Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company

Dancers 16-19 yrs - don't forget to submit your online application for our Pre Professional Program by July 17! This is a fantastic opportunity unlike any other in the state for you to collaborate, rehearse and perform alongside the professional company members of WCDC this August! A great way to bolster your resume, get a taste of life on a professional dance company, and network within the dance community. More info at the link below!

https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=1902

We're really looking forward to our Summer Soiree on August 27! Mark your calendars and check back for season ticket and Summer Soiree ticket sales in July!

A big thank you to the incredible Movers and Makers that brought to life such incredible works such as this one, "Show Me Yours and Mine" by Kara Komarnitsky, at Movers+Makers this year! Your passion and hard work touched us all.

Photos: Katie Sorenson

We're still dreaming about our time at Movers+Makers - thanks so much for everyone who joined us for this event!

This photo is from Emma Talbot Mace's new work "Somewhere in the Middle" featuring dancers Zoe Glise, Ashley Brady and Clarissa Baker.

Photographer: Katie Bruce Sorenson

We are always so impressed by the dancers in our Pre Professional Program. We love their excitement and passion for dance and love rehearsing with them for our Summer Soiree event, where these amazing 16-19 year old dancers join us on stage. Make sure to get in your audition video by July 17 - it's free to submit audition materials!

Program dates: Rehearsals on Aug 17 and 24 (afternoons) and performance on the evening of August 27 at Conrad Ranch, Provo Canyon
Program cost: Tuition is $165 and also covers the dancer plus one guest to also attend the dinner event just prior to the performance

More information: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=1902

Elegance in motion, grace in every step.

Movers+Makers Showcase� TOMORROW!
June 8
Enjoy the works-in-progress created by these dedicated and talented artists. One Maker will be awarded a commission with the company, announced at the end of the 8:45 PM showing.
Get tickets here: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=39

"Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best." -Gabrielle Giffords 💫

It's the LAST DAY for 2 things:

1: June 5 is the last day to register for Saturday's audition! If you are already registered for Movers+Makers, you are already signed up for the audition, no need to do it again!
Audition info: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3031

2: June 5 is the last day to register for the Makers composition classes, with just 1-2 spots left for the taking! Go grab them!
Makers classes: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994

Come dance with us Friday/Saturday!

Movers+Makers Showcase�
June 8
Enjoy the works-in-progress created by these dedicated and talented artists. One Maker will be awarded a commission with the company, announced at the end of the 8:45 PM showing.
Get tickets here: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=39

If you are planning to attend the open audition on June 8, make sure to register and pay the audition fee online by June 5!

https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3031

Movers+Makers Showcase | June 8
Enjoy the works-in-progress created by these dedicated and talented artists. One Maker will be awarded a commission with the company, announced at the end of the 8:45 PM showing.
Get tickets at: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=39

Our bodies speak what words cannot

It's the last day to use the Memorial Day sale code on Makers classes!

Work with fellow creators in 5 amazing classes that will stretch you, give you new tools, and enliven your choreographic process!

June 7 9-2:45 PM
June 8 9-12:15 PM
SMASH Dance Academy
188 W River Park Dr Provo

Only a few more spots and they are open (without application) to choreographers 18 years+ with at least 3 years choreographic experience. Use the code MEMDAYSALE for 20% off!

https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994

DISCOUNT CODE FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! Just a few spots left in our Maker classes at Movers+Makers! These classes are carefully crafted to help emerging and professional choreogaphers alike with niche topics like Multidisciplinary Collaboration with the Arts (with Roxanne Gray), Choreographing for Emotional Impact (with Liz Dibble), and more! These classes do not require an application and are open to anyone 18 years+ with at least 3 years choreographic experience. Head on over to https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994 to grab one of the last spots!

Movers+Makers
June 7 9-2:45 PM
June 8 9-12:15 PM
SMASH Dance Academy, 188 W River Park Drive, Provo
Use the code MEMDAYSALE for 20% off to celebrate Memorial Day weekend!

Unleashing the power of movement, one performance at a time. 🌟

We are SO thrilled to support these Makers as they create work at Movers+Makers on June 7-8! If you want a chance to work with one of these amazing emerging artists, make sure to get your application in by this Wednesday! And if you want to see their work, tickets will go on sale for the performance on May 31!

Please show some love for our 5 featured artists:
Kara Komarnitsky
Madison Hernandez
Emma Mace Talbot
Michael Hankins
Marie Bardsley

To apply, visit: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3007

BEST. CLASSES. EVER.

Movers+Makers will feature some of our FAVORITE teachers from the community. Join us for:

Improvisation for Movers with Jaclyn Brown

Contemporary and Floorwork with Jamie Myers

WCDC Repertoire with Lily Farrar

Ballet Technique with Shani Robison

Contemporary Technique with Bethany Hansen

Applications must be in my midnight on Wednesday! https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3007

Only a few more days - don't miss this!

If you are a professional dancer looking for experience or to join a professional company - this is for you!

If you are a university dance student looking to network outside of the university - this is for you!

If you are someone who loves to dance - this is for you!

Apply by May 22 to train with some of the finest teachers in the area, rehearse with emerging choreographers, perform for the community, and audition for WCDC contracts - take 10 min and apply!

We jampack all of the above and more into 2 unforgettable days. Join us! https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3007

Wait until you hear about this brand new class we added to the Maker track for Movers+Makers this year!

"Choreographing for Emotional Impact: How to tell a compelling story through dance" with Liz Dibble will be a phenomenal class for helping choreographers create the impact they would like to have on their audiences. Read the full class description below and if you are interested, hurry and register for one of the last few spots in these composition classes on June 7-8!

Dance is a universal language, and the body is a repository of lived experience. In this class we will explore how to connect with an audience emotionally through staged dance work. How can we connote universal experiences through design principles of communication? How can we use gesture and movement structure to evoke specific emotion? What stories are you trying to tell and are those stories connecting with lay audience members? How can you coach your dancers to connect with and communicate your message more clearly? We will investigate these questions through movement, observation, improvisation, and written exercises. Bring a notebook, pen, questions, and curiosity.

Register for these composition classes (aka The Maker Track at Movers+Makers) before the spots fill or by June 5, whichever comes first! More info here: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994

Another teacher highlight! Shani Robison will be teaching Ballet Technique for us at Movers+Makers this year. She is an incredible teacher and choreographer (she just won Best of State in Choreography AND the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival again!) so you do not want to miss this class or the many others during this professional dance and choreography intensive. Applications must be in by May 22 - don't delay!

More info: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3007

We dance not just with our bodies but with our souls. ❤

What have past participants said about Movers+Makers???

"The performance aspect of the intensive was a major draw for me. The intimate setting of the rehearsals created a sense of connection and allowed us to witness the choreographic process firsthand."

"I loved getting to learn from a different teacher for each class! I felt like I learned so much in such a short amount of time."

"I enjoyed how genuine and kind the teachers were. I felt challenged, but also grace for where I was currently at."

We are still accepting Mover applications through May 22 - don't miss the chance to come together with diverse dancers from all over to train, rehearse and perform! Visit https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3007 for more info!

Dancing through life with purpose and poise

We're bringing back a favorite class from years past - "Unique Spaces, Places and Props" with Jocelyn Smith on the Maker Track! There are just a small handful of spots left in the Maker classes - snag your spot ASAP! https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994

"Unique Spaces, Places, and Props" is a dance-making class that approaches the creative process through the lens of space. It offers diverse environments for creators to problem-solve and choreograph micro, site-specific pieces to be shared and performed for each other. Additionally, the course delves into the art of incorporating props, discovering profound connections between movement and inanimate objects.

Movers+Makers
June 7-8
Provo, UT

Guess who else is teaching on the Movers Track this year?!

Jamie Myers will be joining us to teach a killer Modern Technique class - read more about it below and get yourself registered by May 22 for two days of classes, rehearsals, and performance on June 7-8!

This release style modern class will explore dynamic balance, falling off axis, grounding, beautiful weight shifts, & momentum weaving in and out of the floor. We'll warm the body quickly, play, incorporate floorwork, then fly across the floor and learn a combo! Get ready to sweat & hopefully laugh —let’s not take ourselves *too* seriously all the time!

Visit the website to read full teacher bios and class descriptions for the entire intensive! https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=3166

New faculty member at Movers+Makers this year!

Bethany Hansen, Artistic Director and Dance Department Chair at Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts and Assistant Chair of Dance at Westminster University, will be joining us this year to teach on both the Movers and Makers tracks! Get yourself signed up (there are open spots on both tracks right now!) if you haven't already.

For the Movers, Bethany will be teaching a contemporary technique class and for the Makers she will be teaching a Somatic-based improv class designed to help participants let go of the idea of "right". You don't want to miss these classes!

Photo: Eric Young

More info: https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2114

Brand new class on the Makers Track this year!

The incredibly talented Roxanne Gray will be teaching "Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Arts" for our Makers at Movers+Makers on June 7-8 this year. Read more about this amazing class below. If you want to take 5 phenomenal composition classes (and you are at least 18yrs.+ with 3+ yrs. choreographic experience), grab one of the last few spots in the Makers classes before they are gone! Link below!

This class will explore successful collaborative approaches through embodied practice and community conversation. As dance artists, how can we collaborate with artists of other disciplines to create rich, meaningful work? We will discuss consensus-making, empathy, accountability, power, and effective communication. While many creatives are expected and interested in working collaboratively, we are often unfamiliar with how to approach a collaboration. As a result, many artists rely solely on instinct without any intentional grounding to help facilitate a successful collaboration or challenge the impulses that may be counterproductive to the collaborative endeavor. This class will support the student’s readiness to meet a growing professional expectation to work collaboratively and lead collaborative processes. We will practice these approaches through group discussion and embodied exercises. Bring a notebook and a willingness to connect!

Photo: Sam Gray

https://wasatchcontemporary.com/?page_id=2994

Dancing into the unknown, trusting the journey

Introducing another Movers+Makers teacher! The Movers will get to take a WCDC Repertoire class from 2nd year company member Lily Farrar, recently named Best of State in the Individual Dancer category!

There's still time to apply for the Mover track, where you will take 5 masterclasses in contemporary, rehearse with an emerging choreographer, perform for the community, and audition for Season 15 contracts if that interests you! Get your applications in by May 22 to join us June 7-8!