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People from all walks of life can experience the joy of dancing in the air during this annual festival, hosted by Boulder’s Frequent Flyers Productions. Classes in flying trapeze, bungee dancing, aerial fabric and more plus performances by local, national and international aerial artists. For information and registration: 303-245-8272. www.frequentflyers.org AMERICA'S IRREPLACABLE DANCE TREASURES EXHIBIT, April 4 For Boulder’s fifth annual Celebrate Dance Month, Dance Bridge and the Boulder Public Library host a touring exhibit from the Dance Heritage Coalition in Washington, D.C. “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100” features photos, scores, magazines, programs, books and video that celebrate movements, institutions and artists who have shaped American dance since the mid-19th century. The exhibit opens with a public reception from 5-7pm April 4, and will be on display until April 30 in the Canyon Gallery of the Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd. 303-441-4391. www.artsresource.org ARGENTINE TANGO/DANCE OF THE HEART For schedule upcoming performances visit the website. www.danceoftheheart.com ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES For schedule upcoming performances visit the website. www.arvadacenter.org For schedule upcoming performances visit the website or call 303-492-8000. www.aspensantafeballet.com
With a new artistic team at the helm, Ballet Nouveau is breaking ground this season with shows and events designed to engage audiences, including a choreography competition where viewers decide who makes it to the final round. Be sure to follow the action online at their website. To order tickets, call 303-446-5685. www.BNCevolution.org BAOBAO FEST, March 8 Traditional communities in West Africa gathered regularly under the baobab tree to share their culture. March 8 at 7pm, the 5th 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. www.baobaofest.org 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. www.bluemoondancecompany.com You won’t need a spoonful of sugar to make this medicine go down as Boulder Ballet weaves a bit of magic into everyday life with Cinderella and other tip-top performances. 303- 443-0028. www.boulderballet.org
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. For more information: www.avalonevents.org.
This two-week dance intensive draws 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. Highlights of the program are a student show performances by the resident dance company Interweave. 303-449-0399. www.boulderjazzdanceworkshop.com BREAKTHROUGH ARTS. See Dance Studios/Instruction This multicultural Denver performing-arts institution offers year-round performances as well as classes geared toward underserved communities and children. The theater is located at the historic Shorter AME Church in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. 303-295-1759. www.cleoparkerdance.org For schedule of upcoming performances: 303-837-8888. www.coloradoballet.org 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. www.thedairy.org
DANSE ETOILE BALLET, Feb. 29 and March 1-2 With tutus and tee-hees, this 3-year-old Superior-based ballet company premieres Happily Ever After: The Snow Maiden and the Princess and the Pea, two ballets accompanied by live singers and musicians playing classical and Russian folk music. Performances are at 7:30pm on Feb. 29 and March 1, and at 2pm on March 2 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. To purchase tickets visit the website or call 303-444-SEAT. www.danseetoile.org DENVER INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS' PROJECT For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-388-3017. www.denvericp.org FREQUENT FLYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC., April 11-13 and 18-20 If you’ve ever wanted to be a superhero, this is the show for you! Frequent Flyers reveals its superhuman strength to save the world in “Comic Book Heroes,” a collaboration with comic book artist Scorpio Steele, poet Jack Collum and sound maker Russ Schissler. The shows are April 11-13 and 18-20 at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. 303-245-8272. www.frequentflyers.org
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. www.oconnor.gs/halau.html For information about upcoming events: 303-789-4181. www.hannahkahndance.org HELANDER DANCE THEATER, April 3-6 The oldest continuously produced dance company in Boulder, Helander Dance Theater will come together for their annual spring show April 3-6. Performances are 8pm Thurs-Sat and 2pm Sun at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. 303-440-7826 ext. 105; www.thedairy.org. Dancers Danelle and Eva are also turning the world on its head at private and public events around town with “Do You Mind?”— a two-woman show that explores the intersection of private and social reality. Call 303-473-9438 to book them for your event. www.helanderdance.org For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-604-5244. www.hospicecareonline.org For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-449-0399. bcn.boulder.co.us/arts/idt/idt.html LAKEWOOD CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER The Lakewood Cultural Events Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, brings artists from around the region, country and globe to Colorado. Visit the website or call 303-987-7876 for schedule. www.longmontdancetheatre.com LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET, March 22 Lemon Sponge Cake, an innovative con-temporary ballet troupe, joins the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra March 22 at 7:30pm in Macky Auditorium for “Choreographic Fusion.” 303-545-2298. www.lemonspongecake.com 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. www.myspace.com/moraporvida 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. www.motionunderground.com This season is full of hijinks, high altitudes and high stepping at the CU Music in Motion Series. Performances are at Macky Auditorium. 303-492-8008. www.cuconcerts.org For schedule of upcoming performances, visit the website or call 303-661-0719. www.reverenceweb.com ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIBAL BELLY DANCE SOIREE, May 3 Join more than 70 performers and a multitude of dancers for contemporary bellydance at this third annual event on May 3 at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave. The evening begins at 7pm with performances by dancers from around the Rocky Mountain Region, then get in on the action with group improvisational dance at 8:30pm. Other attractions include henna tattoo artists and an open market full of tribal jewelry and costumes. 303-442-3551. SCHIFF DANCE COLLECTIVE, March 7-8 On March 7 and 8 at 8pm, the troupe debuts “Unsilenced,” which deals with the importance of freedom of speech. Performances are at the Dairy Center for the Arts at 8pm; call 303-444-SEAT for tickets. 720-771-2737. 3RD LAW DANCE/THEATER, April 25-26 and May 2-3 Audiences have described 3rd Law’s work as startling, seamless and unexpected. 3rd Law’s signature evenings are original, full-length, narratively structured pieces that address serious subject matter with a witty, droll and irreverent style. Join them April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3 at 8pm at the Dairy Center for the Arts for The CleanRoom as they explore the "digisphere" and the belief that more data means more knowledge. 303-938-8356. www.3rdLaw.org
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. www.colorado.edu/TheatreDance
VAC is the umbrella organization for dozens of local folk arts groups and publisher of Stomp!, a bimonthly newsletter. Check the website for Boulder County dance opportunities. 303-440-8303. www.villageartscoalition.org
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