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Make:Shift is a series of site-specific, pop-up dance moments to be enjoyed by all passersby. Dancers perform structured improv at locations around Key West, pulling inspiration from their surroundings and the holiday spirit.

Make:Shift is made possible in part by a grant from the Anne McKee Artists Fund of the Florida Keys, Inc. & sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and private donations

Happy Holidays to You!

Make:Shift Dates:

5:30pm-5:45pm on December 12th at the Bayview Park Christmas tree

11am-11:20am on December 14th at the Gato Village Pocket Park

11am-1pm on December 21st in the window at The Studios of Key West

11am-1pm on December 22nd in the window at The Studios of Key West

11am-2pm on December 23rd in the window at The Studios of Key West

6pm-615pm on December 28th on White Street Pier

6pm-6:15pm on December 29th at Bayview Park Christmas tree

The Prison Project/Telling My Story in collaboration with Dr. Susan Dewey, colleagues & graduate students (The University of Alabama), Julie Tennant-Caine (Regional Director, South Carolina DOC), and Keith Burnstein (NOLA singer-songwriter)

This past summer, DKW worked in collaboration with professors & graduate students at The University of Alabama, and the regional director of South Carolina DOC to create a peer mentor manual (WOW) for use in women’s prisons nationwide. DKW’s contributions to WOW include movement, dance therapy, and yoga exercises.

Additionally, DKW continues to work on the dance production, “Telling My Story”. Thus far, five company dancers created five solo pieces to original music by Keith Burnstein & spoken word based on “Telling My Story: Voices from Wyoming Women’s Prison”, a collection of writings by incarcerated women.

Dates: “Heaven. Hell. Repeat.” choreographed and performed by Morgan Stinnett & Melissa Weber is scheduled for December 30th at Dixon Place, NYC as part of 30-30-30 curated by Sangeeta Yesley. Tickets are available HERE.

The ReMARCable Dance Project

The ReMARCable Dance Project is an innovative dance program that combines the talents of Dance Key West, Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues) and MARC.

This exciting program intends to benefit MARC clients by helping them improve coordination, participate in mild physical activity and provide an opportunity for socialization, all while learning the art of dance. DKW believes that artistic expression and physical activity are imperative to good health, and that every creative voice should be nurtured.

Dates: TBA

*made possible by Steve Burns

Dance America in collaboration with Grace Lutheran School

The Dance America program introduces students (K-8) to Classical Ballet, Social Dances, African, Jazz, and more. This is accomplished in a learning atmosphere where students learn not only the specific dances of a given era but also the historical settings in which those dances took place. The Dance America program gives students a better understanding of the socio-historical relationships in which these dances were created, and a better overall understanding of the importance of historical events in creating cultural expressions (such as dance).

Quite simply, Grace Lutheran School and Dance Key West work together to offer American History in a fun and a physically active way, inspiring new methods of learning and self-expression.

Dates: ongoing workshops

*originally sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and private donations