Bashaun and I go back at least thirteen years, he was one of the first dancers to welcome me into Utah Ballet and made me feel like I had every right to be there. He made the rehearsal process a light-hearted experience where the time spent was more about the journey rather than the destination. After graduating from the University of Utah Bashaun quickly joined Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and found himself spending hours on end outside of the studio playing catch up on how to move through the floor and let it feed into his movement when approaching modern dance. Bashaun was a member of Ririe-Woodbury for a decade and has smoothly transitioned into being a husband, father, and choreographer. It felt surreal to be podcasting in person again and to be sitting down with a dear friend I have had the privilege to see through his amazing journey as a renaissance man or a jack of all trades. Keep it going B. I hope this episode offers you some wisdom. Stayed connected with Bashaun through his Instagram - bwill4realz

Bashaun Williams is a native to Lubbock, Texas. He started dancing at the age of 16 with Ballet Lubbock, under the Artistic Direction of Yvonne Racz-Key. While in high school, Bashaun was the only Sophomore to play Varsity basketball for Lubbock High. He went on to become the captain of the Varsity team during his Junior and Senior years. Bashaun excelled artistically and academically while at Lubbock High school, performing numerous roles in many of Ballet Lubbock’s professional productions, and received the top honor of being named All-Westerner Boy during his Senior year. Bashaun was offered a full academic and artistic merit scholarship to attend the University of Utah.

At the University of Utah, Bashaun was a member of the resident performing company, Utah Ballet. During this time, he performed numerous Principle and Soloist roles while graduating with Honors in 2011.

Upon graduation, Bashaun was offered a contract to join the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, where he danced for an entire decade! As a member of the company, he toured extensively throughout the United States, Africa, France, Japan, Mongolia & South Korea to perform and teach master classes. He has performed the works of many renowned choreographers such as Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, Stevan Novakovich, Edward Truitt, Val Caniparoli, Rick Tija, Johannes Weiland, Bill T. Jones, Adam Barruch, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Doug Varone, Yin Yue, Raja Feather Kelly and Daniel Charon, among others. Not only did his passion for performing grow during this time, but also, his passion for teaching. Bashaun has had the privilege of teaching master classes at renown universities such as Georgia University, The University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Brenau University, & Loyola Marymount University, to name a few. He has also had the privilege of setting choreography and teaching creative movement classes in over 100 Utah schools!