Welcome to IDF!
Dear IDF community,
Eloy, Nora and the IDF team have been talking a lot and discussing our options for this year and we have decided that the Iowa Dance Festival will take a break in 2021.
Different reasons made us arrive at this conclusion.
On one hand, Eloy is in Mexico (sabbatical) until January; we considered organizing everything through zoom meetings but it is not so simple. He is very busy teaching and creating works with new people. And I took early retirement in April and am now working at Table to Table; simpler and fun, but still a new job that absorbs a lot of my time.
On the other side, many of the local dance studios have closed and dancers in the community, a very large component of the festival, have no place to teach/take classes and rehearse. I think we are feeling the effects of the pandemic more this year than last.
We are planning to come back full blast in 2022!
Thank you all very much!
Nora & Eloy
Eloy, Nora and the IDF team have been talking a lot and discussing our options for this year and we have decided that the Iowa Dance Festival will take a break in 2021.
Different reasons made us arrive at this conclusion.
On one hand, Eloy is in Mexico (sabbatical) until January; we considered organizing everything through zoom meetings but it is not so simple. He is very busy teaching and creating works with new people. And I took early retirement in April and am now working at Table to Table; simpler and fun, but still a new job that absorbs a lot of my time.
On the other side, many of the local dance studios have closed and dancers in the community, a very large component of the festival, have no place to teach/take classes and rehearse. I think we are feeling the effects of the pandemic more this year than last.
We are planning to come back full blast in 2022!
Thank you all very much!
Nora & Eloy
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How to ParticipateAll IDF events are free, donations are highly recommended.
On the Stage: Zoom Master Classes
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Promo Videos
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Artistic TeamNora Garda Founder, Co-Director
Eloy Barragan Co-Director
Shannon Hartle Assistant Director
Tatum Beynon Communications Manager
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2020 Sponsors
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Green State Credit Union
Alan and Liz Swanson Patricia Vahanian Ulpi Gonzalez Elisabeth Ross Betsy Hickok Dancevid (Michael Mackey) Fiorenza Ianzini Ewa Bardach Casey Cook and Kate Gfeller Dorian Byrd Hills Bank Michael Thompson Guy Falsetti Belinda Bates Patricia Black Gustavo Caro and Ma. Teresa Bertorello Shari Stevens The City of Iowa City Public Art Committee Christine Boyer, Donna Prime, Louise Rauh and Jerry Weiss Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 20042 (Dorian Byrd) Lisa Baum Ari Lewerenz Production Support Summer of the Arts KCCK- Dennis Green |
