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Photos: Collective brings Steamboat Springs diverse dance community together at Strings Music pavillion

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Dancers from Bella Movement toss pillows into the air while rehearsing for Steamboat Dance Theatre's “A Local Dance Collective" at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The show includes eight Steamboat Springs dance studios and will open with a performance at 7 p.m. Friday followed by an encore at 7 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the event will support dance vitality education programs, workshops and classes as well as the World Dance in Schools and Youth Initiative. For more, SteamboatDanceTheatre.org.
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Dancers from Elevation Dance Studio take the stage at the Strings Music Festival pavilion while rehearsing a number for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The show, which includes eight dance studios, will open with a performance at 7 p.m. Friday followed by an encore at 7 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the event will support dance vitality education programs, workshops and classes as well as the World Dance in Schools and Youth Initiative. For more information, SteamboatDanceTheatre.org.
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Steamboat Academy of Music and Dance’s Holly Fielding plays the violin as dancer Emma Sharp performs during a rehearsal for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at the Strings Pavilion. The show opens Friday evening, and there will be another performance at 7 p.m. Saturday. For more, SteamboatDanceTheatre.org.
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Dancers from Elevation Dance Studio take the stage at the Strings Pavilion while rehearsing for “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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From left, Tessa Boeri, Jocelyn Gugel and Brie Scoppa from Bella Movement take the stage at the Strings Pavilion while rehearsing a number for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Alexa Joy Taylor, left, and Kat Gingrich from Yampa Valley Vixens rehearse at the Strings Pavilion as they prepare for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Jeff Goodhart smiles as he dances with Luisa Lombera during a rehearsal for “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The show features performances from Elevation Dance Studio, Yampa Valley Vixens, Jasmir Bellydance Troupe, Goodhart’s Dancin’, Steamboat Academy of Music and Dance, Forty106 Dance Project, Perry-Mansfield and Bella Movement. For more, SteamboatDanceTheatre.org.
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Jeff Goodhart and Sarah McPhee perform during a rehearsal for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Heidi Meshurel-Jolly dances with the Jasmir Bellydance Troupe at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The number will be a part of Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective.
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Dancers with Forty106 Dance Project perform while rehearsing a number for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Kat Goodhand from Forty106 Dance Project performs during a rehearsal for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Ebany Rae Spurlock with the Perry-Mansfield Performing Art School and Camp performs while rehearsing a number for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Bill Doolin with the Perry-Mansfield Performing Art School and Camp rehearses a number for Steamboat Dance Theatre’s “A Local Dance Collective” at the Strings Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The show opens at 7 p.m. Friday with an encore at 7 p.m. Saturday. The production features performers from Elevation Dance Studio, Yampa Valley Vixens, Jasmir Bellydance Troupe, Goodhart’s Dancin’, Steamboat Academy of Music and Dance, Forty106 Dance Project, Perry-Mansfield and Bella Movement. For more, SteamboatDanceTheatre.org.
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John F. Russell is the business reporter at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach him, call 970-871-4209, email jrussell@SteamboatPilot.com or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966.

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