Creative Aging
RDT & Creative Aging
Repertory Dance Theatre uses dance as a way to help people become more connected, compassionate, aware, inspired, original, focused, courageous, passionate, and human.
Since its inception in 1966, Repertory Dance Theatre has valued and championed lifelong learning to ignite the creative imagination for all ages and abilities. Our Arts Learning programs for ALL ages have worked to advance the understanding of dance as a critical form of communication shared by people and cultures across the ages and globe.
56 years later, RDT’s wide range of activities and programs are rooted in a deep core value: that dance, much more than just exercise or entertainment, is a powerful medium to express one’s values, aspirations, experiences, and the world in which we live.
RDT’s Creative Aging programs are built in tandem with other company programs and work to include and explore company commissions, acquisitions, creative plans, and educational best practices. Specifically, RDT’s Creative Aging programs are built to conform and meet the national standards for Creative Aging programs as set forth by the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA). RDT’s programs follow a sequential path for learning new skills, are taught by fully professional experts in the field, and strive to create a community and social group that can deepen the skills learned and provide new community connections for participants.
While always being considered for expansion, RDT currently offers three programs as a part of its Creative Aging portfolio: Prime Movement, Prime Performance, and Music in Motion. Learn more below.
Current Programs
See the tabs below to see the current Creative Aging Programs RDT is involved with.
Music in Motion
Music in Motion:
Founded in 2016 by Barbara J. Lewis and Nicholas Cendese, Music in Motion is a movement and music exploration class for older adults. Currently offering two classes a week at Sagewood Senior Living in South Jordan and at the Midvale Senior Center in Midvale, classes build confidence in the creative process while exploring music and musical concepts. The Music in Motion program is currently looking to expand to another location by Feb. 2023.
If you are interested in bringing Music in Motion to you, please email nick@rdtutah.org
FREE classes at Optum
RDT is excited to partner with Optum to offer FREE Music-In-Motion classes around the valley.
Stay active, be healthy and build relationships in a place where you belong. Classes are available to everybody in the community 55+ at no cost.
View the schedules below. Click on the location to view the full calendar of events for each location.
| Tuesdays | 1:15-2:00 pm | Fridays | 3:15-4:00 pm | Tuesdays 2:30-3:15 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy | West Valley | Layton |
| 1403 E. Sego Lily Drive, Ste. 100 | 4071 S 4000 W, Ste. 1B | 2146 N Main Street, Ste. 514 |
| Sandy, UT 84092 | West Valley City, UT 84120 | Layton, UT 84041 |
Prime Movement
Offered on Saturdays as part of RDT’s Dance Center on Broadway, this class was founded in 2001 by Meghan Durham Wall and continues to explore the aging body in motion through the use of improvisation and modern dance technique. This class is offered to those 40 years and older.
Prime Performance
Created in tandem with Meghan Durham Wall and Nicholas Cendese, this pilot program was launched in May 2022 and lasted 8 classes. Participants worked with Wall to create a special dance work that explored their own histories and experiences.
In 2023, participants were invited to perform at the Utah Arts Festival with RDT, as well as on RDT’s November concert, Venture.
Prime Performance 2024: Perspectives is a creative aging choreography workshop that runs April 6-June 22. Read more by clicking below.
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