Spring Workshop 2024
April 6 & 7
in beautiful Missoula, MT!
at the University of Montana
We are thrilled to be heading to Missoula for our Spring Workshop, and learn from so many incredible guest instructor and local faculty. We are looking forward to the energy, inspiration, and fuel for our artistry! We would like to thank Katie Thompson and Jordan Dehline Burt, both Missoula-based MDAA members, for doing a fabulous job managing all the details. Remember, in addition to the phenomenal instruction in Workshop classes, the Spring Workshop also includes Scholarship Auditions!
Printable versions of all documents are located at the bottom of this page or on the Auditions page.
Please read through all of the workshop information below!
Meet your faculty
Schedule
Campus map at bottom of this page.
RULES FOR ATTENDEES
Check in: ALL participants are required to check-in at the Check-in Table BEFORE attending any classes.
Wristbands: Wristbands are required to attend classes. You must pick yours up at the Check-in Table
All styles except ballet: you may take classes at your assigned level and/or the level below yours.
Ballet: you may only take classes at your assigned level on any given day.
Dress Code
Ballet: solid colored leotard (must be black for audition), tights, and shoes. No skirts, warm-ups, etc. Long hair pulled back into a bun, short hair pulled back out of face.
Jazz, Tap & Modern: Appropriate shoes, shirt tops that cover the midriff (can wear a leotard under a croptop), and pants/tights that cover the legs at least to the knees.
No dangling jewelry.
Failure to follow the dress code can get you removed from class!
Other notes
All instructors are invited and encouraged to attend the MDAA Professional Membership Meeting. If you want to order food, please pre-order using the form.
Spokane Dance Boutique (509-279-8935) will be on hand throughout the weekend for all your dance wear needs. Please contact the businesses directly for special requests.
How to register
If you have an account*, go to the MDAA Jackrabbit Parent Portal and login: Parent Portal Link
If you do not have an account, REGISTER HERE to create an account.choose a 1-Day or 2-Day Pass
choose your specific classes
confirm and pay
Choosing a Pass does not enroll you in specific classes.
*If you’ve attended workshops since 2021, you already have an account.
Contact the MDAA Office if you need assistance, 406-442-6519
Fees
MDAA Spring Workshop 2-Day Pass $125.00
MDAA Spring Workshop 1-Day Pass $100.00
All Students must pay an annual $25.00 Membership Fee
Professional Member 2-Day Pass $70.00
Professional Member 1-Day Pass $60.00
Registrations Received after March 27, 2024 will include a $25.00 Late Fee, so register early!
Friday Night Dance Performance: ELa FaLa
The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to bring ELa FaLa Collective to the Dennison Theatre on the UM campus on Friday, April 5. This exciting all-female dance company—joined by seven current UM dance majors—will delight Missoula audiences for one performance only. ELa FaLa (which means “she speaks” in Portuguese) seeks to create bridges between art, technology, spirituality, culture, education, and science through a holistic vision of the world. Under the artistic direction of Barbara Lima, the Collective highlights and bolsters communication between these different communities of thought and discovers the many forms of medicine of their interaction. Their first work was born in 2015 as a co-produced dance for camera in partnership with Urban Body Project.
Tickets: https://griztix.evenue.net/list/UMTD
Student MDAA Member Discount Code: UMTDMDAASTUDENT
Non-Student MDAA Member Discount Code: UMTDMDAAADULT
A huge thank you to…
Our workshop Sponsor, Julie Gardner Properties, to the University of Montana Dance Department for their collaboration and use of their beautiful space, to Ballet Arts Academy for use of their wonderful studio, and to C’mon Inn and Hilton Garden Inn for offering group lodging rates.
We appreciate their generous support of MDAA and the arts in Montana.
