Welcome to the Colorado Dance Alliance

Welcome to the website of the Colorado Dance Alliance.  We hope you will make this “your home for dance in Colorado” and seek out the latest and most up-to-date information on classes and workshops, jobs and auditions, grants and dance performances. CDA members are dancers, dance teachers/educators, dance companies, dance studios & school owners, dance students, dance enthusiasts & fans, artwriters & journalists, and performing arts centers to name just a few...we hope you join us too! Colorado Dance Alliance strives to serve your dance needs, and this site is about YOU!  Tell us what you are doing and send us details about your classes, performances, workshops and dance experiences.  Be a part of dance in Colorado!

Paul Taylor Master Class in October

Colorado Dance Alliance in cooperation with the Carson-Brierly Dance Library and the University of Denver Newman Center Presents Series is sponsoring a Master Class given by a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company on Saturday, October 16, 2010, 10:30 a.m. – Noon, at Hannah Kahn's Studio, 75 South Cherokee, Denver. Class limit is 35 people, and the skill level is Intermediate. Registration is first-come, first-serve, and payment will hold a reservation.

For detailed information about the MASTER CLASS, please continue to check this website, www.codance.org and our Dance Listings.  To REGISTER for the master class, click here to print out the form, or go to our payments page to pay online for your class (use the Special Events payment button). For information on the dance PERFORMANCE, please visit the Newman Center’s website, www.newmancenterpresents.com or call the Newman Center Box Office, 303-871-6200.

Membership Renewal Time!

All Colorado Dance Alliance members should renew their memberships by October 1, 2010. You may pay your 2010-11 dues online or with a check. Membership will extend through September 30, 2011, if you renew now. To renew online follow the instructions for renewal (not joining) on the membership page or on the FAQ's page.

2010 CDA Dance Awards and Scholarships - Nominations Due September 15th

The Colorado Dance Alliance will be presenting 2010 awards in a number of categories, and scholarships for dance study for young dancers this fall. Nominations for all awards (Service to the Field, Cutting Edge, and Lifetime Achievement), and for the Richard Denny Scholarships, are due on September 15th. The award presentations and final adjudication for the scholarships will be at CDA's Annual Meeting on Saturday November 13th from 2:30 to 4:30 PM at the Grant Avenue Community Center, 216 S. Grant Avenue, Denver, CO. Anyone - CDA Members and Non-Members - can nominate persons for these awards and scholarships. You can download a description of the nomination process by clicking here. You can then download the nomination form here. Please read the guidlines carefully. Please download the application, print it out, and submit it and all required supporting information to the address indicated. Incomplete applications will not be considered until completed with all supporting materials included.

CDA Scholarship Fundraiser - Hear Great Music, Eat Great Food, And Help Colorado's Young Dancers

In 2009 CDA established The Richard Denny Young Dancer Scholarship in memory and honor of the late Richard Denny’s dedication to dance in Colorado. Three scholarships are adjudicated by an expert panel based on performance and supportive nominations. In order to continue this program, CDA established a dedicated fund. In anticipation of the awards to be made this November, a fundraiser is planned. Friday, September 10, 2010, 7-10 PM.

Finger style guitarist, extraordinaire Steve Rothenberg & Friends Present A Benefit for the Colorado Dance Alliance, Richard Denny Young Dancer Scholarship Fund.

MichaelAngelo’s Coffee & Wine Bar

1 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203-3959
(303) 331 0857 CDA info line

Have your favorite Latte, glass of wine or light meal; listen to these generous musicians and

Give, give, give.

Support the young talent among us!

Contributions are accepted at any time via check or on line, codance.org

Capezio Foundation Gives CDA Grant

The Colorado Dance Alliance receieved a generous grant from the Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation (www.capeziodance.com/aboutus/philanthropy.php) in June 2010 to support the CDA Mission and to communicate with the Colorado Dance Community through the CDA website. CDA is grateful for having received this grant two years in a row.

September/October 2010 Newsletter Posted

The September/October 2010 issue of the CDA Newsletter is now posted on this site. All current members of CDA will be sent links to  download PDF copies of that Newsletter in various ways. Those ways will allow you to include, or not include the calendar and images. Just pick the download you prefer, click on the link provided, and you will get a PDF format of your choice, which can be printed to give you your own hard copy. If you have lost the email we sent with the links (through Constant Contact) simply contact us through the "Contact Us"  page and we will send you a new copy. Note that it is no longer necessary to be a member of CDA to list in the CDA Performance Calendar, or to pay for said listings. That is for performances only. For other listings such as classes, the lister must be a current member of CDA or pay through the Paypal link on this site.