FOOTWORK AND SOLE DANCE CO

Our dance company embodies lived experiences through contemporary dance. Many of our pieces are collaborative and interdisciplinary, featuring detailed lighting design or use of video.

Each year we host auditions, contract dancers, and

perform multiple iterations of a singular dance piece

that travels across the nation.

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTS

Fire In Our Hearts is a memoir about an abusive relationship. The concept emerged from the choreographer recalling the domestic violence she lived through between 2012 and 2016. She has long since transitioned from victim to survivor, and is trying to expose the realities of intimate partner violence. Media would have us believe it is abrupt, solely physical, and a gendered experience. This piece was created because it challenges our preconceived notions including the aforementioned. The movement illustrates the progression of the relationship: (stage 1) infatuation, (stage 2) social isolation, (stage 3) physical abuse and (stage 4) escaping with a restraining order.

Fire In Our Hearts premiered in May 2024

at Rialto Theater in Loveland, CO.

This project will premiere at Rialto Theater of Loveland, CO in May 2024 sponsored by Full Expression! Dance Collective. All of the elements included were intentional. The corps dancers will wear black because they symbolize disintegrated friendships. The principal dancers will wear blood red because it symbolizes resilience, warrior-like energy, and love. The cast includes Latoya Nickee Walker, Savannah Svoboda, Ashley Walters, and Michelle Schmidt. The music is a medley of the following songs by Cuarto Puntos & Ameen Mokdad: From Her Scene No. 203, Wenn, Fear, and Havoc. The lighting design is by Latoya Nickee Walker & Judah Dean Franco (www.judefrancodesigns.com). The run time is approximately 5 minutes.

2024 Tour Dates:

"In Our Element" Showcase

Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO

Friday, May 10th @ 7:00pm MT

Pride Performing

& Cultural Arts Celebration

New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, CO

Sunday, June 2nd @ 3:00pm MT

CT Performance TBD

IN REMEMBRANCE

In Remembrance is a choreographic memoir about grieving a past version of yourself. The movement briefly illustrates four stages of that experience: (1) the funeral & ascension, (2) denial & grief, (3) guardian angel & puppeteer, (4) forgiving yourself.

The concept emerged from Latoya Nickee Walker's transition out of the military. Initially, she envisioned a seamless return to her "civilian" self (and the dance profession). But she quickly realized she outgrew the woman she used to be. The emotions that accompanied grieving herself were complex, painful, and beautiful. Latoya created this piece as a means of peacemaking for herself (and the cast of dancers). It is her belief that everyone has a previous self they are growing away from, consciously or unconsciously.

In Remembrance premiered in April 2023

at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, CO.

This project premiered at Bas Bleu (Fort Collins, CO) in April 2023 sponsored by Full Expression!Dance Collective. All of the elements included were intentional. The corps of dancers wore juniper green because it symbolizes growth, harmony, and new beginnings. The principal dancer (who represented your past self) wore burgundy because it symbolizes resilience, maturity, and warrior-like energy. The cast included Adelle McDaniel, Ashley Walters, Heather Ostberg Johnson, Kylie Chandler, and Savannah Svoboda. The music was a medley of the following songs: Eden (Harlem) by Nicholas Britell, The Children of Our Age by Nicholas Britell, Attente by Beauvois, and Moving On by Nymano & Suuna. The lighting design was developed by Latoya Nickee Walker & Judah Dean Franco (www.judefrancodesigns.com). The stage manager was Marissa Dienstag. The run time was 5 minutes.

2023 Tour Dates:

Dancing in Our Sorrow and Joy

Fort Collins Heritage Park,

Fort Collins, CO

Saturday, April 8th at 2:30pm MT

Dancing in Our Sorrow and Joy

Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins, CO

Saturday, April 15th at 2:30pm MT

Pride Performance Gala

Canyon Concert Ballet

Fort Collins, CO

Saturday, June 17th at 7pm MT

Dance Film Premiere

Carriage House Theatre, Hartford, CT

Saturday, June 24th at 2pm ET

Interested in Event Booking?

We offer multiple packages that include necessary rehearsal time prior to the event, performance attire or props, cost of travel, and the ability to customize by adding panel discussions or educational workshops!

Package Options:

Basic Package: performance of one dance, up to 5 minutes.
Deluxe Package: performance of one dance with a corresponding panel discussion.
Deluxe Plus Package: performance of one dance with a dance workshop of your choice.

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2023 Company Auditions

Guidelines & Requirements

DANCE WORKSHOPS

Open Level

Adult Modern

No experience necessary!

This class is community-oriented and structured to teach participants the basics of Horton modern technique and terminology.

Dance Conditioning

An upbeat class that combines athleticism, teamwork, and dance. Students engage in a cardio warm-up, dynamic stretching, partnered strength training/group activities, and dance technique. The primary skills we explore are jumps, kicks, turns, and balance. This class also dismantles individualism in dance and integrates social-emotional learning skills.

Ballet for Brown Girls

This class is a safe space for black and brown girls who want to learn ballet. It features ballet terminology, ballet barre exercises, and abbreviated Black ballet history set against instrumental pop music renditions.

Open Level

Adult Ballet

Always wanted to take a ballet class, but never got the chance? Here's your opportunity! This is a community ballet class for adults of all levels and abilities. Absolutely no experience required.

Moving Through

Dance History

This dance history class is interactive and includes guided improvisation! The genres currently in rotation include contemporary, jazz, and ballet.