SUMMER DANCE in COLORADO (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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 3, 6, 10 & 13: Dance Mixology - FRIED - Find Relevance In Everything Dance Community Workshop, Wednesdays 6 -7:30 p.m. & Saturdays 10-11:30 p.m., 1075 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80205. Conducted by Wonderbound dancer, Damien Patterson, you will learn new and innovative ways of moving by challenging both your body and mind. Each workshop will begin with a short warm-up followed by a risk taking exploration of flight, flow and flux using various mediums to create new work. Adults only, each session is $25 per person. RSVP or just stop by. http://wonderbound.com/performances/community-events/. July 5 - 7: “Ripples – A DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA for EVERY BODY” led by Melissa Michaels & three guest 5Rhythms Teachers, Friday, 6 – 9p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (plus special evening event), and Sunday, 9;30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon Rd., Boulder. A synergistic blend of teachings from diverse dance communities as you upgrade your basic dance practice and deepen in community. $250 prior to May 15; $275 after (payment plans available). To register, [email protected], 303-415-0272, www.bdanced.com. July 5 - 7: Annual BUTOH and RITUAL DANCE WORKSHOP - MESA (Movement and Ecology Sanctuary for Art) Project in Ouray, CO. This workshop is centered on our relationship with the earth and our own wild, creative souls as understood through individual and group ritual dance practice. At the core of the MESA is the belief that indigenous belonging lives within the earth Herself and thus within our own bodies. Together, we’ll court the Holy in nature & our own bodies, approaching the soul as we would a wild animal, a God or a wind on the mountain. More info: Nathan Montgomery, [email protected]. $125 early birds! $175. Send payment to Syzygy Butoh, P.O. Box 863, Boulder, CO 80306. July 7 & 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/. July 8 -12: CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE SUMMER "Childrens Intensive" Special Promotion for the Monday - Friday, CPRD, 119 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80205. Discounts for siblings or when you bring a freind. 303-295- 1759 to receive a full brochure and description of internationally renowned guest faculty for this summer's intensive. http://cleoparkerdance.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2013ISDIschd.pdf. Limited Spaces Available. July 11: CI OPEN SKILLS LAB, Thursday, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Boulder Circus Center, 4747 26th, upstairs, Boulder, CO. This is not a class/workshop, per se, but an experienced CI dancer will be there to help facilitate your self-directed research. Please come to a short warm-up starting at 5:30pm to help tune ourselves to the lab topic and to each other. All levels welcome. Open Jam Follows: 7-8pm. Faciliated by J. Akiyama. Fee: $5-10. Facebook RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/531353636914560. http://www.SharingWeight.com. PERRY-MANSFIELD PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS, 40755 Routt County Rd #36, Steamboat Springs, CO 80488. Thru July 29: Pre-Professional Intensive, Grades 11–College. 970-879-7125 or 800-430-ARTS. www.perry-mansfield.org. July 12-14: SPECIAL TANGO WORKSHOP with Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, plus other tango teachers from Argentina – an intermediate/advanced workshop. The evening milongas will be entertaining for spectators and participants, with an exhilarating performances around midnight. The special Facebook page for the event is: https://www.facebook.com/events/334128243382440/?ref=ts&fref=ts. Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne. [email protected], http://www.gustavoygiselle.com. Thru July 13: DENVER BALLET THEATRE ACADEMY Summer Dance Intensive, Denver Ballet Theatre, 99 Inverness Dr. East, Suite 250 A, Englewood, CO 80112. Classes in ballet, pointe, variations, character, jazz, modern, and hip hop with nationally acclaimed faculty and guests. Summer experience culminates with a performance at the PACE Center in Parker, CO. Details and info: www.dbtacademy.com. July 13 & 14: Annual BOULDER JAZZ DANCE WORKSHOP “Weekend Workshop” Saturday & Sunday, Boulder. 303-449- 0399, [email protected], www.boulderjazzdanceworkshop.com. 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). [email protected], 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 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 [email protected], 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, [email protected], www.coloradomesa.edu/theatre/summerdance. 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 – 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, [email protected], 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 [email protected] 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, [email protected]. 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