ZUZI Dance

A few of our new summer classes start this week! Come on in and take a class!

Come in. Be moved. Pre-register online: zuzimoveit.org

We are one week out from our Full Circle performance! Who other to highlight that our evening honoree, Charlotte Adams!

Charlotte Adams’ choreography has been described as “gloriously audacious” (Pittsburgh in the Round), “arresting" (New York Times), "gorgeous” and "delicious" (Tucson Weekly), describing a style that possesses an eye for the poetry of human foibles. In 2001, Charlotte Adams & Dancers premiered at New York's Joyce SoHo with return seasons in 2003 and 2006. Notable projects include: Virtually Yours, a collaboration with choreographer Jennifer Kayle presented in Santiago, Dominican Republic and Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles, 2010; Dysphonia, a collaboration with composer Jason Palamara for Triskelion Arts CollabFest, NY, 2015; GUSH, a shared concert with Kayle at Highways, 2015; tiny dance Perpetuating Victoria presented in the Breaking Ground Festival, Tempe, AZ, 2017; CHOKE, inspired by folk artist William Holzman, presented by Third Space Dance Project at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 2023; plus commissions, re-stagings, and collaborations in Asheville, NC, Iowa City, Kansas City, MO, Lincoln, NE, Montpellier and Toulouse, France, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, among others. In 2017 she returned to performing in Dancing on the Ceiling, solos performed by women of a certain age presenting her solo Imagining Ketchikan with a renowned group of female dance artists who toured the concert in five U.S. cities from 2017-2024.

From 1985-2000, Adams served as the artistic director of Tucson’s Tenth Street Danceworks. The company performed throughout Arizona, in New Mexico, Nebraska, Texas, and numerous cities in Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Australia. She received the $25,000 Arizona Arts Award in 1993 and earned her MFA in dance at the University of Arizona in 1995. After directing the dance program for two years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Adams joined the faculty in the Department of Dance at the University of Iowa (1998-2019). She directed the student performing company, the undergraduate program, and taught kinesiology, technique, choreography, and developed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program. As an emeritus professor, she’s returned to Tucson pursuing choreographic projects including Disruption performed with dancers and dogs produced by ZUZI! Dance, Defying Gravity, commissioned by Pima Community College for their dance students, and Attachment Theory, a duet produced by Third Space at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix. A concert of four new and recent works will be presented by Zuzi Dance in “Full Circle” June 5 & 6, 2026. In addition, Adams teaches yoga classes and yoga teacher trainings with The Yoga Connection in Tucson.

We cannot wait to honor Charlotte and all that she has done for the Tucson dance community next weekend! Come see her four new works (both big and small!) on June 5 and 6 at the The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre!

Get tickets here: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/event-details/full-circle-summer-concert

Can't make it in person? Come drop into one of our Summer Zoom classes!
**Both virtual/in-person options available.

Come in. Be moved. Pre-register online: zuzimoveit.org

Join Melinda for Dance as an Element of Life!

This workshop will explore the how our daily movements impact our decision making while we dance. Explore stepping in and out of your comfort zone through directed movement experiences and journaling.

Four workshop classes run Wednesdays from 10-11:30am at the sYnapse at Studio Y. July 8-July 29.

Suggested donation: $10 per class. No one will be denied participation due to lack of funds. All community members welcome.

To register: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/event-details/dance-as-an-element-of-life-2026-07-08-10-00

Here is our Summer Class Schedule for 2026! Come drop into one of our summer class offerings today!

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Continuing with our lineup, today we are highlighting guest artist, Funhouse movement theater!

Funhouse movement theater is a professional modern and Butoh dance company, creating performances and teaching residencies for children.

Founded in 1998 by award winning choreographer, Lee Anne Hartley, Funhouse movement theater has reached over 69,000 people in its 23 year history, producing highly acclaimed performances and youth residencies.

Thank you Funhouse movement theater for your continued participation and for bringing your excellence to "Full Circle!" Come see Funhouse perform "Iwosama" next weekend!

Tickets: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/event-details/full-circle-summer-concert

Our High Flyin' Arts Camp starts this week! Stay tuned for new class offerings next week!

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Next up, we are highlighting guest artist, Karyn Reim!

Karyn Reim has shared the stage with many artists over the years throughout New York, Virginia, Maryland and Southern Arizona. ZUZI! Is where she learned to fly and combine the world of modern dance and aerial arts. She is a graduate of Shenandoah University and of University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Thank you Karyn Reim for bringing your brilliance to "Full Circle!" Come see her perform "Tides" next weekend!

Tickets: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/event-details/full-circle-summer-concert

The fall sessions of Aerial Trapeze starts August 10!

These class sessions blend the elegance of dance with the exhilaration of aerial trapeze. Adult, beginner youth and intermediate youth sessions will be offered at the sYnapse at Studio Y. No prior experience necessary for beginner youth and adult sessions. Class sessions will be offered on Monday and Wednesday nights. Beginner youth classes from 3:45-5pm on Mondays. Intermediate youth classes from 4-5:15pm on Wednesdays. Adult classes from 5:30-6:45pm on Wednesdays.

Session 1: August 10-September 30.
Session 2: October 19-December 16
$250 per session. Drop In: $35

Pre-register here: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/classes

Full Circle premieres in 2 weeks! Our first choreographer spotlight is Molly W. Schenck!

Molly W. Schenck is a multi-hyphenated artist and somatic practitioner who is fascinated with human movement and what interrupts its full expression. She specializes in the intersection of creativity and trauma. She is the Founding Creative Producer of Grey Box Collective (a Phoenix-based anti-disciplinary, experimental, post-dramatic arts organization that makes weird art about tough stuff). For more information visit mollywschenck.com or greyboxcollective.com.

Come see Molly's piece "Embodied Disbelief" and the work of all of our other brilliant choreographers on June 5 and 6 at the The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre!

Get tickets here: https://www.zuzimoveit.org/event-details/full-circle-summer-concert