Imagine Ballet Theatre (IBT) is pleased to announce Annual Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival to take place in Ogden, Utah at the Peery’s Egyptian Theater. The Festival is open to both amateur and professional choreographers. Application deadlines are in October. The winning choreographer’s grand prize will include theater rental and crew for a performance night in the following October.
The first performance will be February 7th, where the Judges will vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Also this night the audience has the opportunity to vote for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for People’s Choice awards.
The second performance, February 8th, is just for fun. The dancers have the chance to perform a second time, pressure free. Immediately following the second performance is the awards ceremony, where choreographers stand with their dancers in costume to represent the piece they entered.
This year our festival will include the following choreographers and 12 pieces.
Shawna Chadburn
Jessica Gabler
Miriam Panek
Lucas Castro
Alexandria Sorenson
Kyrin Grey
Randee Hunter
Elijah Hatch
Christina Stockdale
Shanie Robison
Sayoko Knodes
Christine Baltes & Nicole Baltes
Janell Burgess & Christine Baltes
Our Judges this year!
Sean Guymon
Sean Guymon is an independent dance educator, performer, and technology consultant. He is the Past President of the Utah Dance Education Organization, the state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization, and currently works as the Executive Assistant and Webmaster for the organization. He earned a BFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah and was a founding member of Movement Forum, a dance improvisation performance group. Sean has performed and taught throughout the US and Great Britain. He competed nationally in Ballroom dance, directed the Ballroom dance team at Jordan High School, and his training also includes clogging, folk, and musical theatre. Sean is a self-taught technology enthusiast and is the webmaster and management/technology consultant for local and national dance organizations, companies and dancers.