SUMMER DANCE in COLORADO (Mid-July –Sept.)

Here’s a list of workshops, master classes & special opportunities to keep you dancing and learning

throughout the summer. It includes listings for Colorado and one in the neighboring state of Utah. This list

will be updated throughout the summer. For contact info on teachers, local studios & their regular summer

class schedules, look under Local Resources on Dance Bridge website www.artsresource.org/dance.

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July 13 - 27: 35th Annual BOULDER JAZZ DANCE WORKSHOP, two week intensive, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, CO. Nationally recognized faculty. Classes in jazz, lyrical jazz, modern, hip hop, musical theatre, turns, ballet, contemporary, tap, repertory, choreo-feedback, and performances. www.boulderjazzdanceworkshop.com. July 15 – Aug. 11: VAIL SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE, Studio 8100, north end unit of Traer Creek Plaza, 101 Fawcet Rd. # 185, Avon, CO. 4 Weeks of dance intensives for intermediate & advanced students, ages 11 -25. Minimum 3 yrs ballet required for Ballet & Contemporary Intensive. Minimum 2yrs studio dance for Hip Hop Intensive. Placement classes held on first Monday of each intensive: 9-9:50 a.m. suing two levels (inter & Adv). studio@studio8100.com, 970-306-3395, http://www.vaildanceintensive.com/HOME_PAGE.html, www.studio8100.com. July 15 - 27 – Ballet Intensive (2 weeks) July 29 – Aug. 2 - Contemporary/Jazz Intensive (1 week) August 5 - 11 – Hip Hop Intensive (1 week) July 16: DANCING FROM OUR ORGANS - Inter/Adv CI w/ Alicia Grayson, Tuesday, 5:30 - 8 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 N. 26th St., Boulder. Dancing from our organs can help us access our powerful fluid body and help us trust our intelligent animal body to delight in what it loves. * explore specific organs in the body and allow them to move us * experience how the organs can support ease and fluidity and juicy power in our dance * discover how dancing from our organs effects our emotional and energetic states. $40 *discount for attending multiple workshops. Contact Alicia Grayson, 303-653-3969, aliciaggrayson@gmail.com. Class & Refund Policies: http://www.tumblebones.com/Tumblebones/Policies.html.

July 20: "CROSSPONT(S): Dancing Time + Space" Workshop with Krista DeNio, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 26th St, Boulder CO. Taught by Krista DeNio, the workshop will bringtogether partnering work and composition, we will consider: as well as "How we begin a dance; how we exit; and how we use time and space in between." $15-25 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds). Please contact Krista DeNio at krista.denio@gmail.com to reserve your space. Facebook RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/476422872446015; Web: www.sharingweight.com/workshop/jul-20-crosspoints-dancing-time-space-workshop-krista-denio. July 20: INTRODUCTION to CONTACT IMPROVISATION for Beginners w/ Alicia Grayson, assisted by Jun Akiyama, Saturday, 2 - 5 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 N. 26th St., Boulder. An introduction for beginners to some of the essential principles of CI. $45. *discount for attending multiple workshops, check for other workshops in this list. Contact Alicia Grayson, 303-653-3969, aliciaggrayson@gmail.com. Class & Refund Policies: http://www.tumblebones.com/Tumblebones/Policies.html. JULY 22 - 26: HIGH-ENERGY SUMMER TRAINING With Robert Sher-Machherndl & Michael French, Monday-Friday, Colorado Ballet Studios, 1278 Lincoln St, Denver, CO. One week only - Ballet Technique, Choreography, TanzTheater & Performance. For fast intermediate, advanced & professional ballet & contemporary dancers. $500. Contact dance@lemonspongecake.org, 720-352-2903, www.lemonspongecake.org.

July 22 – August 2: COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY - CMU Summer Dance Intensive, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501. Directed by Melonie Buchanan Murray, the intensive will offer classes in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and modern for intermediate to advanced students 12 & up. Culminating showcase, open to the public in the Robinson Theatre.Various room & board packages available. 970-248-1390, mbuchana@coloradomesa.edu, www.coloradomesa.edu/theatre/summerdance. July 23: SOLO DANCE in the CI DUET - Intermediate/Advanced Level CI w/ Alicia Grayson, assisted by Joanna Rotkin, Tuesday, 5:30 -8 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 N. 26th St., Boulder. Researching ways to cultivate our solo while dancing in contact so that our dances our creative and deeply satisfying.* use aspects of authentic movement and active witnessing to support our solo in duet * explore using imagery, story, emotion and musicality to strengthen our engagement with self and other * deepen our ability to stay true to our own solo while connecting/collaborating and contrasting with others. $35 by July 15, $40 after July 15 *discount for attending multiple workshops. Contact Alicia Grayson, 303-653-3969, aliciaggrayson@gmail.com. Class & Refund Policies: http://www.tumblebones.com/Tumblebones/Policies.html. July 24: AUDIENCE AFFAIRS: Audience Building for All and Your Top 20 Tips to increasing everything, Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Boulder Public Library, Creek Room, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder 80302. Presented by Shoshana Fanizza, founder of Audience Development Specialists. A provocative look at how to build relationships with your audiences for increased sales, fan bases, volunteers, donors and sponsors. BCAA Members $10 / Nonmembers $15.10 minimum attendees required to secure this presentation. Please share this with a friend! Sponsored by Boulder County Arts Alliance BCAA. Please register here. http://www.bouldercountyarts.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=50. Thru July 27: 19th Annual INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE INSTITUTE - Cleo Parker Robinson’s ‘One Spirit Many Voices’, CPRD School, 119 Park Ave. West, Denver. Guest teachers, classes for all levels. http://cleoparkerdance.org/events. July 27: Special 1 Day Workshop with ANDREW MARCUS "where Art and Life meet" Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Tory's Barn on Magnolia Rd., just outside Boulder. An introductory training from the founder of the School of Disappearance. Movemnet, somatics, improvisation and consciousness. $80-40 sliding scale. Register: Lindsay Ann Sworski, lindsay@movingpresence.com, 720-209-2995. More info on Andrew: disappearance.project@gmail.com, http://objectless.tumblr.com. July 27 & 28: EVOLVING DOORS DANCE July Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Work|Space Denver, 2701 Lawrence, Denver, CO. For dancers, musicians and artists of any genre. Collaborating EDD directors Angie Simmons and Amy Shelley are proud and excited to be offering this one-of-a-kind workshop. This workshop is designed to bring two communities of skilled artists together (movers and musicians). Amy and Angie have been collaborating and working side by side for ten years in the classroom, in creation, and on stage. They share over 35 years of teaching and arts experiences and are interested in facilitating a meeting of metro music and dance! $60/person (Register 2 people for $100) 303-885-8513, evolvingdoorsdance@gmail.com. Artists can register by visiting http://evolvingdoorsdance.org/Evolving_Doors_Dance_Official_Website/Summer_Dance_Class.html. and scrolling to the bottom of the page for this workshop and the paypal link! July 27 – August 10: The 15th Annual International AERIAL DANCE FESTIVAL, Boulder, CO. Produced by Frequent Flyers Productions and the Dairy Center for the Arts, experience the joy of dancing in the air. Beginners – advanced aerial dancers. Classes in fabric, cyr wheel, lyra, rope, interactive aerial & video, physical theatre, static trapeze, invented apparatus, stilts, contact improvisation, bungie, aerial burlesque, Skinner releasing, functional flexibility and more. 303-245-8272, info@frequentflyers.org, www.frequentflyers.org. July 28: BALLET MASTER CLASS with MORIHITO IWATA, Sunday, 1 -3 p.m., Colorado Ballet Central Academy, 1278 Lincoln Street Denver, CO. Former soloist of the Bolshio Ballet in Moscow, this special class is for advanced ballet students ages 11+. $30 per person. Please fill out a registration form at www.coloradoballet.org/academy/events and RSVP to academy.central@coloradoballet.org by July 27.

Thru July 29: H.E.A.L. COLLABORATIVE, 6 Mondays, 8:30 - 10 p.m., Community Dance Collective, 2020B 21st St., Boulder, CO. Explore developmental movement, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Release based modern dance, Skinner Releasing Technique, Yoga, and various other traditions & practices. $10 donation. HEALDanceCO (Humans Embodying Artistic Life), contact Charlie Birch, 609-214-6938, Kgbirch@gmail.com. http://ow.ly/i/2kMt2. July 30 – Aug. 9: VAIL INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL “Master Class Series” Vail, CO. Hip Hop Master Class Beg & Adv with BE Life Studio; Ballet Master Class with Pacific Northwest Ballet; Tango Master Class with Gabriel Missé and Analia Centurión; Ballet Master Class with New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Daniel Ulbricht; Contemporary with Keigwin+Company; Modern Dance with Paul Taylor Dance Company; Contemporary with “So You Think You Can Dance” stars: Cyrus, Allison Holker & tWitch. Space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Pre-registration encouraged. More details or to sign-up for a class: email Harper Addison at haddison@gmail.com or call 970-777-2015, www.vaildance.org click performances, then off stage events. Or check the separate PDF on DB Site for specifics. July 31 Save the date! Business of Arts Workshop: MARKETING PLANS, Wednesday, 11:30 -1:30 p.m., Location TBD. Sponsored by Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA), Teaming up again with Lisa bell to delve into the art of creating successful Marketing Plans. More details will be forthcoming. BCAA Members $10/Non-members$15. info@bouldercountyarts.org, www.bouldercountyarts.org. July 31 - Aug. 4: LINDY ON THE ROCKS, Denver, CO. Workshops & dances, at least 4 class tracks, ranging from beginner through masters. Full-weekend passes and dance passes are available (best value), but you can also attend any class or event separately during the event. www.cmdance.org, info@lindyontherocks.com, 303-883-6691, http://www.lindyontherocks.com/. August 1 – 5: ESSENTIAL EMBODIED ARTS TRAINING - ON THE LAND (EEAT & WilderDance Retreat Program), Thursday 5 p.m. - Monday 6 p.m., Rocky Mountains of Colorado. A 5 day/4 night residential retreat in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mts. Professional training will be in the 3 EEAT Soma/Soul Lineages from 3 continents with expert professionals in the field: LifeArt Process of Anna Halprin (N. America) with Melinda Harrison, Butoh Dance of Kazuo & Yoshito Ohno (Asia) with Maureen Freehill; Voice Movement Therapy of Paul Newham (Europe) & Shamanic Voice with Christa Ray. Early Bird tuition & lodging: $455; Tuition & lodging $495. Food will be community/self catered as a group. Two work trades available for qualified applicants. More info: contact Melinda mewestharr@comcast.net or Maureen 206-855-5836, momo@butopia.net. Space is limited to 12. Pre-Registration is required. All payments are non-refundable 3 weeks prior to workshop. August 2 - 5: MILE HIGH WALTZ WEEKEND, Boulder, CO. Famous dance instructors and waltz inspirations Richard Powers and partner Angela Amaryllis conduct classes and highlight various special parties throughout the weekend. Early Bird $130 registration fee goes away in 2 weeks, $145 July 12+. This event is being organized by Marilyn Chartrand and Watch Your Step. Details and online registration are available at: http://tinyurl.com/milehighwaltz. August 3 & 17: MOVINGVOICE Workshops with Joanna Rotkin & Eve Maisonpierre, 3 Saturdays, 1 - 4 p.m., Eve’s Home Studio, 750 14th St., ‘the Hill’ in Boulder, CO. An investigation of the Moving Voice in a physical, creative, and fun environment, fostering self-expression and imagination through kinesthetic experience. Through our work together we will cultivate a vibrant state of well-being, curiosity, and inquiry. No previous experience in dance, movement, or voice is necessary. Beginners, experienced movers and singers, the curious and clumsy are welcome and encouraged to join. $25 deposit send to Eve Maisonpierre, 750 14th St. Boulder 80302. More info: Eve: movingvoice@me.com or joannarotkin@hotmail.com. Thru Aug 10: ORMAO SUMMER SESSION, Ormao Dance Studios, 10 S. Spruce St., Colorado Springs, CO. Punch card classes, Ages 3 - Adult, Beginner - Professional in Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, & Contemporary styles. Character Camp - from pirates to princesses! Dance Sampler - experience hip hop/tap/musical theater/African, bgirls unite! AND bboys rock! Choreographers Create! To register: www.ormaodance.org. Aug. 11: BODY AS MASK Workshop, Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Pearl St. Studios, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, CO. The Body Mask

is part sculpture, part clown, and a whole lot of community engagement and fun. FREE! https://www.facebook.com/events/124476714428590/. https://www.facebook.com/events/539441086092113/. August 12 - 16: STREETSIDE INTENSIVE WEEK, Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder CO. Intensive classes are for dancers who want to be challenged in a week-long intensive class training schedule, and is highly recommended for any student who is interested in auditioning for our performance troupes. Our schedule of afternoon and evening classes will be available soon. Plus Troupe Auditions on Aug. 17. Performance troupes for both young and older dancers in Hip Hop, Breakin', Jazz, Modern & Groovalicious. Call Chad with questions! 303-449-6789, www.streetsidedance.com. August 12 - 16: BALLET MASTER CLASS with MARK CARLSON, Boulder Ballet Studios, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. Levels 4A- Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. -2 p.m., Studio 1; Levels 6, 7 & Advanced Adult, Monday -Friday, 2:30 -5 p.m. Studio One. For more information and to register, call Boulder Ballet at 303-443-0028 ext. 1, or info@boulderballet.org. http://www.boulderballet.org/snews.html. Drop-in rate for single technique class only: $20 Technique class is the first 90 minutes of each day’s class. Aug. 13: CI TRIOS - Inter/Adv CI w/ Alicia Grayson, Joanna Rotkin & Jun Akiyama, Tuesday, 5:30 - 8 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 N. 26th St., Boulder. Collaboration, contrast and counterpoint - trios can open us to places we could never go on our own or in duet. This workshop explores both the physics and the energetics of 3 humans in motion to create surprise, collaboration and delightful juxtaposition. $35 by Aug. 5, $40 after Aug. 5 *discount for attending multiple workshops. Contact Alicia Grayson, 303-653-3969, aliciaggrayson@gmail.com. Class & Refund Policies: http://www.tumblebones.com/Tumblebones/Policies.html.

Thru Aug. 26: COLLIDING BODIES and the ATHLETICS of INSTINCT with Joanna Rotkin, Mondays: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 N. 26TH St., Boulder. Using breath as the foundation for movement, students access their strength, agility, balance, and flexibility through invigorating, full bodied dancing. Drawing on contemporary and post-modern dance techniques to experience a sense of flight and momentum - moving in & out of the floor, and up into the air with power and grace. Students cultivate mindfulness, creative expression, and spontaneity in their dancing by investigating their own movement potential. No Class July 8. $18 drop-in, $90 six punch card. Some previous experience in dance and/or movement is encouraged. joannarotkin@hotmail.com. Sept 5-8: FALL CI RETREAT "'Sand Dunes Liquid Flow" Sand Dunes Pool, Hooper, CO (San Luis Valley). Workshops include: Aquatic Dance and Therapy; Authentic Movement; Buffoon; and CI of course, plus CI dance every night. vibrant playful community, excellent food catered by Rachel, reasonable price. Look for website soon: www.liquid-flow.org. September 13 - 15: LEMON SPONGE CAKE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP, Vail Valley Academy of Dance, 210 Edwards Village, Edwards, CO. Contact dance@lemonspongecake.org, 720-352-2903, www.lemonspongecake.org. And here’s info on a workshop in Utah too:

July 22-Aug. 2: RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY’s “Move It” Summer Workshop, Salt lake City, UT. Two Week

Workshop - for advanced and intermediate dancers. Teacher's Workshop - for university, professional and secondary

dance teachers. Young Dancer's Workshop - for high school and middle school students. info@rirewoodbury.com,

http://www.ririewoodbury.com/workshop.

----------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Wohl Haan, Dance Bridge Coordinator, 303-441-4391, dancebridge@boulderlibrary.org, www.artsresource.org/dance.

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