Happy Holidays and Happy Winter Break!

Tanner studio classes and CDT classes are on winter break December 9th through January 6, 2019. Classes start back up on January 7th.

Parents, please click the link below and add important studio dates to your calendars (CDT parents, please check the CDT page for calendar). If you are not currently receiving our Studio eNews in your email, please call the office at 801-581-7374 to make sure we have your preferred email for contacting you. In some email programs, the eNews may end up in a spam or promotions folder. We encourage you to set your email so that emails from Tanner Dance come directly to your inbox.

In Accord: An Evening of Music and Movement

Friday, January 25, 2019 at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM &
Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM

Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex

Mary Ann Walton Lee Black Box Theatre

1721 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT

This annual performance highlights the creative connection between music and dance. Come see dancers of all ages from a variety of Tanner Dance programs: Children’s Dance Theatre, Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program, Arts in Education, Creative Connections, LEADD, and the Auxiliary Dance Companies. Live accompaniment performed by both professional and student musicians will make for an exciting, art-filled evening!

Please come and enjoy a sampling of the Fine Arts Preschool curriculum, meet the faculty, and see the facility.

All interested, eligible children and their parents will have the opportunity for "hands on participation."

DATE: Monday, January 28, 2019
TIME: 1:00-2:30 pm
Tanner Dance -1721 Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

To be eligible for the 2019-2020 Fine Arts Preschool year and Taste of FAP Workshop, children must have birth dates on or before March 1, 2016.

Due to space limitations, please no siblings or guests.

70th anniversary

Come join us as we kick off the 70^th Year Anniversary of Tanner Dance. Although Virginia began teaching children’s classes in the early 1940s, it was in 1949 when the Children’s Dance Theatre gave its first official performance at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus. We mark the beginning of this incredible program of dance for children from that time when Doris Humphrey, a leader in American modern dance first saw Virginia’s small company perform and wrote to Virginia, “Your children have left an indelible impression with me of true creative dance. Your children offer a wonderful proof of the power of the young artist, guided wisely, untarnished by dogma or routine, un-stereotyped and lovely. This source of fresh ideas in dance-art is a treasure house to which you have found the key. Only to one who believes in children and understands them could this treasure have been unlocked. Congratulations for bringing Children’s Dance Theatre to reality, and for being its faithful guardian and creator. Their performance I saw in Salt Lake gave me a lift in spirit which I shall always remember. I think beautiful children dancing have more to teach us than we have to teach them.”

"We love that everyone involved in the program sincerely cares about our children as people, and wants them to feel good about who they are."

-Tanner Dance parent
"We seek to engage the mind and spirit of every child, to train the body as an instrument, to embrace the hard work of dance, and finally, to set the imagination free."

-Mary Ann Lee
"The motivating force behind my work is not only developing excellent dancers, but more importantly, developing young people who are useful, imaginative, worthwhile human beings."

-virginia tanner
"Without reserve; each child spun, ran, waved his arms, or joined a friend. The freedom of movement and limitless expression touched me. I wrote a Facebook post titled, 'The Gift of a Child with Behavioral Problems'. In it, I said, 'You’ll wonder how this ungainly bird could ever be expected to leave the nest without leaving a path of destruction in its wake.' Watching my son leap and twirl, I thought of this quote. Thanks to you, I saw my bird fly."

-arts in education parent
"Whether they spoke English or Swahili, whether they were Autistic or neurotypical, whether they were able or disabled, EVERY second grader at Granger was a choreographer, a dancer, an artist, and a performer this year. A wheelchair-bound 2nd grader with a severe and painful skin condition told his teacher, ‘When I go to dance, I feel like I am normal. When I dance, I feel like I am free. "

-Principal, Granger Elementary
"I came away from the parent meeting tonight just full of love and joy and gratitude for CDT. It is a privilege to be a part of this nurturing, strong, visionary company, as a musician and as a parent. I am so happy that my little girls get to "grow up" in the arms of this place. It matters so much to me! "

-tanner dance parent
"Besides the fact that our son loves the Elevate and the Dancers with Disabilities classes that he attends, they are also wonderfully therapeutic for him. Through these programs he makes and meets goals that are quite constant with speech and physical therapy. For speech, he works on pronunciation and participation in social experiences that could not be duplicated elsewhere. The increase in strength and agility and the joy in movement that he experiences every week are obvious physical benefits. Participating in Elevate is a dream come true both for him and for us, as his parents!"

-dancers with disabilities parent
"I feel so blessed to have found a place that reflects the values I want to instill in my children, a place that honors character and goodness. It truly is the happiest place to dance!"

-tanner dance parent

The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex is available for rental

Our facility is the perfect location for a range of events, and it hosts a black box theatre, six large studios with pianos, an outdoor deck, and an open lobby. Whether you are planning a wedding reception, corporate retreat, community meeting, or fundraising event, find yourself inside the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex. We also have space for film screenings, piano and dance recitals, and studio and rehearsal space. Our professional technical and event support staff are available to help you manage all aspects of your event.

The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex is truly a unique and vibrant space. All areas are accessible to persons with disabilities. All rentals need plenty of lead time, and even the smallest of rentals need at least two weeks.

For information, please contact Marian Kedziora at marian.kedziora@utah.edu or 801-587-3726.

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In Accord

In Accord: An Evening of Music and Movement

A Taste of Fine Arts Preschool Workshop - January 28, 2019

French Immersion Preschool and Kindergarten Open House

70th anniversary

"We love that everyone involved in the program sincerely cares about our children as people, and wants them to feel good about who they are."

-Tanner Dance parent

"We seek to engage the mind and spirit of every child, to train the body as an instrument, to embrace the hard work of dance, and finally, to set the imagination free."

-Mary Ann Lee

"The motivating force behind my work is not only developing excellent dancers, but more importantly, developing young people who are useful, imaginative, worthwhile human beings."

-virginia tanner

-arts in education parent

-Principal, Granger Elementary

-tanner dance parent

-dancers with disabilities parent

"I feel so blessed to have found a place that reflects the values I want to instill in my children, a place that honors character and goodness. It truly is the happiest place to dance!"

-tanner dance parent

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The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex is available for rental

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