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Dance Performances, Boulder County, Colorado
AERIAL DANCE FESTIVAL, annually in summer 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 runs annually in summer and includes performances, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions and classes. Events take place at the Dairy Center, CU and other Boulder locations; see website for 2009 festival schedule. For registration and more information: 303-245-8272. ARGENTINE TANGO/DANCE OF THE HEART For schedule upcoming performances visit the website. The ensemble includes dancers, poets, visual artists and musicians from the Denver metro area, plus guest artists from Seattle, San Francisco and more. Visit the website for schedule of upcoming performances. ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES For schedule upcoming performances visit the website. For schedule upcoming performances visit the website or call 303-492-8000.
BNC’s 2008-2009 season, called “Next,” is bigger and better, with five shows and several internationally renowned guest artists. Performances are at the Pinnacle Events Center in north Denver, or at the Lakewood Cultural Center; see website for times and locations. To order tickets, call 303-446-5685. Traditional communities in West Africa gathered regularly under the baobab tree to share their culture. March 7 at 7pm, the 6th annual BaoBao Fest honors this tradition by bringing together Ghanaian dancers, drummers and storytellers at Boulder Theater in a performance complete with stunning props and costumes. 303-449-2671. This eclectic, award-winning group comes from backgrounds as diverse as jazz, hip-hop, ballroom, African dance and classical ballet. The company is available for performances, private & group lessons and special occasions. Check the website or call for information about Blue Moon’s spring dance concert. 303-443-3262. Boulder Ballet takes “a tale as old as time” and wraps it up as a Mother’s Day treat; Beauty and the Beast is on stage May 10 for 11am and 2pm shows at the Boulder Theater. Other season highlights are listed below; see website for more. 303-443-0028. BOULDER COMMUNITY DANCES AT THE AVALON Practice your fanciest dance moves and learn a few new ones 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 on the second Saturday of every month. Waltzing the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Argentine Tango on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. All dances are at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave. For full schedule, check www.avalonevents.org. BOULDER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, annually in summer Enjoy dance and music from across the globe on Pearl Street Mall. The festival includes free performances and participatory events. 303-604-9098. BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS with the opportunity to learn dances from around the world. Every Friday night, all year-round, head to the Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., for teaching at 7:30pm and open dancing from 8:30-11pm. 303-449-2381.
This two-week dance intensive is in its 30th year, drawing students from across the country for classes in jazz dance, hip-hop, jazz funk, and modern dance, as well as ballet barre, approaches to turns, yoga and core strength. The workshop is held annually in summer at the University of Colorado’s Charlotte York Irey Dance Building. Visit the website for 2009 dates. 303-449-0399. 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 (click on Program Guide/Teens). CPRD ensemble members share the universal language of dance through performances, outreach and education. The company hosts the 21st Annual International Association of Blacks in Dance conference in Denver Jan. 29-Feb.1. The conference includes seminars, classes and performances. See website for CPRD performances scheduled at the historic Shorter AME Church in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. 303-295-1759. See Dance Studios/Instruction for ongoing classes and workshops. The Repertory Series, March 7-21, features two world premieres and the Colorado premiere of a Twyla Tharp piece. See website for full schedule. Performances are at Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets. 303-837-8888. The Dairy Center, at 2590 Walnut St., is a 40,000-square-foot multidisciplinary arts center where many of Boulder’s liveliest arts organizations hold classes, exhibitions and performances. Several dance groups perform in the Dairy’s intimate dance theater, including Frequent Flyers Productions, Helander Dance Theater, International Tap Association, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet and 3rd Law Dance/Theatre. 303-440-7826. World Dance Day is April 29, but here in the Boulder area, it’s a month-long celebration! Local dance companies and venues, artists, teachers and schools offer classes, workshops, performances, films, lectures, story hours, displays and dance parties for the entire community. All activities are open to the public, and many are free. 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 Home at The Solstice Institute See Go Dancing! for information about this spirited weekly dancing event. Danse Etoile presents The Triplettes of Belleville, based on the award-winning movie, plus three new original works, March 6-8 at the Dairy Center for the Arts. May 8-9, the troupe performs at Broomfield Auditorium. The ballet school has moved to a new location at 3400 Industrial Lane in Broomfield. Visit www.thedairy.org for performance tickets; see wthe Danse Etoile Ballet website or call 720-938-3030 for information on the dance company. DENVER INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHER'S PROJECT The DICP supports professional and post-professional dancers in their first attempts at choreography, giving them a chance to show and create their original works. Performances in the Denver area are scheduled periodically; check website for updates. 303-388-3017. EDDP is a Boulder-based modern company that strives to present politically motivated dance as a catalyst for social change. Choreographer Angie Simmons weaves the dances with film and photo images, unique scores, creative costumes and striking movements. For information about upcoming events, visit the website.
The Expressions are the dance companies of the Boulder Parks and Recreation Dance Program. Students of all ages take performance-level classes, then proudly show what they learned. The Spring Dance Concert is April 4 at 1pm & 7pm and April 5 at 1pm at Niwot High School, 8989 E. Niwot Rd. 303-413-7473. FLAMENCO FANTASY DANCE THEATER For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-722-0054.
FREQUENT FLYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC. “Straighten Up and Fly Right” is an evening of all-new aerial pieces by Nancy Smith and other choreographers. Shows are April 17-19 and 24-26 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. 303-245-8272. Purchase tickets online, in person at the Dairy Center's Community Box Office, or by calling 303-444-SEAT Tuesday through Friday, 1-5pm. HALAU HULA O NA MAUNA KOMOHANA The Hula School of the Western Mountains works to preserve the art of ancient and modern Hawaiian dance, along with chanting, history, culture and some current politics, such as the Sovereignty Movement. Students offer free public performances at three summer festivals: Boulder Creek Festival, Boulder International Dance Festival, and the Asian Pacific Festival. 303-447-9772. Hamsa Arts offers classes, workshops and performances in Middle Eastern dance. 303-449-5030. The company’s spring performance, “Voyage and Other Dances,” is March 20-21 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway in Lakewood; check website for times. Classes in several varieties of dance are held at Open Studio, 75 S. Cherokee St. in Denver. 303-789-4181. “High Octane” is a multimedia presentation revolving around our fuel-ups, our breakdowns and the mileage accumulated along the way. The “fully leaded” performances of dance, theater and video take place April 3-5 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. Friday & Saturday @ 8:00pm; Sunday @ 2:00pm. Tickets: 303-440-7826. The Broomfield Auditorium, at 3 Community Park Road in Broomfield, hosts the Heritage Irish Step Dancers March 6-7 at 7pm. For ticket information, call 303-469-3301 ext. 7999 or visit the website. For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-604-5244. For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-449-0399. LAKEWOOD CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER The Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, brings artists from around the region, country and globe to Colorado, including the David Taylor Dance Theatre in Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Performances are Dec. 18-23. Call 303-987-7845 for times. LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET Lemon Sponge Cake, an innovative contemporary ballet troupe, presents new works in Denver, Boulder and New York City this spring. See World Premiere of Cello Sonata, March 21, at 7:30pm, Newman Center for the Arts, Denver; and the Student Showcase on May 16 at 3pm in the Performance Space at Dairy Center for the Arts. 303-545-2298. For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-772-5796. LYONS OLD-TIME COMMUNITY DANCES See Go Dancing MORAPORVIDA CONTEMPORARY DANCE Moraporvida Contemporary Dance is a new national, repertory, dance company based on urban experiences and contemporary styles. For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website.
Motion Underground offers frequent performances of hip-hop, jazz and break dance in the Boulder area. Check the website for a schedule of upcoming performances. The studio at 2691 30th St. offers classes in these “underground” dance styles to children, teens and adults. 303-786-7660. Look for the new season of the CU Music in Motion Series starting in Fall 2009. Performances are at Macky Auditorium. For more information, visit the website or call 303-492-8008. POSTOLEY DANCE ENSEMBLE RED ROCK RAMBLERS SUMMER SQUARE DANCES See Go Dancing “Searching for Christmas” is a holiday production filled with carolers, rockettes, a Nativity, a Grinch, Santa, a gospel choir and more. This 4th annual event is also a fundraiser for Sister Carmen Community Center. December 13, 2pm and 7pm at Centaurus High School, 10300 South Boulder Road in Lafayette. 303-661-0719. RHYTHMIC RITES SACRED DANCE JOURNEY See Go Dancing ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIBAL BELLY DANCE SOIREE Join a multitude of performers for an evening of contemporary belly dance Dec. 6 at the Grant Street Community Center, 216 Grant St., Denver. The evening begins at 7pm with shows by dancers from around the region. Then, get in on the action with open dancing and a drum jam, or visit the market full of tribal costumes and jewelry. Call for information about classes in North Boulder. 303-859-5599. The Schiff Dance Collective strives to make dance relatable to a larger audience. Visit the website for schedule of upcoming performances. According to World Dance Review, 3rd Law has “some of best dancers in some of the best choreography Front Range audiences will ever get to see.” See an evening of new work when 3rd Law presents "Till We Wake," based on a new reading of T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" on May 1-2 and May 8-9 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. Visit the website for details.
They’re dancing and performing their way to the top, and you can catch a glimpse of rising stars before their names are in lights. For tickets and information, call 303-492-2867 or visit the website.
VAC brings together dozens of local folk arts groups, and publishes Stomp!, a bimonthly newsletter. Check the website for Boulder County dance opportunities. 303-440-8303.
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