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Don Allen is an instructor of dance at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and an advisor to the square dance, clogging, and folk dance clubs. In addition to squares, he teaches international folk dancing, clogging, and social dance.
Don started square dancing in elementary school and graduated to social dance in junior high. When he attended BYU in 1964, he began dancing with the Brigham Young Folk Dancers. In 1970, he was hired as full-time faculty and assistant director of the Brigham Young International Folkdancers touring group, with whom he went on six European summer tours as performer, artistic director, and tour director. He also toured with the BYU Folkdancers in the United States for fourteen years as tour director, performer, and technical person.
Don has taught at folk dance camps all over the U.S., including Southern California's Holiday Camp, and has done workshops and choreography for many schools. He is married and has four children.
Dances Don has taught include
Angus Reel Mixer,
Beckett's Reel,
Flash of Fire,
Gone at Last,
Grand Square,
Happy Heart,
Jesse Polka,
Jiffy Mixer,
Just Because,
King of the Road,
Last Thing on My Mind,
Maple Leaf Jig,
March Contra,
Mason's Apron,
Night Train to Memphis,
Oxo,
Shindig In the Barn,
Square Dance Basics,
Squares,
Sun Coming Up,
and
Tennessee Wig Walk.
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