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Concerto Dance is holding open auditions:
Friday, August 4
3:00-5:30pm
At Creo Arts and Dance

Seeking experienced dancers ages 18 and up. Must have precious jazz and modern dance training. Please bring a current resume and head shot. Dancers must have availability Wednesday/Friday mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm from September-June, with breaks in December and March. Contracts include paid performances and rehearsal stipends.

Auditions will include brief class exercises followed by jazz and modern dance combinations.

For additional information or any questions, please reach out to: info@concertodance.com

Also, a limited number of video submissions will be accepted on a case by case basis due to extenuating circumstances including international travel, illness, or family emergency. Please contact us at info@concertodance.com to inquire.

Ever been to a Rhythmically Speaking show and thought “I wanna do that”? Then come to our:

Community MoveTogether
Sunday, August 6
7:00-9:00pm
At Young Dance
Free!

This class is a low-to-no-pressure way for us to get to know you better and for you to move with us as we look toward upcoming projects, seeing who’s out there and interested while offering the community a free class opportunity. No pre-registration necessary; just show up with an open heart and ready to groove with other neat humans!

Want to get your leg up on our approach before the Community MoveTogether? Then come dance with us at our:

Summer MoveTogether
Monday, July 31
3:00-4:30pm
At Young Dance
$10.00 paid via cash or Venmo after class, or pre-pay here.

MoveTogethers are our version of a drop-in company class but more collaborative – within these classes, there are opportunities to improvise in solo and social ways, to manipulate material offered by RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, and to build your own material based around jazz and American social dance-inspired prompts! Our approach to jazz emphasizes groove, interaction, and improvisation (elements we see as present in all American social dance forms), honors the African diasporic roots of these forms, and is driven by jazz music.

The last Summer MoveTogether on July 31 will be taught by local artist Laura Osterhaus Rostenstone, our selected local choreographer with work on our fifteenth annual summer show The Cohort 2023.

We hope to groove with you!

Threads NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project) is looking to hire ethnically diverse individuals to teach ballet and modern technique classes for upcoming 12-week, fall sessions. We seek skilled dance instructors to augment weekly intensive programming that also includes nutrition and embodied movement exploration at Threads Dance Nexus.

NexGen/YDP uses a holistic approach to training future dance artists. The program enables youth to enhance technical skills, explore creativity, and manage stress and trauma in a safe, supportive environment. Students will receive high-level training and education from professionals in ballet technique, modern dance technique, embodied movement exploration, and nutrition. At Threads Dance Nexus, we strive to create an equitable and inclusive learning environment where students’ gifts can be cultivated and opportunities for growth are embraced. We seek to be a place where diverse learners are treated with dignity and respect.

September 18-December 9
For youth ages 8-12
Ballet – Beginning and Beginning/Advanced, Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30pm
Modern – Beginning and Beginning/Advanced, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm

September 18-December 16
For youth ages 13-17
Ballet – Intermediate/Advanced, Thursdays, 4:00-5:30pm
Modern – Intermediate/Advanced, Thursdays, 5:30-7:00pm

Our Teaching Philosophy

• Culturally Relevant — so that dancers of any race or ethnicity feel a sense of belonging.
• Trauma-Informed – dance education has the potential to reproduce harm or liberate; we chose liberation!
• Anatomically Sound – working safely with the body to keep you dancing longer and stronger.
• Inclusive and Equitable – all are welcome and differing needs are acknowledged.
• Socially Just – seek to rectify injustice through arts activism.

Candidates must have extensive experience in ballet and/or modern, strong communication skills, experience working with children, and provide informative, engaging, and effective movement instruction reflecting the Dance Nexus philosophy.

Instructors will be compensated for class hours at a rate of $40/hour. Instructors are also welcome to attend Threads Company Class on Mondays or Tuesdays from 9:00-10:30am as well as rent the studio at a discounted staff rate. 

If you would like more information and to apply, please email an introduction and your resume to Angela Ericson at aericson@threadsdance.org.

Inspired by the next generation of dance artists, CUL·TI·VATE is a program designed as a bridge for dancers with advanced training between their educational perspective and envisioning themselves in the professional field. Through classes, workshops, choreographic processes, mentorship, community engagement, teaching, performance, and more, dancers will connect and share experiences as a collective as well as expressing and gaining momentum toward their individual interests and goals beyond their time in the program. CUL·TI·VATE will embrace and support each dancer while fostering their unique artistic path centered in TU Dance’s values of excellence, belonging, creativity, and transformation.

Age range: 18-24. Trainees will be compensated as employees, $450/week.

View the 2023-2024 CUL·TI·VATE Brochure.

Audition Details
Interested dancers are strongly encouraged to attend the TU Dance Summer Intensive (Level 4 or 5), July 24-August 12, 2023. Please register here – scholarships available.

If unable to attend the Summer Intensive, please email the following to laurel.keen@tudance.org and maxine.yamazaki@tudance.org by August 14, 2023:

• Resume and cover letter expressing your interest and goals for participating in CUL·TI·VATE.
• Performance Reel: Three minutes maximum. May include studio or performance footage that clearly shows the individual instead of group work.
• An in-person or virtual meeting may be scheduled as part of the audition process.

Dancers will receive notification of their acceptance into the CUL·TI·VATE program by August 28, 2023.

CUL·TI·VATE Interest and Questions: For any questions about the program, and to let us know if you are taking the TU Dance Summer Program as part of the audition, please email: maxine.yamazaki@tudance.org.