Dance Bridge
DANCE BRIDGE UPDATES & INFORMATION
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Dance Bridge Email Updates |
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This Web site contains information on Dance Bridge projects as well as links to other dance-related groups. Sponsored by the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the City of Boulder, CO, all Dance Bridge sponsored activities are open to the public and free. Dance Bridge office is located at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO.
Click on Dance Bridge EMAIL UPDATES (above) for the latest information on dance in the area. Sent twice monthly to over 300 dancers and dance interested persons in Colorado, the UPDATES include information on performances, auditions, grants, call for entries, workshops, festivals and general announcements. They do not include local class information, but teacher lists and contacts are available on this site as well as a directory of local studios and theaters (see Community Resources below). An archive of recent UPDATES is available on this site also.
To receive notification of the EMAIL UPDATES directly to your inbox, please contact the DB with your email address. Addresses are for the sole purpose of networking, disseminating dance information, and connecting people.
Thank you.
- Mary Wohl Haan, Dance Bridge Coordinator
DANCE BRIDGE NEWS...Mid-May 2012
The African Dance & Drum concert with Maputo Mensah & Logo Ligi and Fara Tolno & Kissidugu West African Drum & Dance Ensemble on May 5 in the Canyon Theater was a packed house - wow! What a show.
Upcoming Community Dance Events - Sponsored by Dance Bridge and Boulder Public Library.
Look for the annual 'Dance is for Every Body!' Showcase applications here on the site in mid-July. More on this soon.
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BOULDER ARTS COMMISSION NEWS:
BOULDER ARTS COMMISSION - Meets monthly - next meetings are May 16 & June 20, North Meeting Rm., Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder 80302. More information and applications available at www.artsresource.org/bac.
--Americans for the Arts Convention Scholarships (annually, up to 5 scholarships of $1000)
--Application for Reimbursement for Professional Development Classes (monthly, up to $100)
--Arts and Business Collaborative Grants (awarded annually in November; up to $25,000)
--Arts in Education Grants (awarded quarterly; up to $3000)
--Major Grants (awarded annually in January; up to $5000)
--Mini-Grants (awarded quarterly; up to $1000)
--Rent Free Space at Macky Auditorium (monthly; valued at $1500)
--SBDC Leading Edge Entrepreneurship Series or Growth Venture Series Scholarships (annually up to 4 scholarships of $400)
--Theater Rental and Marketing Assistance Grants (awarded quarterly; up to $2000 for rental and an additional $1000 for marketing)
www.artrsource.org/bac.
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Community Resources
Please send information on the kinds of classes you teach as well as contact information. Summer camps, festivals & workshops too! Documents are updated throughout the year...
2012 SUMMER in COLORADO Workshops, Festivals & Master Classes
2012 Summer Dance for Children
2012 Area Dance Studios, Spaces & Schools
2012 Area Theaters & Performance Venues
2011 Teachers in the Area
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Dance Bridge UPDATES (archives)
2012 May UPDATE
2012 Mid-April UPDATE 2012 April UPDATE 2012 Mid-March UPDATE
2012 March UPDATE 2012 Mid-February UPDATE 2012 February UPDATE
2012 January UPDATE 2011 Mid-December UPDATE 2011 December UPDATE
2011 Mid-November UPDATE 2011 November UPDATE 2011 Mid-October UPDATE
2011 October UPDATE 2011 Mid-September UPDATE 2011 September UPDATE
2011 Mid-August UPDATE 2011 Late July - Early August 2011 July UPDATE
2011 Mid-June UPDATE 2011 June UPDATE 2011 Mid-May
2011 May 2011 April 2011 Mid-April 2011 Mid-March
2011 February 2011 Mid-February 2011 Mid-January
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Local, Regional & National Resources & Organizations:
BOULDER ARTS COMMISSION (BAC), an agency of the city of Boulder established to increase awareness and support for the arts. Each year it evaluates proposals and awards funding to Boulder artists of all disciplines and to professional community and traditional arts organizations.
BOULDER ARTS RESOURCE (BAR), a project of the Boulder Arts Commission with free online artist registry, calendar, and newsletter.
BOULDER COUNTY ARTS ALLIANCE (BCAA), programs, services, grants and resources for the arts & community in Boulder County.
COLORADO DANCE ALLIANCE (CDA) - Colorado State Dance Organization, online newsletter and resources.
DANCEUSA - National Dance Advocacy and support for professional dance.
WORLD DANCE REVIEWS - Critical reviews of dance performances on a worldwide basis, headquartered in Front Range Colorado.
VILLAGE ARTS COALITION (VAC) - Local coalition of international, folk, and social dance groups who run Boulder's Pearl Street Studio and the Avalon Ballroom. Check Calendar.
CONTACT IMPROVISATION RESOURCES - LOCAL: BoulderContactImprov.com; Sunday Contact Lab; Tumblebones CI Dance Collective; Sharing Weight. Worldwide websites: CI events & people, CI events & jam map, and semi-annual publication Contact Quarterly.
BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL - 1020 1/2 Portland Place, Boulder, CO 80304. Annual event - Twelve days of art, beauty & madness in Boulder, CO. For info.
CARSON-BRIERY DANCE LIBRARY, Penrose Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Special HANYA HOLM online exhibit (also available for touring plus 'Ballet Struck:Lilian Covillo and Colorado Ballet' exhibit. More info, contact Kate Crowe.
COLORADO FRIENDS of OLD TIME MUSIC & DANCE (CFOOTMAD).
BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (BVSD), Lifelong Learning Classes. 303-499-1125 x222.
BREAKTHROUGH ARTS after school arts for teens (ages 13 -18), YMCA of Boulder Valley, Jessica England, coordinator, 303-443-4474, ext. 4650.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO/BOULDER, Department of Theater/ Dance. 303-492-7355, .
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO.
FRACTURED ATLAS, insurance, business help and more. A national organization for any artists anywhere.
THE FIELD, NY based organisation working with artists anywhere to provide strategic services that foster creative exploration, steward innovative management strategies, and are help artists reach their fullest potential.
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DANCE BRIDGE EMAIL UPDATES are revised twice monthly near the middle and the end of each month. They will be archived on the home page along with other Dance Bridge resources and links. Most listings will be carried at least twice. DO send announcements for inclusion to coordinator, Mary Wohl Haan at dancebridge@boulderlibrary.org.
For information on class offerings and local dance studios and theater spaces, download a list from our home page www.artsresource.org/dance. If you are a teacher or studio and want to be sure that you are included on-this-list, please check it and then send in your contact information. All genres of dance will be included.
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DANCE BRIDGE is a project of the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the city of Boulder, Colorado. An office is located at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302.
