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BOULDER COUNTY DANCE
Dance Studios/Instruction
Dance Performances
Go Dancing!

Dance Studios & Instruction in Boulder County, Colorado

See also Dance Performances and Go Dancing! for more Boulder/Denver dance opportunities.


AERIAL DANCE FESTIVAL

Frequent Flyers Productions hosts this thrilling, mystifying celebration of aerial dance, featuring fixed and flying trapeze, bungee dancing, aerial yoga, stilts and much more. The festival runs Aug. 3-16 and includes performances, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions and classes. Events take place at the Dairy Center, CU and other Boulder locations; see website for complete festival schedule. For registration and more information: 303-245-8272.

DANCE OF THE HEART TANGO ENCUENTRO, July 22-Aug. 4

The maestros of Argentine tango return to Boulder for a series of seminars, evening workshops, social dances and dramatic performances. TangoEncuentro runs July 22-Aug. 4 at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave. 303-938-0716.

BOULDER COMMUNITY DANCE AT THE AVALON BALLROOM

Practice your moves and learn a new one at social dances all year long. American contradances on the first and third Fridays of the month (303-592-3972; www.cfootmad.org). Swing dances, ballroom “tea dances” with the Mont Alto Orchestra, waltzing and tango milongas. All dances are at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave. Email Jim Borzym for more information avd@columbine.net; www.avalonevents.org.

BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS

Kick up your heels with recreational folk dancing from around the world. Lessons from 7:30-8:30 pm are followed by open dancing until 11 pm. Everyone is welcome—no experience or partner necessary—and your first visit is free. BIFD meets at Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St.

BOULDER JAZZ DANCE WORKSHOP, annually in summer

Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop draws students from all over the country to its summer dance intensive. The curriculum includes jazz dance, modern dance, hip-hop, performance classes, seminars and a multimedia presentation on jazz dance history focusing on legend Jack Cole. It runs annually in the summer. Minimum age for the workshopis 16. For information and a brochure: 303-449-0399.

BOULDER PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Dance studios at city recreation centers offer classes for all ages in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, social dance, dance fitness and performance. Classes are at East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, South Boulder Recreation Center, 1360 Gillaspie Drive, and North Boulder Recreation Center, 3170 Broadway. For information on classes and children’s courses, call 303-413-7256. To register, call 303-413-7270.

BREAKTHROUGH ARTS

BreakThrough Arts offers free classes for teens after school, including hip-hop and break dancing. For more information, call 303-443-4474 x4650; or visit the website.

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE

This multicultural Denver performing-arts institution offers year-round performances as well as classes geared toward underserved communities and children. The International Summer Dance Institute runs June through July and features guest instructors from around the world. The theater is located at the historic Shorter AME Church in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. 303-295-1759.

DAIRY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The Dairy Center, at 2590 Walnut St., is a 40,000-square-foot multidisciplinary arts center where 16 of Boulder’s liveliest arts organizations hold classes, exhibitions and performances. Several dance groups, including Frequent Flyers Productions, Helander Dance Theater, International Tap Association, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet and 3rd Law Dance/ Theatre, perform in the Dairy’s intimate dance theater. 303-440-7826.

DANCE BRIDGE

This multifaceted project of the Boulder Arts Commission acts as a clearinghouse for dancers and the community, including a twice-monthly newsletter and other resources. Participate in community showcases and projects, or find classes, dance companies, info on grants and auditions, and calendar listings. For a schedule of dance events check online at www.artsresource.org/dance. Contact coordinator Mary Wohl Haan at haanm @ boulder.lib.co.us or 303-441-4391 for more information.

DANCE OF THE HEART TANGO ENCUENTRO

The maestros of Argentine tango return to Boulder for a series of seminars, evening workshops, social dances and dramatic performances. TangoEncuentro runs July 22-Aug. 4 at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave. 303-938-0716.

DANSE ETOILE BALLET

Danse Etoile’s summer classes begin June 2 and include all levels of ballet and contemporary choreography. 720-938-3030.

GABRIEL MASSON DANCE WORKSHOP, June 2-13

Gabriel Masson, artistic director of San Diego’s Gabriel Masson Dance, comes to town to teach intermediate/advanced modern dance classes June 2-13. At CU’s University Theatre Building. 303-492-2867.

GYPSY FLAMENCO DANCE

Have flair and attitude? Learn Gypsy flamenco dance from master instructor and choreographer René Heredia, who also teaches classical guitar and directs Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre. 303-722-0054.

HALAU HULA O NA MAUNA KOMOHANA

The Hula School of the Western Mountains is dedicated to preserving the art of ancient and modern Hawaiian dance, along with chanting, history, culture, some language and some current politics, such as the Sovereignty Movement. For information about upcoming events: 303-447-9772.

INSTRUCTIONAL DANCE STUDIOS AND CLASSES

In Boulder and surrounding towns, students of all ages can learn almost any kind of dance—jazz, lyrical, folk, capoeira, salsa, African, swing, hip-hop, ballroom, Middle Eastern, hula and more. Groups marked with a star (*) offer weekly recreational dances.

  • Alchemy of Movement 303-449-4410
  • Airborne Gymnastics & Dance 303-651-1456 (Longmonth)
  • Ballet Nouveau Colorado 303-466-5685 (Broomfield)
  • Bantaba World Dance and Music 303-499-6484
  • Boulder Arts Academy and Boulder Ballet 303-449-9291
  • * Boulder International Folk Dancers
  • Boulder Parks and Recreation Department 303-413-7270
  • * Boulder Scandinavian Dancers 303-832-6503
  • * Calico and Boots Traditional American Dancing 303-499-6576
  • Casablanca Dance Studio 303-673-0023 (Louisville)
  • City Dance 303-604-0543 (Lafayette)
  • Community Dance Collective 303-447-2566
  • Core Movement Studio 303-443-7400
  • Dance Dimensions 303-772-3750 (Longmont)
  • Danceophile Ballroom & Folk Dance Studio 303-499-6363
  • Danse Etoile
  • Flamenco Dance Classes with Monica 303-786-7050
  • Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre 303-722-0054
  • Frequent Flyers Productions 303-245-8272
  • Gandy Dancer Studio of Performing Arts 303-666-5171 (Louisville)
  • Helander Dance Theater 303-473-9438
  • Heritage Irish Stepdancers 720-747-9377 (Broomfield)
  • Hula School of the Western Mountains 303-447-9772
  • * Israeli Folk Dancing 303-447-8300
  • Kakes Studio 303-444-5353
  • Lafayette Parks and Recreation Department 303-665-0468
  • Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet 303-545-2298
  • Longmont Dance Theatre 303-772-1335
  • Longmont Parks and Recreation Department 303-651-8404
  • Louisville Dance Center 303-673-9122
  • Louisville Parks and Recreation Department 303-666-7400
  • Motion Underground 303-786-7660; 303-604-0543 (Lafayette)
  • The Mountain Center 303-666-5171 (Louisville)
  • Pre-Eminence Hall 303-404-3804
  • Reverence Academy of Dance 303-661-0719 (Lafayette)
  • Silk Road Middle Eastern Dance 303-772-4267 (Boulder and Longmont)
  • Tango Colorado 303-938-0716
  • Taps ‘n’ Toes 303-460-0685


LYONS OLD-TIME COMMUNITY DANCES

Old-time stringbands and callers lead circles, squares and reels at these local dances. Beginning clogging workshops are offered an hour before each dance. Check the website for upcoming dances at Odd Fellows Hall, just north of 4th and Main streets in Lyons. 303-823-0816.

MOTION UNDERGROUND

Motion Underground offers frequent performances of hip-hop, jazz and break dance in the Boulder area. Check the website for a current schedule. The studio at 2691 30th St. offers classes in these “underground” dance styles to children, teens and adults. 303-786-7660.

POSTOLEY DANCE ENSEMBLE

Learn folk dances from around the world on Tuesday evenings June 3-Sept. 9. These outdoor events feature guests artists from the Ukraine, Israeli Dancers, Scandinavian Dancers and more. Teaching runs 7-8pm, and dancing until 10pm, on the Boulder Municipal Plaza, 13th Street between Canyon and Arapahoe. Special folk dance instruction for children is offered June 10 & 24 and July 8 & 22 from 6:15-7pm. 303-449-6363.

RED ROCK RAMBLERS SUMMER SQUARE DANCES

Every Saturday night from June 24 through Sept. 1, swing your partner around the Lyons Elementary School gym (Fourth and Stickney streets) to the best callers and cuers. Now in its 50th year, this dance series welcomes you for rounds at 7:45pm; squares run from 8:15-10:45pm. 303-823-6692.

VILLAGE ARTS COALITION

VAC is the umbrella organization for dozens of local folk arts groups and publisher of Stomp!, a bimonthly newsletter. Check the websitefor Boulder County dance opportunities. 303-440-8303.


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