IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

  • The 17th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 will be presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 23 & 24, 2025 during Memorial Day Weekend.

  • Noted as “successful both as a celebration of dance and as an invitation to bask in its artistry” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and “arguably the best dance buffet in the Midwest” (Chicago Tribune), the festival features two consecutive days of nonstop dance, with a distinct lineup and program each evening.

  • By applying to SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025, you agree that your company will be available to perform on one of these dates.

  • Adjudicated companies will be presented in the Touhill’s 1,500-seat Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall. (The theater is fully equipped, and the Touhill’s technical staff will be available to assist with sound and lighting.)

  • An independent panel of dance professionals will adjudicate all submissions. Please include a web link to the piece you would like to submit. If the link is password protected, please be sure to include the password.

  • Dance companies that applied in the past are welcome to apply again with a different piece, whether or not they were accepted. It’s not necessary to include program notes or information on the dance company. These will not be forwarded to the adjudicators.

  • Pieces submitted must be available for performance at the festival, but need not have the same cast. One or two pieces (maximum) may be submitted. Each piece should be between about 6 and 15 minutes in length.

  • Applications must be received by August 15, 2024. Companies will be notified of acceptance no later than October 15, 2024. The festival’s full lineup will announced by December 1, 2024.

  • Please indicate your artist fee when applying. Accepted companies receive an honorarium. The range is typically $1,500 - $4,000, depending on size of company and larger works. No travel or hotel expenses can be provided, but discounted hotel rates are suggested.

  • Please submit the online application below or email the requested information to Dance St. Louis Artistic Director Michael Uthoff at muthoff@dancestlouis.org.

  • Have questions? Please contact Dance St. Louis Executive Director Rich Dee at rdee@dancestlouis.org and Artistic Director Michael Uthoff at muthoff@dancestlouis.org.

 

Artwork by Carlos Zamora