The Woods Dance Project cultivates the artistic vision of choreographer Nichele Woods by developing bold contemporary dance works that respond to the present moment and honor the lived experiences and identities of the performers. Through our productions and programming, we strengthen Salt Lake City’s dance ecosystem by upholding artistic rigor while advancing equity, career sustainability, and opportunity for professional and aspiring contemporary dance artists.

Saturday Class!

Regular Contemporary classes are held for pre- and professional-level dancers on Saturdays at Performing Dance Center (Salt Lake City). All class revenue directly supports the teaching artists and The Woods Dance Project’s programming.

Wishing you health, joy, connection, and peace during these strange and trying times.

Warmly, Nichele

“Knowing you are alive is feeling the planet buck under you, rear, kick, and try to throw you; you hang onto the ring. It is riding the planet like a log downstream, whooping. Or, conversely, you step aside from the dreaming fast loud routine and feel time as a stillness about you, and hear the silent air asking in so thin a voice, Have you noticed yet that you will die? Do you remember, remember, remember? Then you feel your life as a weekend, a weekend you cannot extend, a weekend in the country. O Augenblick verweile” –Annie Dillard, 1987.