Community Outreach - Ormao Dance Colorado Springs

Philosophy

We believe that dance is for everyone. We believe in the intrinsic healing power of movement. We believe that all learning can be enhanced by investigating through dance.

Hands Are For Holding

-An in-school dance experience based on Gibney’s Hands are for Holding ®.

Ormao Dance Company and TESSA are partnering to address an urgent crisis for middle and high school youth in El Paso County. This program provides a proactive and preventative approach to the social and emotional well-being of our youth. Dance provides this dynamic point of entry for meaningful dialogue within a safe space. Led by community educators, the program fosters discussion of relevant topics such as signs of bullying, the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, social isolation, boundaries and consent, and technological abuse.

El Paso County is the FIRST community outside of NYC to implement this program which will create a new generation of healthy, positive relationships. We are seeking awareness, support, and partners to launch this essential program in our community. Our first year goal is to reach 3000 youth during the 2019-20 School Year.

This program offers 4 dances with a TESSA facilitator engaging conversation and providing relevant learning in between each dance. The 4 dances are:

- Connections: Dancers address the issue of technological bullying with movement, music, and dubbed text messages that increasingly interrupt the dance.
- Isolations: Dancers embody physical bullying and show how 1 person can make a difference by supporting the victim.
- Boundaries & Consent: Dancers movement reflects how you can set boundaries, change boundaries and also how to gain consent for boundaries as well as learn to respect others boundaries.
- Side by Side: 2 duets occur simultaneously, one duet reflects an unhealthy, manipulative relationship while the other duet shows a healthy, supportive relationship.

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Photo by: Melanie Dexter

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Hands are for Holding: A program for the fight against violence and abuse

Dance for Parkinson’s

Moving with joy, creativity, and community to empower people living with Parkinson’s. All are welcome and care partners are encouraged to move with us!

Tuesdays 11:30-12:30pm
Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm
Ormao Dance Company, 10 S. Spruce St, Colorado Springs, CO
$5/class

Please join us in the studio OR virtually using Zoom (click on the red button below to join class via Zoom)

Join Dance for Parkinson's Class on Zoom, Friday at 11:00am MT

Dance for Parkinson’s is a dance movement class based on the Dance for PD® model, developed to engage participants’ minds and bodies in a creative, enjoyable social environment. Elements of music, imagery, and narrative are used to develop artistry and grace, while addressing Parkinson’s specific concerns such as balance, flexibility, coordination, gait, and social isolation. No dance experience required.

Dance for Parkinson’s Teachers

Laura Hymers Treglia
Cheri Orr
Mary Ripper Baker
Kira Filip

Volunteer Opportunity

Come dance with us! No dance experience necessary. We welcome volunteers to assist us with providing an energized and safe environment for our Parkinson’s participants. For more information, contact: Laura Hymers Treglia at 719.640.8478 or ormaodanceforpark@gmail.com

“This dance class has been a light in my journey, battling the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.” – Class Participant

Dancers in performance at the Ent Center for the Arts.

Bloom: A Dance For Parkinson's class creation

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Dancing Your Stories

A Class For Elders ready to move and share stories.

Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00pm

Hillside Community Center

Classes are FREE of charge. Bring a friend and come ready to move.

Educational Residencies

For years Ormao has been proud to participate in educational residencies with Beulah School of Natural Sciences, Keller Elementary, West Elementary, and more. Ormao teachers collaborate with kindergarten through eighth grade students to create movement explored through scientific and artistic ideas and concepts. Students learn basic movement and choreographic skills, expression through movement, and teamwork.

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