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with Steamboat Dance Theatre

SDT offers a variety of different programs designed to engage the whole community in dance — dancers and non-dancers alike.

Events Calendar

Check out upcoming events and dance class schedules offered by SDT and various dance studios in the Yampa Valley.

Community Outreach

Learn how SDT works to provide high-quality, free/affordable dance education to schools, local non-profits, and the community at large.

Membership

Become a SDT member to be able to participate in our Annual Concert and get discounts to local studios and businesses around town.

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    Community Outreach

    Outreach

    In the Schools

    SDT is working with the local elementary schools to bring dance programming into the physical education curriculum. In 2023 SDT brought dance to 3rd graders in 4 schools in the area.  In 2024 the program will expand to include 5th grade and will reach additional schools so all children are exposed to World Dance.  SDT trains and pays the instructors through grant funding, so that this program is FREE to the schools.  

    Outreach

    In the Schools

    SDT is working with the local elementary schools to bring dance programming into the physical education curriculum. The impacts of COVID-19 on in-person education have put this programming on hold for the time being.

    Other ways our Non-Profit

    Impacts the Community

    SDT works to bring dance education to all members of the community by partnering with local organizations and nonprofits such as Casey’s Pond, Boys and Girls Club, Yampa Valley Autism Program, and Horizon’s to offer free dance instruction. If you have an interest in partnering or learning more please contact us.

    Other ways our Non-Profit

    Impacts the Community

    SDT works to bring dance education to all members of the community by partnering with local organizations and nonprofits such as Casey’s Pond, Boys and Girls Club, Yampa Valley Autism Program, and Horizon’s to offer free dance instruction. In 2024, SDT aims to reach additional demographics to expose all populations to the benefits of dance, not only for physical health, but mental health and increasing longevity and health span.  In addition, dance fosters athletic performance, aids in recovery, and increases core strength and coordination that crosses into other sporting disciplines.  SDT aims to educate the greater community to all of these benefits, then make dance accessible.  If you have an interest in partnering or learning more please contact us.

    Conversation Circle With Donna Mejia and Amy Sigil About Practices, Language, Values, Norms and Integrity In Our Dance Community

    Donna Mejia is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Dance at CU Boulder Theatre and Dance Department, she is also a choreographer, scholar, instructor, and performer specializing in contemporary dance, traditions of the African and Arab Diaspora, and emerging fusion traditions in Transcultural Electronica.

    Amy Sigil is an international instructor in dance and team building, director of UNMATA, owner of Hot Pot Studios and the creator of Improvisational Team Sync (ITS). She has been studying dance for over 20 years with training in Bellydance, American Tribal Style, Hula, and Tahitian.

    (Note: Some profanity is used in brief moments throughout the conversation.)

    On April 8, 2021, Diane Bartko, Licenced Professional Counselor, Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist and Approved Clinical Supervisor, who is a Clinical Instructor and Dance Therapy Concentration Coordinator for the Somatic Counseling Program at the Naropa University in Boulder, Co, presented on the therapeutic benefits of dance movement.

    A copy of her powerpoint presentation is here. A recording of the event is here.

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    Annual Concert

    The Annual Concert is a well-respected dance concert that is produced, choreographed, and performed by local community members. The cast is made up of 100+ performers each year,  mostly adult men & women, with a wide range of ability levels. To participate you must become a SDT member and audition. Follow us on Facebook for updates on auditions this Fall and other upcoming events.

    Have Questions about Choreographing or Dancing? Email the Production Team at pt@steamboatdancetheatre.org