2000’s ASCENDING INTO EXCELLENCE
In 2001, Dancers’ Workshop was awarded one of three Governor’s Arts Award, and the first Dance-A-Thon was held with the guidance of DW Board President, Kathi Holzer — empowering students to proactively support their art and education. The same year, Contemporary Dance Wyoming traveled to New York City to perform a three-week run of The Prose of the Transsiberian and of the Little Joan of France. 2003 saw the opening of a dance program in Driggs, Idaho, with the collaborative support of the Teton Arts Council. In 2005, after decades of preparation and community support, Dancers’ Workshop excitedly moved into its current beautiful new home - the Center for the Arts. A new Black Box Studio was added, carrying a price tag of around $550,000. The following year, Kate Kosharek joined Dancers’ Workshop as a teacher and member of CDW, beginning a 15-year tenure — one of the longest in the organization’s history — supporting the Junior Company and the expansion of the adult program. 2006 also marked the closure of the program in Driggs. In 2007, Dancers’ Workshop performed for the first time in the newly-completed Center Theater. By the end of the year, 21 dancers were in the Junior Repertory Company, and Dancers’ Workshop employed 12 teachers and half a dozen full-time office staff members.
Babs Case Artistic Director 1999 - present
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