Ashley Anderson

Ashley Anderson is a choreographer and educator based in Salt Lake City and recipient of the Salt Lake City Mayor's Artist Award in the Performing Arts. Her choreography has been presented locally by the Rio Gallery, the BYU Museum of Art, Finch Lane Gallery, the City Library, and Preservation Utah (formerly the Heritage Foundation) as well as national venues including DraftWork at Danspace Project, BodyBlend at Dixon Place, Performance Mix at Joyce SOHO (NY); Crane Arts Gallery, the Arts Bank (PA); and the Taubman Museum of Art (VA), among others. Her work was also presented by the HU/ADF MFA program at the American Dance Festival (NC) and the Kitchen (NY).

She recently served as the Education Coordinator for the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program while teaching courses for the College of Fine Arts. Previous teaching includes: the American Dance, Dickinson College Dance Theater Group, University of the Arts Continuing Studies, and many K-12 schools and community centers. Ashley founded loveDANCEmore community dance events using the resources of ashley anderson dances, a registered 501(c)3. Her projects with loveDANCEmore are also shared in Utah's visual art magazine, 15 BYTES, where she served as the dance editor until 2020.

Her work in arts education has also led her to opportunities in Utah's K-12 schools. She continues her public education advocacy through artist residencies as well as service on USBE committees, education non-profits, and a  locally elected district school board. Her work in public education finance has led her to the PhD program in Human Development and Social Policy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences where she served as a teaching assistant from 2024-2025.