BODYTRAFFIC
BODYTRAFFIC captivates audiences with technical brilliance and unmatched versatility, performing a repertoire that spans ballet, contemporary, modern, Afro-Cuban, and hip-hop dance. Celebrating both emerging and established choreographers, the company embraces diverse styles and perspectives to share powerful stories through movement.
With challenge, passion, empathy, inclusion, and growth at its core, BODYTRAFFIC elevates dance beyond art—transforming it into a dynamic exploration of ideas and spirit. Because, after all, without movement, nothing changes.
Bringing the spirit of Los Angeles to audiences worldwide, BODYTRAFFIC has performed across 30 U.S. states and 20 countries, representing the U.S. on cultural diplomacy tours in Algeria, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, and South Korea. Its performances at prestigious festivals such as CONTEXT Diana Vishneva Festival and The Holland Dance Festival have deepened the company’s commitment to cross-cultural exchange and artistic innovation.
Salsa Bootcamp 101
Ritmo Y Tambor Dance Workshop
Learn to dance Salsa in 2025!
Absolute beginners, those with limited experience, and returning Bootcampers, join the 6-week, Level 1 series, to begin your Salsa journey to the social dance floor or to continue your progression! Train in Salsa On2, NY Style, and dance at a different level.
Fundamentals
Timing
Basic Footwork
Turns
Partnerwork Practice
Repetitions for Growth
Confidence Building
📅 Tuesdays (April 8th-May 13th)
🕰️ 6:30-7:45
📍 Peace Love Space 10410 Comanche NE, 87111
🎟️ $70/6-week series
(Bootcamp 101 can be combined with Salsa 102 for the Beginner Track Package, which includes the Wednesday specialty classes for $185)
Learn to dance Bachata in 2025!
Ritmo Y Tambor Dance Workshop
Learn to dance Bachata in 2025!
Absolute beginners, those with limited experience, and returning Bootcampers, join the 6-week bootcamp series to grow your skills, continue your progression, and safely transition to the social dance floor!
Foundations
Timing Structure
Basic Footwork
Partnerwork Practice
Turn Fundamentals
Confidence Building
📅 Thursdays (April 10th-May 15th)
🕰️ 6:00 -7:00
📍 Peace Love Space, 10410 Comanche NE, 87111
🎟️ $55/6-week series
(can be purchased in combo with Bachata 102 for Beginner Track Package, which includes Wednesday classes for $160)
Cirque Mechanics
Inspired by the modern circus, Cirque Mechanics takes inspiration from the Industrial Revolution and mechanical marvels. In their new show, Pedal Punk, cycling serves as the only way to escape a technology-obsessed society. Enter a zany bike mechanic capable of creating wondrous machines. This wacky mechanic and his clients come together to address their society, becoming pedal punks and catalysts of change. Acrobatics, aerialists, clowns, and contortionists combine to tell an amazing tale of athleticism and artistry.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Led by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre with their singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet. With a rich Alvin Ailey lineage and 16 stunning dancers, Complexions has been hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “game changing” by The Guardian. Their blockbuster hit program, STAR DUST: From Bach to David Bowie, is an utterly transfixing tribute to the life and music of David Bowie, full of glitter and glam.
Open class: Ballet de la Terre
Free class with Romy Keegan – Registration opens April 1st!
Dance de la Terre with (& without) drums
Dance de la Terre, (Dance of the Earth), is the original, joyful expression and continued exploration and development of my own unique dance and movement vocabulary. It is inspired by a lifetime of ballet training and over 25 years of West African dance. The original and creative utilization of these forms produce a FUN, playful, dynamic, and exuberantly graceful contemporary fusion, suitable and accessible, for dancers of all levels.
The Great Gatsby
A special one-night-only performance of a ballet based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, the New Mexico Ballet Company teams up with the NM Phil! From East Egg to West Egg and under the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, featuring great characters like the villainous Tom, the naive Nick, the lovely Daisy, and the dreamer, Gatsby. Revisit this great American novel from a new perspective.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Presented in partnership with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
“One of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world” (The New York Times); the Paul Taylor Dance Company is the past, present, and future of modern dance. Known for its passionate expression, vast repertory, and sublime athleticism, the company has been transforming the dance world for over 70 years.
With a history of multidisciplinary collaborations, passionate expression, and thrilling athleticism, the Company is known worldwide for its vast repertory, performing work from the Founder’s canon; new works created by some of today’s most engaging and established choreographers; and important historical dance from the 20th and 21st centuries. Dedicated to sharing modern dance with the broadest possible audience, the Company tours annually, both domestically and internationally, with performances and a variety of educational programs and engagement offerings.
Open class: Modern
Free modern class with Maureen (mo) Gorman – registration opens April 20th!
Expansive body, Center focused movement
This Modern class will guide us through concepts of suspension and release, quick direction changes, and the use of momentum. Dancers will explore their center standing, transitioning into easeful yet strong floorwork which will blend into a moving in and out of the floor sequence. These practices inevitably connect to a bigger dance phrase.
Open class: Contemporary Jazz
Free class with Elyse Fahey – registration opens June 1st!
After a thorough warm up, we will start with simple jazz footwork patterns and then move into more complex across-the-floor progressions. This is a fun, rigorous class focused on musicality, precision, and direction changes.
Open class: Butoh
Butoh is a Japanese countercultural dance form that revels in the taboo, attempts to unculture the body and reveals the personal and collective subconscious through subtle but rigorous methods of training. The dancer may enter an altered state of mind that remains alert and artistically sound. The practice is a simultaneity of being moved rather than moving, while remaining acutely aware of the outside eye.
This class uses Noguchi Taiso (water body), and Butoh techniques to enter a liminal space between waking and sleeping where the dream-like internal world moves the body (either visibly or invisibly). You will be guided in simple warmups, butoh technique, and then given the opportunity to move freely with your own inner world experiences.
Voltage
Voltage is the 2024/2025 UNM Faculty Dance Concert, showcasing innovative works by acclaimed national and international artists who have worked with UNM Dance students to bring their original creations to life. This year’s concert features Contemporary works by Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, and guest artists Seán Curran and Elana Anderson. Flamenco works for Voltage were choreographed by guest artists Ricardo Moro and Florencia Oz.
Voltage – The UNM Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Directors Marisol Encinias and Vladimir Conde Reche
February 28, and March 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30pm, March 2 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
Voltage
Voltage is the 2024/2025 UNM Faculty Dance Concert, showcasing innovative works by acclaimed national and international artists who have worked with UNM Dance students to bring their original creations to life. This year’s concert features Contemporary works by Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, and guest artists Seán Curran and Elana Anderson. Flamenco works for Voltage were choreographed by guest artists Ricardo Moro and Florencia Oz.
Voltage – The UNM Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Directors Marisol Encinias and Vladimir Conde Reche
February 28, and March 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30pm, March 2 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
Voltage
Voltage is the 2024/2025 UNM Faculty Dance Concert, showcasing innovative works by acclaimed national and international artists who have worked with UNM Dance students to bring their original creations to life. This year’s concert features Contemporary works by Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, and guest artists Seán Curran and Elana Anderson. Flamenco works for Voltage were choreographed by guest artists Ricardo Moro and Florencia Oz.
Voltage – The UNM Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Directors Marisol Encinias and Vladimir Conde Reche
February 28, and March 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30pm, March 2 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
Voltage
Voltage is the 2024/2025 UNM Faculty Dance Concert, showcasing innovative works by acclaimed national and international artists who have worked with UNM Dance students to bring their original creations to life. This year’s concert features Contemporary works by Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, and guest artists Seán Curran and Elana Anderson. Flamenco works for Voltage were choreographed by guest artists Ricardo Moro and Florencia Oz.
Voltage – The UNM Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Directors Marisol Encinias and Vladimir Conde Reche
February 28, and March 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30pm, March 2 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
Moving Stories: Freedom
A performance featuring Hiland Company Dancers and professional guest artists of Ballere Carmel Moving Stories – Freedom explores a variety of perspectives on what it means to be free, and to embrace and cultivate freedom for all. The evening features work from Layla Amis, Vladimir Conde Reche, Malinda Lavelle, Kevin Iega Jeff, Robin Dekker and guest artist in residence Liliian Barbeito. Professional guest artists of Ballere Carmel – Charmaine Butcher and Babatunji Johnson, will share the stage with the Hiland Company Dancers in this engaging and thoughtful evening of dance.
Beauty and the Beast
Back by popular demand for BRT’s 35th Anniversary Season, Ballet Repertory Theatre presents Alex Ossadnik’s original full-length ballet, Beauty & the Beast. This graceful retelling of one of the most romantic fairy tales is a statement on the transforming power of love. Set in an enchanted world, a gentle beauty discovers a sensitive soul hidden within a magnificent beast.
Voltage
Voltage is the 2024/2025 UNM Faculty Dance Concert, showcasing innovative works by acclaimed national and international artists who have worked with UNM Dance students to bring their original creations to life. This year’s concert features Contemporary works by Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, and guest artists Seán Curran and Elana Anderson. Flamenco works for Voltage were choreographed by guest artists Ricardo Moro and Florencia Oz.
Voltage – The UNM Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Directors Marisol Encinias and Vladimir Conde Reche
February 28, and March 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30pm, March 2 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre
$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
Moving Stories: Freedom
A performance featuring Hiland Company Dancers and professional guest artists of Ballere Carmel Moving Stories – Freedom explores a variety of perspectives on what it means to be free, and to embrace and cultivate freedom for all. The evening features work from Layla Amis, Vladimir Conde Reche, Malinda Lavelle, Kevin Iega Jeff, Robin Dekker and guest artist in residence Liliian Barbeito. Professional guest artists of Ballere Carmel – Charmaine Butcher and Babatunji Johnson, will share the stage with the Hiland Company Dancers in this engaging and thoughtful evening of dance.
Open class: Afro-Latin Jazz
Registration opens February 1st!
This Afro-Latin Jazz dance class introduces dancers to the rhythms, movements and technique of an improvisational dance form called Mambo (aka New York Salsa On2).
This class is intended for dancers with at least basic foundations in ballet, modern, flamenco or jazz or other dance forms that introduce rhythm identification and counting.
What to wear for class:
Footwear: We will start our warm-up barefoot or in flat footwear and move into dance sneakers, jazz shoes (flat, 1.5 to 2.5 heel depending on capability / experience and style interests). No street or ballet shoes please!
Clothing: Comfortable clothing to move and dance in, consider layering as appropriate
Bring Water to stay hydrated
About Lola Rodriguez (Albuquerque, NM and Chicago, IL):
Lola started out as a street dancer dancing Chicago House (a hip hop genre), and later branched out into Afro Latin social partner work and footwork, specifically a genre known as Salsa On2 aka New York Style Mambo along with other associated dance forms from this genre: Chachacha, Pachanga, Boogaloo, Rumba, and Son. Her main focus is dance improvisation and the role of connection to the music during footwork/shines and partner work. She continues to train in this dance form and has added Salsa on1, ballet, jazz and modern dance forms, and more recently has found joy in choreography.
Twyla Tharp Dance 60th Anniversary
Twyla Tharp celebrates her 60th anniversary with a coast-to-coast tour featuring her Olivier-nominated “Diabelli,” set to Beethoven’s masterpiece of the same name, and a new dance to a reimagining of Philip Glass’s iconic “Aguas da Amazonia.”
Twyla Tharp Dance 60th Anniversary
Twyla Tharp celebrates her 60th anniversary with a coast-to-coast tour featuring her Olivier-nominated “Diabelli,” set to Beethoven’s masterpiece of the same name, and a new dance to a reimagining of Philip Glass’s iconic “Aguas da Amazonia.”
Keshet Choreographers Showcase
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts presents a dynamic showcase of local and guest artists! Join Keshet for an evening of dance from Albuquerque dancers and choreographers, along with the February 2025 cohort of Keshet’s Makers Space Experience! The Makers Space Experience is a cohort-based residency program from Keshet’s Ideas and Innovation Community, in which choreographers/dancemakers have access to rehearsal space, peer movement classes, arts business workshops, and the New Mexico skies, as they explore their art form and their projects at whatever stage they might be – newly germinating ideas, final development of full productions, and/or anything in between.
$0-$30 sliding scale
New Mexico Dance Hackathon Mixer
The Mixer is the first event of the 2025 New Mexico Dance Hackathon - an afternoon where participants will meet, exchange ideas, and form teams in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Each tech artist or team will have the opportunity to show current work and practice, and dance or movement artists will get to interact with different tech and tech artists as a way to kick off the full 2025 New Mexico Dance Hackathon.
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Presenters, Partnerships, and Contracts
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Budgeting & Financial Management
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Grant Proposal Writing
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Grant Research
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Brand & Marketing
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops February 9-13 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
Hear Here Festival
What do you get when you combine musicians, dancers, choreographers, and artists who have never met before, and give them two weeks to conceive, coordinate, produce, and perform fresh work? The Hear Here Festival! This unique festival celebrates the vibrant creativity of Albuquerque artists, bringing dynamic, original, collaborative work to life within a two-week timeframe.
Join us for this one-night-only experience on Saturday, February 8 at 7:00pm!
Ailey II
For more than 50 years, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people.
Keshet Choreographers Showcase
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts presents a dynamic showcase of local and guest artists! Join Keshet for an evening of dance from Albuquerque dancers and choreographers, along with the January 2025 cohort of Keshet’s Makers Space Experience! The Makers Space Experience is a cohort-based residency program from Keshet’s Ideas and Innovation Community, in which choreographers / dancemakers have access to rehearsal space, peer movement classes, arts business workshops, and the New Mexico skies, as they explore their art form and their projects at whatever stage they might be – newly germinating ideas, final development of full productions, and/or anything in between.
$0-$30 sliding scale
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Presenters, Partnerships, AND CONTRACTS
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
Can't make this round? No fear! Keshet will be running the same series of workshops February 9-13, same time, same place!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Budgeting & Financial Management
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
Can't make this round? No fear! Keshet will be running the same series of workshops February 9-13, same time, same place!
FREE Arts Business Workshops: Grant Proposal Writing
FREE Arts Business Workshops!
Are you an artist in New Mexico who is looking to grow your artistic business? Maybe you want to learn more about grant proposals or how to market and brand yourself as an artist? Join us for a series of workshops January 19-23 from 5:30-7:00pm at Keshet Center for the Arts!
Can't make this round? No fear! Keshet will be running the same series of workshops February 9-13, same time, same place!