AUDITIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY COMPANIES

The Tanner Dance Contemporary Companies are performing groups that train technically strong and versatile movers, engaging and confident performers, and inventive choreographers.

The Contemporary Companies train students for expert level concert dance performance rather competitive conferences. The curriculum focuses on contemporary technique, improvisation, and choreography in a variety of dance styles. The program is designed to be an elevated junior high and high school dance company experience. There are three levels in the program: In Motion (beginning), Momentum (intermediate) and Tipping Point (advanced).

Company members have been accepted to dance programs at the University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, Philadelphia School for the Arts, Boston Conservatory, SUNY Purchase, the Bates Dance Festival, and Joffrey Ballet’s Summer Intensive. Many of the dancers have received Utah’s Dance Sterling Scholar Award, and several have gone on to professional careers in dance.

Program Highlights:

• Work with national and international award-winning choreographers and university faculty. Past guests include Alice Klock, Nicholas Palmquist, Ching Ching Wong, Jeffrey Louizia, Micah Moch, Courtney Mazeika, Quincie Bean, and Ben Roeling.
• Dancers regularly participate in multidisciplinary arts projects. Past projects include two evening-length works with original music composition, costumes and set design, as well as multiple screendance projects with professional filmmakers from TWIG Media.
• Choreograph your own work for performance.
• Learn, create, and perform a large repertoire of pieces in multiple genres - contemporary, ballet, hip hop, jazz, musical theatre, jive, West African, etc.
• Gain skills to prepare for university and pre-professional programs – musicality, quick sequencing, improvisation, creative problem solving, partnering, and choreography.