June 2-July 28
Intermediate modern dance technique classes taught by Hannah Kahn, Mondays in June & July (June 2 - July 28), 6:00-7:30 pm, at the Open Studio, 75 S. Cherokee St, Denver. $12 for a single class & $50 for five classes. Contact: Hannah Kahn, 303-789-4181, hannahkahndance@gmail.com, www.hannahkahndance.org.

June 3-September 9
Participatory Folk Dancing for Everyone! Dances from around the world. No partner or experience needed. All dances are taught. Sponsored by Postoley Dance Ensemble & the Danceophile Studio. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings, all summer, starting June 3, 7:00-10:00 pm. outside on the Farmer’s Market just off 13th St. between Canyon & Arapahoe beside the Dushanbe Teahouse (1770 13th St.), Boulder. There are beginning level classes 7:00-8:00 pm. with dancing until 10:00 pm.The cost is FREE, but donations are appreciated. Classes are taught by Tom Masterson and other teachers from around the world. Contact: 303-499-6363, tom.masterson@colorado.edu, www.postoley.org.

June 15-August 5
The Schiff Dance Collective offers classes during their summer program from June 15- August 5 for intermediate/advanced levels. Classes offered include ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary technique & lyrical. All classes are taught by Artistic Director/Founder Jenny Schiff at the Core Movement Studios, 1844 55th Street, (4 buildings north of the Boulder Dinner Theater on 55th). Class days & times are: Sundays, Ballet 11:00 am-12:30 pm, Pointe 12:30-1:00 pm; Mondays, Ballet 6:00-7:30 pm, Jazz 7:30-9:00 pm; Tuesdays, Contemporary Technique 4:00-5:30 pm, Lyrical 5:30-7:00 pm. Cost for full-time is $500/8 week session and part-time (Sunday + Monday/Tuesday) $370/8 week session. Drop-Ins cost $13 for 1.5 hours and $17 for 2 hours. Contact: Jenny Schiff, 720-771-2737, jennyschiff@comcast.net.

June 23-July 18
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE 14TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE INSTITUTE, One Spirit, Many Voices will be held June 23-July 18. A special Children's Week will be held June 23 - 27. The Dance Institute brings master teachers and dedicated students together from around the world to Denver! This year’s faculty includes Stephanie Powell (Modern), Terence Greene (Jazz), Camille Brown (Modern), Clyde Evans (Hip Hop) and Diadie Bathily (African). The Institute will be held at 119 Park Avenue West, Denver, in the CPRD Studios. For information or registration, call 303-295 1759 x14 or
e-mail cleodancesch@aol.com , www.cleoparkerdance.org.

            Students in a  Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Intensive

June 23-August 1
Sangre de Cristo Arts Center School of Dance, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, will hold their Summer Intensive 2008, June 23-August 1. Times will vary according to a dancer's skill level.
Costs vary from $32-$650, depending on level. Students with prior training will audition for placement on June 23. Contact: 719-295-7221, karen@sdc-arts.org, www.sdc-arts.org.

Sangre de Cristo Art Center student dancer in the Firebird.
Photo by Steve Bigley.

June 23-August 1
Ballet Nouveau Colorado will hold their Summer Intensive, June 23-August 1. Two, four and six week classes are available during the Intensive. Advanced summer faculty include: Garrett Ammon, Dawn Fay, Mary Margaret Holt, Cecelia Jones, Hannah Kahn, Julia Wilkinson Manley, Randall Newsom & Larry Southall. Classes available during the Intesive include: Ballet technique, Pointe, Variations, Modern, Body Conditioning, Hip Hop, Character, Composition, Video Studies, Pas de Deux & Repertoire. Classes will be held at the BNC Studios, 3001 Industrial Lane, #12, Broomfield. This is the 7th year BNC has provided a summer training program of this quality. Contact: 303-466-5685, jwmanley@balletnouveaucolorado.org,  www.schoolofbnc.org.

Ballet Nouveau
Colorado Student
Company members
rehearsing Firebird.

Photo by Misha Photography.

June 30-July 18
Colorado College Extraordinary Dance Festival will be held June 30-July 18 some of the faculty include:Bronwyn Sims (Aerial Dance); Bronwyn Sims & Patrick Donnelly (Clowning); Brian Green (Hip Hop); Hijack (Modern); Ormao (Modern); Schiff Dance Collective (Jazz); Tanya Scully (Aerial Dance); Tanya Scully & Helen Von Der Waydbrink (Aerial Dance); Sara Joel & Kevin Gibbs (Acrobalance); Rosangela Sylvester (Modern); & Gillian Kulikowsky (Modern). Contact: Patrizia Herminjard, 719-389-6353,
pherminjard@ColoradoCollege.edu, http://www.ArtsFestival.coloradocollege.edu/dancefestival.

July 7-25
The Ballet Ariel School Summer Intensive will be held July 7-25, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 am-5:30 pm, and Fridays 9:30 am-2:30 pm, 75 S. Cherokee St., Denver. Tuition is $500. Students intermediate/advanced should be age 12 and older. Contact: 303-282-9828, balletariel@comcast.net, www.balletariel.org.

July 7-25 
The Canyon Concert Ballet & Dance Center will hold their Summer Intensive, July 7-25, M, W & F, 9:00 am. to 3:00 pm. Classes include body conditioning, pilates, ballet technique, pointe, repertory, hip hop, modern & lyrical jazz. Modern will be taught by Judy Bejarano of IMPACT Dance. Participants will perform at the end of the 3-week session. There will also be another opportunity to perform again in August at the Lincoln Center. Cost is $500. Students are encouraged to attend for the full 3 weeks, but may attend for shorter durations. Only those students involved in the full 3 weeks of the Intensive will benefit from the performance. CCBDC also will offer an Intermediate Dance Intensive this summer. Contact: 970-472-4156, www.ccballet.org.

Members of the Canyon Concert Ballet  rehearsing with David Taylor.
Photo by Greg Hughes.

July 8 & 22
Folk Dance for Children! No experience is needed. The classes will be taught Tuesday evenings July 8 & 22, 6:15-7:00 pm. outside beside the Dushanbe Teahouse (1770 13th), Boulder. Classes are sponsored by the Postoley Dance Ensemble and the Danceophile Studio. The classes are FREE, but donations are appreciated. Contact: 303-499-6363, tom.masterson@colorado.edu, www.postoley.org.

Children’s Dance Program sponsored by the Postoley Dance Ensemble & taught by
Tom Masterson.
Photo courtesy of  Postoley Dance Ensemble.

July 8-24
The M*SHAKA*FUSION DANCE INTENSIVE, a fusion of African, Hip Hop, and Modern Jazz., focuses on energy flow of movement through technique. All levels are welcome. The intensive is for those ages 13 and up. It will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00 pm, July 8-24 at the Hannah Kahn Open Studio,75 South Cherokee Street, Denver. The cost is $100 for all six classes by July 3, or $115.00 afterwards and on site. 
There is a $20 drop-in rate.
Contact: 303-229-2533,  mshakafusion@yahoo.com.

July 14, 16 & 18
DNCE 508, Integrating Movement & Learning: Connecting with the Educational Process will be offered July 14, 16 & 18 with a full day of classes on the first two days and a half day of classes on the last day of the workshop. Workshop emphasis is on how to teach academic concepts through movement and dance. Participants learn how to create & tailor movement experiences appropriate for communicating ideas & concepts to students. A Multiple Intelligences approach to teaching is demonstrated throughout the class, along with Active Learning teaching strategies. Connections between movement-based teaching techniques and popular educational theories are also provided. Workshop is worth 1 hour university graduate credit through the University of Northern Colorado. The workshop is taught at UNC’s Denver Center at Lowry. The instructor is Sandra Minton, Ph. D. who has taught many teachers’ workshops and who teaches in and does research in the schools. To register contact: UNC, Office of Extended Studies, 1-800-232-1749, 351-2944 in Greeley. Registration deadline is July 7. Cost is $190 which includes a notebook containing all class hand-outs.

July 14-25
The Canyon Concert Ballet & Dance Center will hold their Men’s Dance Intensive with David Taylor, July 14-25, M, W & F, 2:30-4:00 pm. M & W technique & F partnering. Girls will be involved by invitation. Cost is $125. David Taylor has been professionally involved in the Denver dance community for 38 years & currently serves as Artistic Director Emeritus for the David Taylor Dance Theatre. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Dance Department, Colorado State University. Contact: 970-472-4156, www.ccballet.org.

July 19-August 2
The Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop will hold its two-week intensive July 19-August 2 at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus. In its 25th year, the BJDW brings local, regional and national teachers to Boulder. The workshop includes classes in jazz, lyrical jazz, jazz funk, modern, hip hop, turns, ballet barre, repertory, student choreography and performances by students and the Interweave Dance Theatre. Contact: 303-449-0399, info@bjdw.net, www.bouldjazzdanceworkshop.com.

August 8-10
CM Dance will hold Lindy on the Rocks 2008, August 8-10, 1570 Clarkson St,  Denver. Please check their website for more information about passes, individual classes and dances.
Contact:  303-883-6691, caryn@cmdance.org, www.cmdance.org.

Laura Keat at one of CM
Dance’s  workshops.

August 24 & 31
The above dates are the deadlines for enrollment in the Colorado Busniess Committee for the Arts Leadership Arts Board Training. This eight month arts leadership program trains business people in strategic planning, advocacy, legal and fiscal stewardship, governance and fundraising, preparing participants for serving on boards of non-profit cultural organizations. August 24 is the deadline for Denver participants, and August 31 is the deadline for Colorado Springs participants. Contact: 303-282-5129, www.cbca.org.

October 17-19
CM Dance presents their Rhythm is Our Business Dance Weekend 2008. The weekend will be held at the Denver Turnverein, 1570 Clarkson St. Please check the website for more specific information about passes, individual classes & dances. Contact: 303-883-6691, caryn@cmdance.org, www.cmdance.org.

October 17-19
CM Dance presents Lindy Diversion 2008 at 1570 Clarkson St. For specific information about passes, individual classes and dances check their web site. Contact: 303-883-6691, caryn@cmdance.org, www.lindydiversion.com.

January 19-25
CM Dance will hold their Tango Week in Denver, January 19-25 with Javier Rochwarger and Sharna Fabiano. Tango Week will be held at 1570 Clarkson St, Denver. Please check their web site for information about passes, individual classes and dances.
Contact: 303-883-6691, caryn@cmdance.org, www.cmdance.org.

On-Going Classes

Dance Medicine Workshop Series can include custom tailored lecture topics on injury prevention & nutrition for dancers. The interactive workshop topics focus on: strengthening & improving foot/ankle; working on use of the knee & hip (enhancing turn-out); stretching to increase flexibility & range of motion with dance movement & working with Pilates for dancers. Workshop instructor is Amy Anderson, a professional dancer for 20 years who also serves as dance instructor & rehabilitation specialist. Amy, who is a Gold Certified Pilates Instructor, has supplied her skills at numerous dance studios, physical therapy & pain clinics for the past 15 years. The workshops can be conducted at your studio or at Amy’s studio. Contact: 303-797-4828.

On-going reformer classes are held at Motion on Mainstreet in Old Town Littleton. All Reformer classes are directed by Certified St. Francis Hospital Dance Medicine Specialist Amy Anderson & are geared specifically toward technique enhancement in ballet & other dance styles. Classes limited to 3 students. Contact: 303-797-4828.

Intermediate/Advanced “JaM” Class taught by Jennifer Archer, Fridays, beginning February 15, 3:15-4:45 pm, Hannah Kahn Open Studio, 75 South Cherokee St. This high energy technique class combines Classical Jazz, Afro-fused sounds and moves with the Modern styles of Dunham, Horton & Limon. Starting center and focusing on balance and the warmth of the core muscles, class progresses from a brief barre to traveling phrases and finally an adagio and/or allegro center with particular emphasis on rhythm, style  and fluidity. Be ready to work on those extensions and jumps! Donations accepted. For biography or further info. please contact: Jennifer Fagan Archer, Ascential Dance, LLC, The School Artistic Director & Outreach Coordinator, 303-410-6633, ascentialdance@aol.com.
               
Arts for All continues to offer dance instruction at the Grant Ave. Community Center, 216 S. Grant, Denver. There are two dance floors, hardwood on the top floor and laminate in the basement. Various dance types – ballet, flamenco, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap – are taught on both floors by qualified dance instructors. Arts for All is also seeking dancers and dance instructors.  Interested dancers and teachers should contact us at 303-722-2624.