Tag: dance
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Making the Nuggets dance team: Behind the scenes of 2025 tryouts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Nuggets received more than 100 applications for 18 spots on their 2025 dance team. Last weekend, in a second-floor Ball Arena meeting room, a lengthy tryout process neared completion as judges deliberated over final cuts. Sixteen dancers who made the team a year…
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Dance collective to perform ‘Mayhem in the Mansion’ at MAT
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This weekend, a local dance collective hopes to transform the Millibo Art Theatre into a haunted manor, with the audience stepping into a mysterious masquerade. The MAT will be hosting the Kinect Dance Collective for a performance of “Mayhem in the Mansion.” The two-act show…
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‘They need an outlet’: Colorado Springs dance studio focuses on students with autism
It’s Thursday afternoon, and 4-year-old Miranda Schecter has just arrived to her dance lesson. Twisting and twirling in her lavender leotard, she giggles and jumps around before class. Her grandmother Gayle Knowles, who will also be instructing Miranda today, helps the girl slip on her wee ballet shoes. Like her granddaughter, Knowles has been dancing…
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The Broadmoor to host annual father-daughter dance by A Daughter’s Journey
A Daughter’s Journey is set to host its annual father-daughter dance this month at The Broadmoor. The nonprofit’s dance will feature a performance by the Colorado Ballet Society, a sit-down dinner, activities and live music by Diamond Empire. Greg Lindsey, lead pastor of Discovery Church in Colorado Springs, will also be speaking at the event.…
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Ormao Dance Company highlights ‘small works’ in upcoming show
Even the smallest artistic works can have a grand impact. That’s the message of Ormao Dance Company’s upcoming show, “small. works.” The intimate show, set in Ormao’s Black Box Theater, will feature a visual art gallery, a small sound experience and a handful of short dance performances. Before watching the main performance, audience members will…
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Adult ballet classes in Colorado Springs bring confidence, return to passion
Springs Dance offers adult ballet classes for all skill levels, providing a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals can reignite or discover a passion for ballet.
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Line dancing sees post-pandemic resurgence in Colorado Springs
Line dancing has seen a resurgence in Colorado Springs, especially at venues like Cowboys and The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall & Saloon. Betty Moses, a local instructor since 2005, noted increased interest post-pandemic, teaching both online and in-person classes to diverse and eager crowds, ranging from seniors at local YMCAs to younger dancers enjoying modern…
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Exploring human experience: Ormao Dance, Colorado College to present ‘When Day Meets Night’
This weekend, the Ormao Dance Company will explore human experience, connection and legacy. The company will present “When Day Meets Night” with Colorado College, featuring works from four choreographers. The show will open with a dance by guest artist Suzanne Costello called “Chapters to Come.” The cast of the dance will be made up of…