LOCAL SPONSORSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
Filming by Muse Motion, Bandits Bend Studio, and Megan Janssen
LOCAL ARTIST(S) IN RESIDENCE
Dance Initiative supports local dance efforts in the Roaring Fork Valley through a variety of efforts, our largest being our Local Resident Artist program. We currently support Alya Howe and have previously supported CoMotion Dance Company, Sam Stableford & Ava Montemayor’s hip hop classes, DanceAspen, Katrina Toews, Erik & Claudia Peña, Johier Begay, Alya Howe, Sopris Soarers, and many more.
Stay tuned for the 2025 application in fall of 2024.
The goal of our local artist residency is to support a local dancer or dance company that is in need of studio space and networking to further their creative endeavors. We are looking for dancers who want to engage with our community, who are flexible when it comes to using a shared studio space (The Launchpad can get busy and sometimes loud), who want to share their craft, who are low-ish maintenance (we don’t have a lot of staff time to offer things beyond what is offered below), and who are pushing their dance efforts to the next level. The residency time cannot be used to generate income, i.e., teaching income-producing classes, etc.
RESIDENCY SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES
100 hours of complimentary studio space at The Launchpad in Carbondale (a value of $2,200) - Please note; Dance Initiative will negotiate the studio schedule in advance
Studio amenities, upon agreement (speakers, chairs, risers, etc.)
$750 stipend
Marketing support: mentions is newsletter, social media, e-blasts, website
Potential fiscal sponsorship (depending on needs)
Basic ticketing service on website (depending on needs)
RESIDENCY SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS (COMMIT TO 2, IN ADDITION TO BRAND/ORGANIZATIONAL RECOGNITION)
10 Launchpad evening front desk shifts (5 - 8pm)
2 pop-up workshops in our School Partnership Program
Teach 1 Happy Hour Community Class series, if appropriate
Host 2 community dance workshops
ROARING FORK VALLEY PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
Dance Initiative loves collaborating! We work with Roaring Fork Valley organizations to create custom classes, performances, and to bring movement and wellness to existing programming. We currently partner with Roaring Fork Valley Schools for our School Partnership Program, Carbondale Arts, Mezcla Socials, Garfield County Library System, Carbondale Rec Center, Aspen Dance Connection, and Glenwood Springs Community Art Center. We have previously worked with Momenta Women’s Recovery Center, The Art Base, and more.
COMOTION DANCE COMPANY PROJECTS
GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA
ALTARS: ENSEMBLE WORKS IN PROCESS
"ARTERY" COLLABORATION WITH VOICES
BEHOLD THE NIGHT, HOLY AND VASTUNEARTHING: COMMUNITY CREATIVITY WORKSHOP WITH ZAKRIYA RABANI
B5: BROADWAY REVIEW OF DANCE AND LIVE MUSIC 
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS
modern technique with chung-fu chang, aspen dance connection
FREE BILINGUAL CREATIVE DANCE CAMPS WITH GARFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
BREAKING AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER WITH JOHIER BEGAY
MOVEMENT FOR MOMENTA WOMEN’S RECOVERY CENTER
spring into dance series with garfield county libraries
LIGHT THE NIGHT WITH LOVEcollaboration and dancemaking during a pandemic with alya howe
COMMISSIONED WORKS FOR "SUMMER DANCE MICROFEST"
SELF GUIDED OUTDOOR TOUR OF DANCE