Faculty List

Jenifer Sarver

Jenifer Sarver

Visiting Instructor of Dance
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2012
7141 Heritage Center
(989) 463-7141
Office Hours: MWF- 11:25-12:30; TH 2:30-3:30

Formerly a soloist with the ballet of the Teatr Wielki in Lodz, Poland and the Cork City Ballet in Cork, Ireland. Also a previous member of the Slovene National Ballet (Maribor, Slovenia), Opera na Zamku (Szczecin, Poland), San Diego Ballet, California Ballet and Utah Ballet. Principal guest artist for Ballet West UK (Sugarplum Fairy/Nutcracker) and Salt Lake City Ballet (Kitri/Don Quixote). Experience includes the complete classical repertoire and notable roles include the title role in Giselle, Clara/Sugarplum Fairy/Arabian/Snow Queen (Nutcracker), Aurora/Fairy of Delicacy/White Cat (Sleeping Beauty), Le Corsaire pas de deux/ Odalisque pas de trois, Lead Princess (Firebird), Odette/Odile, Polish Princess, Neopolitan Dance (Swan Lake), Prelude (Les Sylphides). Has created principal roles for Giorgio Madia and Eddy Toussiant (among others). Regular guest teacher for San Diego Civic Youth Ballet.

Education

  • MFA, University of Utah Department of Ballet (2011)
  • BA, Butler University (2004)

Research Interests

Career strategies for Dancers, Sports Psychology for Dancers, Dance Therapy, Ballet Methodology, Post- Glasnost Theatrical development in former Soviet Bloc countries, Eastern European artistic movements

Recent Courses Taught

  • Dance History I.
  • Partnering.
  • Pointe/Variations.
  • Ballet III.
  • Ballet II.

 

Alma College was born on Oct. 14, 1886. George F. Hunting was appointed the College’s first president and professor of moral and mental science. The College’s founding was made possible by Ammi W. Wright, a lumberman, businessman and civic leader who gave 30 acres of land and more than $300,000 to found and sustain the institution in its early years.

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Graduate Profile

Matt Stoneback

Matt Stoneback
Graduation: 2004
Major: Music Education and New Media Studies

Though Matt Stoneback ’04 studied music education at Alma College, his interest in new media studies was so huge, it could have been measured in petabytes.

“I was very interested in music technology, so I really pushed new media studies,” he says. “I actually wrote the program of emphasis for it that many students went on to use.”

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