Saturday, September 27, 2025
daCi Utah Day of Dance
The daCi Utah Day of Dance is a festival for families, local and rural schools, and dance studios to experience hands-on instruction in cultural dance forms and the creative process, allowing participants to create new dance works, and perform together. Multicultural and creative breakout sessions are taught by highly qualified dance teaching artists and will serve approximately 250 participants, from babes in arms to grandparents. Join us for an unforgettable experience building community through kinetic connections and multigenerational dancing.
Schedule Overview
- 10:00-12:15 pm Studio Sessions
- 12:15-2:00 pm Lunch and Travel Break
- 2:00-4:00 pm Intergenerational Session
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm Sharing Showcase
Pricing
daCi Utah strives to make the experience affordable for all who desire to participate.
Early Bird Registration Prices:
- Individual (Full Day) $20
- Individual (Afternoon Only) $10
- Family (Afternoon Only) $25
Prices increase November 1st ($30/$15 individual/$40 family)
Scholarships and group discounts are available. Contact us at daCiUtah@gmail.com.
Locations
Nebo School District Summit Center
165 S 700 E, Springville, UT 84663
Studio Session
More details coming soon!
Intergenerational Session
Families, friends, and studios gather to share in a series of workshops designed for all ages, experience, and abilities. Focused on offering various dance arts and collaborating in the creative process, all participants get the opportunity to move, create, and share something new!
- 1:30 pm Registration Opens
- 2:00 pm Everybody Session/Gathering
- 2:30 pm Breakout Session 1
- 3:10 pm Creative Session Preparation
- 3:50 pm Snack Break
- 4:00 pm Sharing Showcase
- 5:00 pm Surveys, Cookies, Goodbyes
Creative Dance Studios in Utah
This document is a list of dance studios in Utah providing creative movement for children. These studios are supported by daCi and its mission to support opportunities for young people to experience dance as creators.
Breakout Sessions
The studio classes will be creative dance classes for the following age groups:
- Littles (Ages 4 - 7)
- Big Kids (Ages 8-12)
- Teens (Ages 13 - 18)
The afternoon breakout sessions will include the following:
- Coming soon!
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Once you register, you should be able to select your top three choices! If you can't find the link in your ticket confirmation, you can also pick your classes at registration.
Presenters
daCi Utah prides itself on curating a teaching roster of highly-qualified dance teaching artists. The following artists will be bringing their artistry and expertise to daCi this year.
- Katie-Sheen Abbott (Flamenco)
- Coming soon!
Presenter Bios
Katie Sheen-Abbott is a flamenco dancer and instructor based in Salt Lake City. Growing up in Utah she studied ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop.
After falling in love with flamenco in Baltimore during graduate school, she decided to move to Servilla in 2014 to study full time. She was absolutely captivated by the intricate hand movements, the sharp footwork, and the intensity of emotion found in flamenco.
In Spain she studied at the Fundación de Cristina Heeren where the focus was dance technique and improvisation. She also studied technique at the Escuela de Flamenco with Angel Atienza.
After returning to Utah in 2015, Sheen-Abbott built a cuadro (two guitarists and a singer), Flamenco del Lago, with whom she performs. Recreating the vivaciousness, energy and creativity of traditional Spanish tablaos are a constant pursuit. They’ve performed at the Utah Arts Festival, the University of Utah, Weber State University, and the 68th Annual United Nations Civil Society Conference to name a few.
Tami Redd Knubel began dancing at the age of 3 with Virginia Tanner Creative Dance at the University of Utah. She later studied with Pearl Wagstaff-Garff at the Life Arts Center, as well as ballet training at The Christensen Center. During high school, she danced with Tanner’s Children’s Dance Theatre. Tami completed two majors at Brigham Young University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Modern Dance and Social Work. After working for several years with The Utah Division of Child and Family Services, she returned to her love of dance, teaching at the Life Arts Center and serving as Co-Director of Miss Pearl’s Dancer’s Theatre Company, as well as a dance specialist with The Waterford School’s Lower Division. In 2004, Tami opened South Valley Creative Dance in Sandy, UT. She now co-owns this with four other amazing and dedicated artists. She also helped establish and serves on the Executive Board of the Utah Creative Dance Foundation, a 501(c)3. In 2022, Tami began teaching with Repertory Dance Theatre’s “Music in Motion” program at area senior centers. She feels incredible gratitude to be able to work in the art of dance with populations ranging in age from 2 to 90+. She loves to remind her students that we are ALL dancers…some of us just need to be reminded…bringing a new world of immense joy into daily living!
More Coming soon!
What is dance and the Child International? What value does daCi Utah bring to you and your community?
The dance and the Child International (daCi) organizations sponsor conferences that offer children and people of all ages the opportunity to experience dance as creators, performers, and spectators. daCi Utah provides an exciting and memorable dance event every year where any member of the Utah community can feel safe while experiencing dancing, creating and performing together. Don’t miss the chance to share your art form with your most faithful audience members, your family and friends, at the annual daCi Utah Day of Dance!! Let them feel your passion while they experience the joy of connecting with themselves and others through dance.
“My husband has never been much of a dancer, but the daCi Utah Day of Dance was filled with community unity and exciting dance activities that my husband felt comfortable in participating. He now has a greater appreciation for dance and I we still talk of the fun memories we made that night.” – Adult Participant
How do you pronounce daCi?
The pronunciation of daCi is as unusual and beautiful as the opportunity to dance with people from all generations, it is pronounced, “day-see.” But if you say “dah-chee, or dah-key, we have no problem. We are just happy to hear you are interested in daCi and would love to share the benefits this organization has to offer you and your loved ones.
"I love making up my own dances and it is the best because then you can be creative and express yourself...we get to learn new stuff that we might not have got if we stayed home. I love performing for everybody." Child Participant
Who will come with you? How will your community change because you invited people to dance with you?
The daCi Day of Dance in Utah is an intergenerational dancing event designed to connect people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds while honoring the uniqueness of individuals. Families and groups of all types are encouraged to participate including school groups, neighborhood groups, community centers and friends. During the event, personal expression through dance is combined with traditional experiences in dance to provide an opportunity for people of all ages to connect with others and rejuvenate themselves through dance.
"I could express how I felt and I also could be myself without anyone judging!" – Adult Participant
What can you look forward to at this year’s daCi Utah Day of Dance?
The theme for the daCi Utah Day of Dance is "Building Unity Through Intergenerational Dancing". Along with opportunities to experience all the daCi favorites including cultural dance breakout sessions, creative sessions, and the final performance we will have the introduction of the newly commissioned daCi Utah Folk Dance. Cultural sessions to look forward to this year include Polynesian, African, French Canadian, Mexican, Indian, and Visual Arts. There is something for everyone at daCi! Follow daCi Utah on facebook for more detail on teaching artists and class offerings at the event.
"It was really fun to dance with all my family and with live drummers." – Adult Participant
This event is an entrée to the National daCi Gathering hosted in Michigan summer of 2020. (See details here.)This is a unique opportunity to unite as dancers to build relationships within our community through dance with a culminating national event. We need you. Please bring your family and friends and come dance with us!!
