Modern Dance Contact Improvision for Beginners

1–2 p.m.

Batts Dance Studio, Bucksbaum Center for the Arts

A workshop for older kids, teens, and adults.

About the Workshop

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About the Performers

Hurley & Dancers is a professional modern dance company based in Des Moines, Iowa since 2001 that presents public performances, workshops, and arts–in–education residencies. The company encourages collaborations with choreographers, musicians, visual artists, and others for a vibrant cultural exchange. The group is managed by artistic director Kathleen Hurley, who is also a Grinnell College lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance.

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