Located inside the Tannery Digital Media and Creative Arts Center, the Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center is a nonprofit arts organization established to support world & contemporary dance artists, foster cultural awareness, produce collaborative & engaging performance opportunities, and to foster accessible dance to all youth in the Santa Cruz community. Our 1,621 sq. ft. dance hub can be used for informal performances, rehearsals, workshops, artistic and cultural events.
1060 River St. #111 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831 227 6770
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center
world class, accessible,
dance arts & education
Micha Scott Photographed by Steve DiBartolomeo
The Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center
1060 River St. #111 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831 227 6770
New classes at TWDCC:
Principal Dancer with Garth Fagan Dance for 15 years, Micha Scott will lead students through a strong, foundational Modern Technique. This class focuses on developing students strength, flexibility, musicality, and understanding of Modern technique. Intermediate/Advanced students.
Adults Int/Adv Modern w/ Micha Scott
Saturdays 3:30-4:45pm
$15
NEW classes w/ Heather Wilder
Mommy & Me Toddler Dance
Toddler dance classes are held on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:00PM It is $42 for a 6 week series ($7 per class) or $8 for drop-ins.
REGISTER HERE for the March 20 - April 24th session.
Creative Dance for 2 to 4 year olds
Creative Dance for 2 to 4 year olds classes are held Wednesdays from 1:00 - 1:45
It is $42 for a 6 week series ($7 per class). **Students who sign up for series classes will learn a simple routine which will be performed outside of regular class time at the end of the session. These "mini-recitals" are usually held on the weekend following the
session end. Family and friends are invited to watch the performance!
REGISTER HERE for the March 13th - April 17th session
OR come to the drop-in class any time. Drop-In Creative Dance for 2 to 4 year olds
On Thursdays from 12:15 to 1:00pm.
Creative Dance for 4 to 6 year olds
Creative Dance for 4 to 6 year olds is held on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 2:45pm
It is $63 for a 9 week series ($7 per class).
REGISTER HERE for the March 20th through May 29th session (no class on May 1st or May 8th).
Upcoming Events
TWDCC Summer DanceArts Camp 2013
Summer DanceArts Intensive
Bring your big and small dancers down for a
dance camp like no other. Kids will explore
the dance arts through modern and world
dance forms, learn repertory, performance
development, and the dance connection to
the wider world around them. Playground
and lunchtime, dance history, nutrition, and
visits to local museums and artist’s studios
on the Tannery Arts Center campus. Kids will experience dance immersion in a fun, structured, and exciting artistic atmosphere.
Under the artistic direction of Micha Scott,
former senior dancer with Garth Fagan
Dance, TWDCC is proud to host a pre-professional dance camp in the heart of Santa Cruz!Guest teachers from dance genres including:African dance & drum, ballet, Bollywood, hip-hop, Polynesian, Afro-Carib, and more.
Register between April 15th - May 15th and receive Early Bird Discount
Who
Ages 5-8 (smalls), 9:30am-1:00pm
Ages 9-16 (bigs), 10:30am-3pm
Cost
Smalls $170 per week
Bigs $200 per week
*$20 off each additional week
*10% discount for siblings
*$750 for all 5 weeks for bigs/$650 for smalls
When
Week 1 June 24-28
Week 2 July 1-3 & 5
Week 3 July 8-12
Week 4 July 22-26
Week 5 July 29-August 2
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