Dancers Workshop

OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES BY OFFERING EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY IN DANCE EXPERIENCES THROUGH EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND OUTREACH FOR STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.

SCHOOL AT DANCERS' WORKSHOP: PROVIDES CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND FORMAL DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR YOUTH AGES 18 MONTHS - 18 YEARS WITH A PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM IN BALLET AND MODERN TECHNIQUE AS WELL AS CLASSES IN HIP HOP AND OTHER POPULAR DANCE STYLES. A PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM INSPIRES AND PREPARES ADVANCED STUDENTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DANCE WORLD, EXPANDING THEIR TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC DANCE ABILITY. THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING FITNESS AND DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN STYLES INCLUDING MODERN, BALLET, PILATES, ZUMBA FITNESS, JAZZ, BOOTYBARRE, HIP HOP, MELT, SALSA, BACHATA AND TANGO. SPECIAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN DANCE STYLES LIKE BALLROOM, AFRICAN AND COUNTRY WESTERN SWING. BETWEEN THE YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 15 ADULT CLASSES ARE OFFERED EACH WEEK, 50 YOUTH CLASSES, AND APPROXIMATELY 50 SPECIAL WORKSHOPS ANNUALLY. IN TOTAL, 353 STUDENTS ATTENDED 65 CLASSES IN 2021.

STATEWIDE OUTREACH: DANCERS' WORKSHOP HAS BEEN PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE RURAL AREAS OF WYOMING FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. DANCE IS A REQUIRED OUTCOME FOR WYOMING PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR GRADES K-9. THE VISION OF DW'S OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO CREATE DIVERGENT THINKERS BY ASKING QUESTIONS AND EXPLORING CLASSROOM CONCEPTS USING MOVEMENT AS THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, DW PROVIDES NINE WEEKS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ANNUALLY WITHIN THE JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY AND 10 WEEKS OF RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO THE WESTERN REGION OF WYOMING, THAT INCLUDES SIX WEEKS IN PINEDALE, THREE WEEKS IN BIG PINEY, AND ONE WEEK IN LANDER. OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACHED 1,500 STUDENTS IN 2021.

WORLD-CLASS PRESENTING: PRESENTING DANCE TO DW IS MORE THAN SIMPLY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH A BOOKING AGENT AND SENDING A COMPANY OUT ON STAGE. IT IS A TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL ARTISTS TO EXPAND THEIR RANGE AND SPARK THEIR CURIOSITY, A CHANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE MOVING WORKS OF ART, AND A WAY FOR US TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF OUR HOME WITH ARTISTS WE RESPECT AND ADMIRE. IN 2021, PRESENTING PERFORMANCES WERE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED DUE TO COVID, BUT INCLUDED VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE WYOMING AND NEW YORK CITY BALLET.IN 2021,DAVID DORMAN DANCE WAS NAMED COMMISSIONED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. PRESENTED PERFORMANCES TYPICALLY REACH 6,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EACH YEAR.