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MASTER CLASS: CONTEMPORARY WITH DAISY JACOBSON & ZACK GONDER
Versatility is the key to the success of every professional dancer in the world today! There is no better way to expand your dance and movement vocabulary then by sharing to studio with Daisy Kate Jacobson and Zack Gonder! Both artists are fresh off the 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee tour celebrating Twyla Tharps extraordinary career, but this experience will be the culmination of two extraordinary careers in contemporary dance where they performed the works of Twyla Tharp, Kyle Abraham, Ohad Naharin, Marth Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Madeline Hollander, Bobbi Jene Smith, Azure Barton, Pam Tanowitz and Crystal Pite. This will be a class you do not want to miss!
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EVENT DETAILS
The Vail Dance Festival hosts a series of Master Classes each summer with Festival artists from July 25-August 5.
Students have the opportunity to take classes from some of the dance world’s best and brightest in ballet, tap, jazz, repertory, ballroom and more.
- This class will be taught at an advanced level and is intended for pre-professional students. Must be 14 years or older to participate.
- Classes are 80 minutes long.
- Please check in 15 minutes prior to class in the Vail Mountain School lobby.
- THIS WAIVER must be completed prior to attending master classes.
CLASS ATTIRE:
Proper dance shoes are required for each class. No rings, dangling earrings, or necklaces. Hair should be neatly pulled back into a bun or ponytail.
- Women – Solid-colored leotard with pink, white, black, or skin-colored tights. Ballet shoes or appropriate footwear for non-ballet classes required (barefoot or socks are not permitted unless specified by the instructor). Demi skirt is optional.
- Men – Solid colored t-shirt, dance pants or tights. Ballet shoes or appropriate footwear for non-ballet classes are required (barefoot or socks are not permitted unless specified by the instructor).
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Photo credit: Daisy Kate Jacobson with Joel Wenhardt, Abdias Armenteros, Kate Davis, Eliza Salem, and Jayla Chee in Justin Peck’s new work “Nine Freights”at NOW: Premieres at the 2024 Vail Dance Festival. Photo by Christopher Duggan.
Ticketing
VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL | 9:00AM-10:20AM
$30 | participate
$15 | observe (parent, guardian, or dance instructor)
**Ticket sales close at 8:00pm the night before the class.
MORE TICKETING INFORMATION:
- Ticket prices are subject to change.
- Price of tickets does not include service fees.
Questions? Contact the Box Office at [email protected] or call 970.845.TIXS(8497)
Meet the Performers
Daisy Kate Jacobson
Daisy Jacobson is from Los Angeles, California and earned her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School in 2017. She is a YoungArts Winner and Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Soon after graduating, Daisy joined Benjamin Millepied’s LA Dance Project...
Zack Gonder
Zack Gonder grew up near Chicago and trained at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, under the tutelage of Randy Duncan. He graduated from the Juilliard School in 2018 where he performed works by Austin McCormick, Aszure Barton, Pam Tanowitz,...
Community Arts Access
To learn more about attending a performance through our Community Arts Access program or providing support to eliminate socioeconomic barriers to the arts, please contact Martha Brassel ([email protected])