August Masterclasses & Workshops | PYD Auditions | Fall Enrollment

Wednesday, August 14

6:00-8:00 pm

Composition Lab with

Isabel Ball

This two hour workshop will focus on developing our creative voice through composition. Together, we will build choreography using a variety of tools that include improvisation, writing, and discussion. There will be an opportunity to show work to each other at the end of the workshop and document what you create. 

Cost: $25 paid directly to Isabel via Venmo: Isabel-Ball9

Sliding scale available by contacting Isabel.

Isabel Ball (she/her) is a contemporary dance artist currently based in Portland, Maine. She grew up in the Chicagoland area, where she studied dance at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. After graduating with an honorary dance award, she completed her BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance with a minor in Psychology from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. In 2020, she joined the Little House Dance Company under the direction of Heather Stewart.

Isabel will perform in the 2024 Performing Arts Initiative Exhibition: In the Room by the Ocean on Sunday, August 18 in Rockport, Maine.

Saturday, August 17

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Contemporary Forms with Allie James

Beloved CBM teaching artist, friend, choreographer, and mentor Allie James has accepted a new position with Dance USA, which means a move out of state. We are thrilled for Allie as she embarks on this new adventure, but we will miss her dearly!

Please join us on Saturday, August 17th, 10:45-12:15 pm to dance and celebrate with Allie!

$18/$16 college students/seniors

or a card punch

Alexandra James is a Southern Maine native, maker, mover, and mother. As an independent artist, she’s engaged with improvisation and interdisciplinary investigation, the interrogation of pedagogy and craft, seeking liberation through the integrity of embodied knowledge and the sharing of practice. In addition to her role at Casco Bay Movers, Alexandra serves as Bates Dance Festival’s Director of Training Programs and is a professor of dance at Colby & Bates College. Her work has been presented in Chicago, New York, and South Africa, with a teaching practice that carries her nationally. She earned her BFA from the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago in 2009.

CBM teaching artist and director of Ballet Bloom Project Rose Hutchins will present The Little Mermaid at The Hill Arts Center on August 9 and 10.

Click here for more information and to reserve your tickets.

In this family-friendly production, you will recognize CBM/PYD dancers of all ages!

Fall Enrollment

There's still time to save 10% on paid-in-full tuition!

Fall Enrollment at Casco Bay Movers is in full swing and classes begin Wednesday, September 4th. Be sure to register early to secure your dancer's placement in your preferred class. Click the links below to learn more about our programs, dedicated teachers, and more!

Young Dancer Program & Schedule for ages 2-7

Children/Teen Program & Schedule for ages 8-18

Fall Adult Drop-in Class Schedule

Have questions about which class would be best for your dancer? Call us at 207- 871-1013, or email us at info@cascobaymovers.com. We are happy to help!

You can save 10% on 2024/25 full-season tuition and waive registration fees when paying in full by our first day of classes,

Wednesday, September 4th!

Portland Youth Dance Auditions

Saturday, September 7, from 1-3 pm

Casco Bay Movers, 517 Forest Ave, Portland

Portland Youth Dance (PYD) is the resident youth company at Casco Bay Movers, offering pre-professional dance training to dedicated dancers ages 10-18 years. PYD has three main tracks: Company, which focuses on modern, jazz, and contemporary forms; Crew, which focuses on hip hop forms; and PYD 2, an exploratory group geared toward dancers 10-18. PYD was founded in 1998 as an alternative to competitive dance and is a 501(c)(3) organization run by a volunteer Board of Directors. PYD’s robust community class program provides access to free/low-barrier dance classes. Photo: Sharyn Peavey Photography

Learn more & register to audition here.

Thank you to Matt Del Rosario, former dancer and dance captain with Pilobolous Dance, for a fantastic modern partnering workshop this past weekend!

Click here to watch a short excerpt from the workshop.

Important Dates:

• Aug 19-23 - Dance Intensive, Dance & Art Camps
• Aug 26-Sept 3 - No classes held
• Sept 4 - Fall Classes Begin!
• Oct 14 - Indigenous Peoples' Day - All classes held
• Nov 11 - Veterans Day Observed - All classes held
• Nov 27-30 - Thanksgiving Break - No classes held
• Dec 21 - CBM's Annual Holiday Shows