Cheryll Treu (BA ’85) Will Return to BYU this October for the Annual Alumni Achievement Award Lecture.
The College of Fine Arts and Communications is proud to welcome Cheryll Treu back to BYU. One of several honorees of BYU’s 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards, Treu will speak during homecoming week on Thursday, October 16.
Treu graduated from BYU in 1985 with a degree in dance and toured internationally with the BYU Ballroom Dance Company, performing in England, China, Thailand, Hong Kong and New York. During her time as a student, she taught ballroom classes and directed the Ballroom Back-Up Tour Team for three years. She also earned certifications in International Latin and Ballroom styles from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance.
Treu has shared her passion for ballroom dance with young students across Utah for the past three decades. She developed, directed and choreographed for programs at American Heritage School, Alpine District Junior High Teams, Pleasant Grove Junior High and Northridge Elementary. Since 2006, she has served as the Ballroom Dance Coordinator for Alpine School District, where she expanded the program from three schools to 21, mentoring teachers and inspiring thousands of students.
Treu is also the co-founder of the Danzinskule Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting school ballroom programs. In this work, she has guided curriculum design, teacher training and event coordination, and has helped more than 10,000 students.
Treu’s lecture, titled “Rhythm of Service: Steps of a Lifetime,” will be held in the RB Dance Theatre.
Lecture Date and Time: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: RB Dance Theater