What are the opening hours?

Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm

Dance West

A three week dance experience hosted by the combined efforts of Salt Lake City's premier dance compa

05/27/2026

Trying to solve your finances this summer AND train? Dance West now takes AFTERPAY! Pay tuition in four interest-free installments or over 6-12 months, just walk through the registration process and select Afterpay at checkout. The app will prompt you to select a payment plan. Balance your budget and enhance your technique at Utah’s most celebrated contemporary dance intensive.

05/21/2026

The incredible Natalie Desch is teaching ballet for Dance West! If you have ever been in Natalie’s class, then you know how caring she is as a teacher and how supportive and encouraging her class environment is. Available for drop in as well as part of the full program.
See dancewestfest.com for more details!

04/23/2026

Train in the morning. Create in the afternoon. Perform at TOPOGRAPHY!

One of the most exciting parts of Dance West 2026 happens in the afternoon—when dancers step into the creative process alongside incredible choreographers.

Each participant in the choreography track will be assigned to work with one of three inspiring artists: Joyboy, Ursula Perry, or Daniel Charon (we’ll do our best to match you with your preference). Throughout the two-week intensive, dancers will collaborate closely with their assigned artist to help create a brand new work.

The work created during these sessions will be performed in the final TOPOGRAPHY showcase, where dancers share the original choreography developed during the intensive, alongside performances by Repertory Dance Theatre and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company!

For dancers ready to move beyond technique class and into the creative process, the Dance West choreography track offers a chance to collaborate, create, and perform with artists shaping today’s dance landscape.

Register now to reserve your place at Dance West 2026!

04/16/2026

Our next choreographer you have the opportunity to work with during our choreography track is the one and only, Ursula Perry .

Ursula has danced with for the past 13 seasons and will be performing her final bow as a company member in April. But you still have a chance to work with her as a choreographer in the choreography track at Dance West this year. Spend the two weeks creating something new that will be performed on the final showing of TOPOGRAPHY.

Ursula’s tenure at RDT has yielded an ever-enriching understanding of the need to create opportunities for the young and old to heal through movement. The physical being is not only a tool but a storage space for the human story. It is her belief that the power of movement and grit of raw physicality can heal both the body and the mind.

*Choreography by Zvi Gotheiner, Eric Handman, and Shari Lane

04/14/2026

For dancers ready to move beyond technique class and into the creative process, the Dance West choreography track offers a chance to collaborate, create, and perform with artists shaping today’s dance landscape.

Train in the morning. Create in the afternoon. Perform at TOPOGRAPHY.

Register now to reserve your place at Dance West 2026.

04/10/2026

This year at Dance West, Guest Choreographer Daniel Charon will be creating a new work on participates in the choreography track, to be performed in the final TOPOGRAPHY showcase at the end of the intensive!

This is a rare opportunity to experience the choreographic process firsthand — learning how movement is developed, shaped, and refunded for the stage while contributing your own ideas and artistry!

04/03/2026

Housing is available for 2-Week Dance West participants!

Participants can sign up for affordable housing in the University of Utah Marriott Honors Housing, which is within walking distance to Marriott Center for Dance (week 1 location) and close to the Fort Douglas TRAX station (for easy access to week 2 location).

Housing is from Sunday, July 12 through Saturday, July 26, and is $495. Housing registration opens when workshop registration opens. Learn more at the link in our bio or at dancewestfest.com/location-housing-details

04/01/2026

Hear all about about this year’s Choreography Track From Dance West Directors Lynne Larson and Thom Dancy!

03/24/2026

Meet the artists: Dance West 2026

Francesca Romo .romo & Michaela Ellingson join us from for this year’s DANCE WEST! They will be teaching both together and individually a variety of technique-based classes during Block 1 and creative-based classes in Block 2 during both weeks of Dance West.

Contemporary Dance Wyoming (CDW) is a project-based cohort of professional artists creating bold work rooted in process through rigor, embodiment, and community connection. Led by Artistic Director Francesca Romo, who guides the company in its 27th season with a vision centered on curiosity, care, and sustainability. Over more than two decades, CDW has collaborated with artists from major dance companies across the country, toured throughout the Western United States, and performed in New York City. Its work has been described as visually stimulating, highly athletic, and exhilarating.

At its core, Contemporary Dance Wyoming functions as a regional pipeline for contemporary dance—supporting local artists, attracting experienced professionals, and ensuring that dance remains a vital, evolving force in the Intermountain West.

We are excited to have these phenomenal artists joining us for DANCE WEST 2026! Register today to join their classes.

Address

138 W Broadway
Salt Lake City, UT
84101

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://www.dancewestfest.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Dance West posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Dance West:

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Gym/sports Facility in Salt Lake City?