Dance St. Louis 2012-2013 Season
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With each dance company we present, Dance St. Louis provides the opportunity for local students and teachers of dance to take a master class from artistic directors, ballet masters, or dancers from world-renowned companies. Classes are offered on the campuses of our college partners: Webster University, Washington University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Classes are free to the host college's students and offered at minimal cost to members of the general public.
2012-2013 Dance St. Louis Master Class Schedule
6th annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE® FESTIVAL 2013
Jessica Taylor 
DAMAGEDANCE
Wednesday, May 22 5:30-7PM
COCA
This class is open to dancers aged 13 to adult, at a high intermediate to advanced modern dance level. You must pre-register in person in the COCA Patron Services Office and pay a registration fee of $20.
Eddie Madril
Sewam Dance
Native American Hoop Dancer
Saturday, May 25 10:30-12N
COCA
This class is open to dancers of all ages and skill levels. You must pre-register in person in the COCA Patron Services Office and pay a registration fee of $20.
Alicia Graf Mack and Antonio Douthit
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Saturday, May 25 12:30-2PM
COCA
This class is open to dancers aged 13 to adult, at a high intermediate to advanced modern dance level. You must pre-register in person in the COCA Patron Services Office and pay a registration fee of $20.
Festival Master Class Presenting Sponsor:
Dance St. Louis' master classes have featured these instructors, among many others:
JEAN-PHILIPPE MALATY, Executive Director of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
DENISE VALE, Rehearsal Director of Martha Graham Dance Company,
BENOIT-SWAN POUFFER , Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
WILLY SHIVES, Ballet Master of The Joffrey Ballet,
DESMOND RICHARDSON, Co-Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet
ASZURE BARTON, Founding Artistic Director of Aszure Barton & Artists
MATHEW RUSHING, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
PAUL TAYLOR, Founding Artistic Director of Paul Taylor Dance Company
KEITH SAUNDERS, Ballet Master of Dance Theatre of Harlem
RONALD K. BROWN, Founding Artistic Director of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
EDWARD VILLELLA, Founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet
FRANK CHAVES, Artistic Director of River North Chicago Dance Company
DAVID DORFMAN, Choreographer and Founder of David Dorfman Dance
CYNTHIA GREGORY, American Ballet Theatre
DAVID PARSONS, Artistic Director/Founder of Parsons Dance Company
CARLA MAXWELL, Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company