Brigham Young University), and George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Odyssey Dance Theater).

When Johnathan isn’t teaching or performing, he enjoys reading, roller skating, and traveling with his family.