Making /Shaping - Satu Hummaski & Daniel Clifton

In this four-day workshop,  we will make make make and shape shape shape.  We will move together in scores, guided improvisations, danced materials, group solidarities and individual sensings for the first part of each class, gaining tools and ideas for movement/concept generation. In the second part of class, we shape these movements and concepts into something that we could take with us at the end of the workshop— a solo or duet, seeds for group work, a score, a concept. Making is the physical labor of generation, intuition, working quickly and sensitively, without many preconceptions, pressures, or preciousness. Shaping involves intuitive editing, looping, layering, looking for logic, and the art of refinement. How quickly the raw process finds form—we will do, and shape, and move and create and end with something special. 

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CDW Process Class - Fran Romo & Michaela Ellingson

This class is an exploration of movement and text as powerful tools within performance. Through investigation and experimentation, we will dissect, reshape, discover multiple ways to manipulate and transform them. Using CDW methods, we will develop a deeper understanding of how movement and language intersect, opening new pathways for expression and storytelling.

 

CDW Repertoire - Fran Romo & Michaela Ellingson

In this class, we will explore excerpts from both past and current works by Contemporary Dance Wyoming. Through dynamic movement, we will dive into the physicality of each phrase, experimenting with amplification and distillation to refine our expression. This approach will encourage a sense of purpose and intentionality in our movement, deepening our connection to the work. This class will encourage dancers to learn a large amount of repertoire in a short amount of time, similar to an audition setting. 

 

CDW Unfolding Motion/Improv - Fran Romo

In this class, we’ll use improvisation as a tool to spark curiosity and cultivate inner drive, playfulness, physicality, and pleasure. By drawing from our own experiences and sensations, we’ll reflect these qualities through movement. This practice helps unwind the nervous system, enhancing self-awareness and revealing the unique gifts and talents each dancer holds.

 

CDW Floor to flight technique - Michaela Ellingson

This is an energetic modern class, building through various technique exercises exploring floor work, plie, inversions, momentum, swing and ultimately traveling across the floor with buoyancy and power. We explore our relationship in and out of the floor and how this practice can enhance how we engage with our verticality and the feeling of the falling.

 

CDW - Cunningham Technique - Fran Romo

In the class, we will explore the dynamic interplay between shaping form and releasing into movement, focusing on the transitions that carry us from one place to another. Through these transitions, we’ll cultivate buoyancy and fluidity, allowing the body to release and find new forms. This approach emphasized the joy of moving through space, as we balance structured technique with freedom and flow. 

 

CDW - Gyrokinesis Class - Fran Romo

The Gyrokinesis Method is a movement method that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. Some of the exercises are performed on low stools while others are done lying down, sitting or standing. Gyrokinesis movement maximizes the flow of energy through the body leaving you feeling energized, balanced, and grounded. 

 

 

Dual Rivet - Contemprary Florrwork & Partnering

Dual Rivet’s Contemporary Floorwork & Partnering workshop invites dancers to explore their full physical potential through grounded, athletic, and collaborative movement. The class blends contemporary floorwork and partnering techniques, emphasizing strength, adaptability, and trust. Drawing from release technique, capoeira, acrobatics, street dance, and contact improvisation, participants will develop the tools to move efficiently in and out of the floor while connecting fluidly with a partner. The work emphasizes weight-sharing, momentum, and dynamic exchanges that balance precision with spontaneity.

The class structure begins with a full-body warm-up, followed by floorwork sequences that build strength, agility, and responsiveness. From there, dancers move into partnering studies focused on communication, timing, and mutual awareness. Phrasework at the end of each session integrates these elements, allowing participants to embody powerful, seamless, and expressive movement.

Throughout the workshop, Dual Rivet prioritizes safety, softness, and sustainable practices—empowering all bodies to lift and be lifted in a supportive and inclusive environment.

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Ballet - Natalie Desch

Ballet for Today––Functional and Fun

This class aims to explore ballet as a contemporary movement practice, bridging the space between tradition and potential. Approached through an anatomical lens, students will be encouraged to discover their individual perspectives on effectiveness in the ballet classroom. First and foremost, this is a dance class full of abundant dancing. Through ballet's structure and freedom, its stimulating technical and artistic challenges, and its shared community, this class will offer space for relevant and positive discourse around a powerful movement form.