a cOMMUNITY DANCE PROGRAM
|
Kids in Motion Colorado Springs (Kids in Motion CS) began as an after-school program in 1977, and now includes two Saturday morning classes and a summer program. It is an introductory program with various genres, including modern dance, jazz, and ballet technique. The Saturday dance classes, held at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, August-May, have limited availability. The students perform in three shows at different locations in the Colorado Springs community, including The Citadel. Many students have benefited from this program through the intellectual stimulation that dance movement and music offer.
|
Joanna shares her Kids in Motion experience.
|
|
|
History has shown that this type of training benefits children in many areas of their lives. |
Kiara ButtsHello, my name is Kiara Butts! I am a student at Colorado College and I will be a hip hop instructor for Kids in Motion this year. I am originally from Kentucky and I had been trained in Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, and Hip-Hop at my hometown dance studio, Blackbird Dance Theatre. I had started Tap and Ballet when I was 3 years old and the rest came a bit later. I have been able to choreograph on children ages 8-17 for the past three years and continue to choreograph for my colleges student run organization Dance Workshop. Last year, I started out co-teaching the KIM hip hop class with Mr. Ron Jules, as well as, substituting here and there. I’m excited to continue learning & growing with my kids
|
Ron JulesHip Hop Teacher Ron “Future” Jules was born in West Palm Beach Florida. In 2008 he graduated from Penn State University. While at Penn State he was on the Track Team and as well studied dance. Ron is an all style dancer, freestyler and choreographer. He specializes in hip-hop, popping, locking, break dance, krump, and house. He was the co-founder/Vice president of R.A.M SQUAD, Penn State Hip-Hop Club. Ron worked as a Hip Hop instructor for Penn State, Woodward Camp and Local Colleges/ Dance studios in Colorado Springs.He was part of Rennie Harris Grassroots Hip-Hop Theatre company in Colorado. His influences are Mr. Wiggles, Electric Boogaloos, The Lockers, Tight Eyez, Elite Force, Monsters of Hip-Hop, World of Dance, R.A.M Squad and many more. Ron is excited to be sharing his knowledge and talents with all the dancers in Colorado
His mission for dance is to teach people the foundation and history of the hip hop culture. He has danced with the best of the best and has taught and taken master workshops all across the United States. His goal is to motivate his students and help them become more innovative in all aspects of their life. |
Olivia HahnemannHello! My name is Olivia Hahnemann-Gilbert and I am a junior at Colorado College studying psychology. My background in dance began in my hometown, Cleveland, Ohio, where I studied hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and ballet dance at Studio J Dance. I started dancing at 10 years old and it has been a passion of mine ever since. At Colorado College, I have participated in many Dance Workshop performances and taken some hip-hop adjunct classes. I can't wait to meet all of you and to start dancing!
|
Sophia PrayMy name is Sophia Pray. You may have seen me around as a substitute teacher or helper at performances over the past few years, and as a full-time instructor last year for the Saturday classes. I graduated from Colorado College in 2019 and have been working at the CCE office on campus ever since. At CC, I took classes in ballet, modern and ballroom dance, hip-hop, improvisation, Pilates, and yoga. I have also participated in Dance Workshop campus-wide performances every semester as both a dancer and choreographer, as well as several faculty-choreographed dances. I will be focusing on creativity and confidence building, ballet technique, and jazzy theatrical expression.
|
|
Beth Carlson
|