Now enrolling Summer Session!
June 15 – August 15
Find Your Place Through Dance
At Ormao, dance is more than movement. It is a place to belong, create, grow, and connect.
We welcome dancers of all ages, abilities, and experience levels into an inclusive and noncompetitive community where every student is valued. Whether your child is taking their first dance class, exploring a lifelong passion, or preparing for advanced training, our programs are designed to help students build confidence, creativity, and meaningful connections.
Through dance, students learn more than technique. They learn teamwork, resilience, self-expression, leadership, and how to contribute to a supportive community.
Every journey begins with one step.
Children’s & Teens (Ages 2-18)
Summer enrollment is OPEN!
Summer classes (June 15 – August 15) available for ages 2-18 in Creative Movement, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, and Tap.
Our youth classes provide a welcoming environment where students can explore movement, build friendships, and discover the joy of dance.
From Creative Movement to Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Tap, students develop technical skills while growing as confident and creative individuals. Classes are designed to meet dancers where they are and help them progress at their own pace.
Whether dance becomes a favorite activity, a lifelong passion, or a future career path, every student is encouraged to explore, imagine, and discover what is possible.
Making Dances | Building Community
We offer an audition based pre-professional Student Company program for ages 9-18.
Adults (Ages 19+)
Continuous enrollment for adults!
Summer Session runs June 15 – August 15
Dance belongs to everyone.
Our adult classes welcome dancers of all experience levels and backgrounds. Whether you’re stepping into a studio for the first time or returning after many years, you’ll find a supportive environment focused on creativity, wellness, and connection.
There are no competitions, no pressure, and no obligation to attend every week—just opportunities to move, learn, and be part of a community.
Come as you are and discover the benefits of movement, creativity, and connection.
Making Dances | Building Community
Student Company Program
For dancers who are ready to deepen their dance journey, Student Company offers a pathway for artistic growth, leadership, and belonging.
Modeled after our professional dance company, the Student Company program provides dedicated dancers ages 9–18 with opportunities to create, perform, collaborate, and engage with the community through dance. Students work alongside peers, instructors, guest artists, and professional choreographers while developing both artistic and life skills.
More than a pre-professional training program, Student Company is a place where young people build confidence, discover their voice, and learn how to work together toward a common goal.
Many students continue their dance education in college, pursue professional opportunities, or carry the lessons learned through dance into other careers and leadership roles.
The journey begins with curiosity, commitment, and a willingness to ask:
What if?
“For over a decade I have had the incredible opportunity to train with and find artistic mentorship in Ormao, a place that can best be described by its innovative dance style, open and warm community of dancers and teachers, and prominent role as Colorado Springs’ mecca for modern dance. Both with incredible performance and fantastic educators, Ormao is by far one of the most important artistic communities in Colorado Springs.”
– Thea Roland, currently studying dance at Goucher College, Baltimore MD
Instructors
Our faculty are professionals in the field of dance, creating and performing throughout Colorado Springs. They are dedicated to educating youth and adults in the art of dance while creating community.
Mission
Ormao’s mission statement is threefold:
- To provoke, challenge, and entertain those in our community and beyond through the creative language of dance.
- To encourage diversity and experimentation in the arts.
- To enrich and enhance cultural opportunities within southern Colorado’s communities and schools by spear-heading initiatives that bring dance to the public and programs that educate people of all ages.
Nondiscriminatory Policy
The Ormao Dance Company admits community members of any race, color, sexual orientation, creed, national and ethnic origin, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, and military status. This policy applies to our organization’s activities which include, but are not limited to; public performances, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers, and selection of vendors.
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