Excellence in Performing Arts

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SpectorDance’s mission is to heighten awareness of the beauty and vitality of contemporary dance through education, outreach, and performance. With our state-of-the-art venue, school, company, annual festival, and diverse creative collaborations, the vision of SpectorDance is to provide artistic access and excellence for all and to establish the Monterey Peninsula as a new, West Coast center for dance.

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Performance & Media
SpectorDance Company
April 13 at 8 pm
at SpectorDance Studio
The Heritage Project
Spring Performance
June 18 &19 at SpectorDance Studio
King Aurthur Tales
and The Violence Project

SpectorDance School
Spring Classes Begin
January 4
Download Spring Reg Form as pdf
Spring Program
January 4 - June 17
Download Spring Schedule as a pdf
Summer Classes Begin
July 5
Download Summer Schedule as pdf
 

WORKSHOPS AT SPECTORDANCE
Begining Jazz
with Cassidy Paskett

Saturday, January 9, 16, & 23
3:00-4:30am
Contemporary Dance Technique
with Rosannah Riess

Saturday Jan 30, Feb 6 & Feb 13 from
4:00-5:30pm
Yoga and Natural Health
with Karen Cook

January, 9, & 16
9:30-11:00am
Hip Hop
with Chris Lomboy

Saturday, February 13, 20 & 27
3-4pm

ONGOING CLASSES
Ballet and pointe classes with Fran Spector Atkins and Amy Byington
for all ages and levels of experience
Pre Ballet with Alexandra Gardner and Amy Byington


Emerging Choreographers

Emerging Choreographers 2010
10TH ANNIVERSARY
July 30, 31and August 1
Cutting edge talent selected through a national search! Mark your calendar!
Don't miss the fun!

NEW!
$500 prize for The Monterey version of So You Think You Can Dance for the audience selected "best piece."
Apply now!
download 2010 application as pdf


Outreach Programs
National Steinbeck Center
Saturday, February 27 at 10 am
Santa Catalina School Performance
Friday, March 29

Sunset Center Performance Thursday, March 11

 

Emerging Choreographers
SpectorDance
Studio & Performance Space

Studio Available for rent
SpectorDance@earthlink.net
(831) 384-1050
3343 Paul Davis Drive
Marina, CA 93933


map to studio


Major Funders

James Irvine Foundation, Community Foundation for Montery County, Packard Foundation, Susan and David Gill, Arts Council for Monterey County, Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Chapman Foundation, Dunspaugh Dalton Foundation, Rumsey Foundation, James Tunney Foundation, Ann Enders, Pebble Beach Company Foundation, Yellow Brick Road, Monterey Bay Blues Festival and other local businesses.

SpectorDance is a 501( c)3 non-profit organization. Donations of any amount are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by California Law. EIN# 93-1203319

Pictured from top to bottom: Kelsey Forbush, Laurel Nelson, Alexandra Gardner,
Rosannah Reiss, Pam Keindl, Kelsey Forbush, Brendan Barthel.
SpectorDance photos by William Roden/New Dawn Studios

Ali Gardner
Rosannah Reiss
Pam Keindl
Brendan Barthel
school