Crested Butte Dance Collective

09/01/2026

Calling all DANCERS • DRUMMERS • STILT WALKERS • FESTIVARIANS! 🥁💃✨

🌎🌻 HARVEST MOTHER CELEBRATION 2026! 🌻🌎
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 • HIGH NOON
📍 CB Farmers Market

Come join us in creating a magical celebration and offering to Mother Earth! 🌎💚

✨ WE NEED:
• African Dancers
• African Drummers
• Stilt Walkers
• Helpers of all kinds!

No experience necessary!

🎭 REHEARSALS:

AFRICAN DANCE
Sept. 3 • 8 • 9 | 5:30–7 PM
📍 CFTA, Steddy Theater

DRUMMERS
Sept. 9 | 5:30–7 PM
Sept. 12 | Evening TBD
📍 CFTA, Steddy Theater

BELLY DANCE
Sept. 10 | 11 AM–1 PM
Sept. 11 • 12 | 4–5 PM
📍 Pump Room, Old Fire Station

STILT WALKERS
New stilt training: TBD
📧 [email protected]

🚨 ALL CAST REHEARSALS — MANDATORY! 🚨

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 | 5:30–9 PM
📍 Pump Room, Old Fire Station
Full cast rehearsal + costume prep

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 | 9 AM–3 PM
📍 Pump Room + CB Farmers Market
9 AM rehearsal → NOON PERFORMANCE → cleanup until 3 PM

💚 Come dance, drum, celebrate, and honor Mother Earth with us!

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📱 Kaitlyn: (970) 497-6434

08/31/2026

Harvest Mother Celebration 2026 is Sunday Sept 13th at the CB Farmer’s Market at high NOON!
Dance rehearsals start this week and next week!

This is an invitation to all you dancers, drummers, stilt walkers, and festivarians to join us in creating this Harvest Mother Celebration, the magical offering to our Holy Mother Earth!
We are in need of African dancers, African Drummers, Stilt Walkers, and we always need helpers in general if you just wanna help. No experience necessary! Please see the rehearsal schedule below for the specific group rehearsal times and for the ALL CAST rehearsal times that are mandatory for everyone to attend.

Please contact KT by email to ask any questions at: [email protected].

2026 Harvest Mother Celebration Rehearsal Schedule:

African Dance Rehearsals:
Thursday Sept. 3rd, 5:30 - 7pm
Tuesday Sept. 8th, 5:30 - 7pm
Wednesday Sept. 9th, 5:30 - 7pm
Location: CFTA, Steddy Theater, 606 6th St, Crested Butte

Drummer Rehearsal:
Wednesday Sept. 9th, 5:30 - 7pm
TBD- Saturday Sept. 12th, evening
Location: CFTA, Steddy Theater, 606 6th St, Crested Butte

Belly Dance Rehearsals:
Thursday Sept. 10, 11am - 1pm
Friday Sept 11, 4pm - 5pm
Saturday Sept 12, 4pm - 5pm
Location: Pump Room, Old Fire Station, 2nd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
For questions please call or text Kaitlyn Seifert (970)-497-6434

Stilt Walker Rehearsal:
We are happy to have returning stilters but new stilt walking training is TBD. Please email KT if you want to stilt walk at [email protected].

ALL CAST Mandatory Rehearsals:

Friday, September 11, 5:30 to 9:00PM:
Location: PUMP ROOM, Old Fire Station, 2nd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
**All cast rehearsal with African dancers, drummers, and stilt walkers, support cast, and Harvest Mother. This rehearsal is mandatory for everyone. We will rehearse as a full cast and finish prepping all costumes.

Sunday, September 13, 9:00AM to 3:00PM:
All Cast Rehearsal and Performance at Farmer’s Market
Location: PUMP ROOM, Fire Station 3rd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
**All cast rehearsal starts at 9:00am, Farmer's Market performance starts at noon, production ends at 1:00PM, then clean up in the Pump Room until 3:00PM.

Photo Credit to Dion Pagonis

08/28/2026

Announcing 2027 Move the Butte important dates! Save them in your calendar, commit them to your brain, and do a little happy dance because this year’s production is almost under way!

SHOW DATES: FEBRUARY 18-20, 2027

All dates can be found on the Schedule tab of our website.

We can’t wait to move and groove with you!

Send this or tag someone who you want to dance with. 💌

08/25/2026

Join us for What the Water Brings, an adult contemporary dance production honoring water as the source of life!

Through movement, ritual, and collective creation, dancers will become part of a living ceremony — a shared offering of gratitude, hope, and prayer for the waters that sustain our valley, our planet, and ourselves. Classes have rolling start dates from NOW to Sept. 21 to prepare for performances on November 6 + 7. We are searching for adult dancers of all levels for this show and we hope you will join us!

You can join us for this experience by signing up for the pieces that interest you, which will be offered as SOD classes taught by the show choreographers. Click below for the class lists and descriptions.
https://app.gostudiopro.com/apps/api_classes_resp.php?id=zaqlxajd29jd25b1aa920d36f709jasdklj21dx5b1aa920d373b&s=217416

08/24/2026

Important Info: Harvest Mother Celebration, Fall Show, & Move the Butte 2027! - https://mailchi.mp/86cb664353bb/harvest-mother-celebration-move-the-butte-and-new-dance-classes-starting-soon-13919062

08/20/2026

Harvest Mother Celebration 2026 is Sunday Sept 13th at the CB Farmer’s Market at high NOON!

This is an invitation to all you dancers, drummers, stilt walkers, and festivarians to join us in creating this Harvest Mother Celebration, the magical offering to our Holy Mother Earth!

We are in need of African dancers, African Drummers, Stilt Walkers, and we always need helpers in general if you just wanna help. No experience necessary! Please see the rehearsal schedule below for the specific group rehearsal times and for the ALL CAST rehearsal times that are mandatory for everyone to attend. Please contact KT by email to ask any questions at: [email protected].

2026 Harvest Mother Celebration Rehearsal Schedule:

African Dance Rehearsals:
Thursday Sept. 3rd, 5:30 - 7pm
Tuesday Sept. 8th, 5:30 - 7pm
Wednesday Sept. 9th, 5:30 - 7pm
Location: CFTA, Steddy Theater, 606 6th St, Crested Butte

Drummer Rehearsal:
Wednesday Sept. 9th, 5:30 - 7pm
TBD- Saturday Sept. 12th, evening
Location: CFTA, Steddy Theater, 606 6th St, Crested Butte

Belly Dance Rehearsals:
Thursday Sept. 10, 11am - 1pm
Friday Sept 11, 4pm - 5pm
Saturday Sept 12, 4pm - 5pm
Location: Pump Room, Old Fire Station, 2nd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
For questions please call or text Kaitlyn Seifert (970)-497-6434

Stilt Walker Rehearsal:
We are happy to have returning stilters but new stilt walking training is TBD. Please email KT if you want to stilt walk at [email protected].

ALL CAST Rehearsals:
Friday, September 11, 5:30 to 9:00PM:
Location: PUMP ROOM, Old Fire Station, 2nd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
**All cast rehearsal with African dancers, drummers, and stilt walkers, support cast, and Harvest Mother. This rehearsal is mandatory for everyone. We will rehearse as a full cast and finish prepping all costumes.

Sunday, September 13, 9:00AM to 3:00PM:
All Cast Rehearsal and Performance at Farmer’s Market
Location: PUMP ROOM, Fire Station 3rd floor, 306 Maroon Ave. Crested Butte
**All cast rehearsal starts at 9:00am, Farmer's Market performance starts at noon, production ends at 1:00PM, then clean up in the Pump Room until 3:00PM.

08/20/2026

08/02/2026

Join us for a New Fall Show, the Harvest Mother Celebration, Move the Butte 2027, and Workshops! -

The CB Dance Collective and School of Dance are once again planning an adult Fall Show! This year’s show is called What the Water Brings, and it is a ceremonial offering for rain, snow, our valley, our planet, and ourselves. We are searching for adult dancers of all levels for this show and we hop...

03/04/2026

Level up your movement with a master of the craft. ✨

We are beyond thrilled to host Zoe Jakes (), fusion bellydancer and musical composer of Beats Antique for an immersive 3-hour journey into Technique and Storytelling. 🐍

Zoe has been a trailblazer since 2000, known globally for a signature style that is as technical as it is soulful. This workshop is a rare opportunity to learn her unique methodology, which seamlessly weaves together:

- Intentional focus and gesture
- Dynamic theatrical pauses
- Powerful, emotive phrasing

This isn’t just a drill class… it’s a once-in-a-lifetime masterclass in stage presence. You’ll begin with Zoe’s signature razor-sharp drills for arms, hips, undulations, and footwork. Then dive into dynamic phrases. Finally, you’ll learn to layer that movement with intention: using focus, gesture, and powerful phrasing to tell a story that resonates.

Zoe’s mission is to create an inclusive, playful environment where every dancer can find their own “grace in the training” and embody true fluidity.

The Details:
📅 Thursday, March 12th
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 The Pump Room
💰 $60

Space is limited for this intimate session, and it’s already filling up quickly. Don’t miss the chance to learn from years of world-class onstage experience.

Register at dancecrestedbutte.org/workshops



Send this to someone you’d love to bellydance with! 💌

02/27/2026