February 2019
Take A Trip To The Emerald Isle
This two-hour dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of talent derived from all areas of Irish life. Using the traditional and modern arts of dance (ballet, modern dance, jazz) and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient.
Save 10% on this show when you bundle it with two more. Your Series lets you create your own package. Purchases tickets for THREE or more unique Reif shows at a time and save 10 percent on each ticket by using the code YOURSERIES at check out.
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Purchase TicketsMarch 2019
Reif Dance Company is made up of the most dedicated and talented dancers who audition for a place in the company, or, for the younger students, the Jr. Company. The Company Show brings together original, classical, contemporary, and modern dance, presenting works by professional choreographers as well as student choreography. It also features solos from our senior students who have been with us many years and are going off to college next year. This year we will have choreography by Deirdre Murnane (Reif Dance Director), Julia Sutton, Stephanie Karr Smith, Christina Anderson, Arimee Gambill (one of our alumni who is now apprenticing with James Sewell Ballet in Minneapolis), as well as many of the Dancers themselves. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to branch out and have the opportunity to work with each other as choreographers as well as dancers.
Adult tickets $16, child/student ticket $9
Two Shows:
Saturday, March 9 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 10 @ 2 p.m.
Save 10% on this show when you bundle it with two more. Your Series lets you create your own package. Purchases tickets for THREE or more unique Reif shows at a time and save 10 percent on each ticket by using the code YOURSERIES at check out.
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June 2019
Celebrate 80 years of the Wizard of Oz!
Tickets are $10 and on sale now at the Children’s Discovery Museum! Follow a cast of amazing young artists as they lead us down the Yellow Brick Road! Enjoy all your favorite characters and music from the classic MGM film. Come early for face painting and glitter tattoos in the lobby. Bring the family for a fun night out and support youth in the arts in our community!
The 2019 Reif Dance Spring Show, Enchanted Forest, is the culmination of the entire dance season at Reif Dance. It includes all of the Reif Dance students from pre-K to seniors! The show is appropriate for all ages.
Past performances include “Tale of Two Heroes,” “Aladdin,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Sadie of the South Sea,” you can understand why Reif Dance’s family-friendly productions are a delight to audiences. Always a mix of fabulous costumes, great music, and exceptional talent.
Adult tickets $16, child/student $9
Three shows:
Friday June 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 15 @ 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 16 @ 2 p.m.
Tickets are not needed for this FREE event.
Be the first to learn of the 2019-2020 productions coming to the Reif as we roll out our season unveiling video for public viewing at this free event in the Wilcox Theater! You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to see first-hand the high-quality programming on schedule as part of our 2020 vision!
All 2019-2020 tickets will go on sale Monday, July 1.
Concessions available.
December 2019
Friday, December 13 | 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 14 | 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 15 | 2 p.m.
Recreated from the classical ballet by Tchaikovsky, and performed by the superb Reif Dancers, The Nutcracker tells the enchanting story of young Clara who dreams that her nutcracker doll is transformed into a valiant prince. After defeating the evil Mouse King and his army, they are transported to the fantastical Land of Sweets where they are welcomed by a host of delectable characters. A Reif holiday tradition.
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January 2020
The wildly imaginative, truly original percussive dance/theater company, Flying Foot Forum, pulls out all the stops in the uproarious, hilarious and tender French Twist! Director/Choreographer Joe Chvala and his merry band of players bring their signature storytelling to a turn-of-the-20th century Paris nightclub filled with gorgeous music, theatrical storytelling and percussive dance; conjuring up the spirits of bygone Paris, from the jazz artists to spirited performances reminiscent of Loie Fuller, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, cabaret singers, tap dancers extraordinaire and a Flamenca powerhouse. It’s eclectic, fun, wild, and of course there’s the Can-Can!
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March 2020
Catapult (as seen on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent) is an interactive shadow dancing and storytelling you have to see to believe! Catapult Entertainment is a dance company created by Adam Battelstein in 2008. The talented Catapult dancers have the skills to transform their bodies into seemingly impossible images. Catapult has made films and performed live for corporate events around the U.S. and as far away as Stockholm, Sweden. They hope their shadow dances will amaze audiences and make them fall in love with the human body and its ability to transform. Heading to Broadway in 2020!
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July 2020
Reif Dance will be having a screening of our virtual spring show, “Resilience in Action”, in the Wilcox Theater on Wednesday, 7/29, at 6:00 pm. The tickets are for a free will donation but seating needs to be limited to 100 people so reservations are necessary. Reservations and donations can be made on the website at reifcenter.org. The film runs about 1 hour.
January 2021
In-Person Tickets Available by calling the Box Office
Mon, Wed, Fri Noon - 5PM
(218) 327-5780
Hello, my name is Larry Yazzie a proud member of the Meskwaki Nation near Tama, Iowa. We are of the Algonquin speaking dialect of the eastern woodland region. We are centrally located in the great state of Iowa. Back in 1857 our forefathers snuck up to Iowa from Oklahoma and Kansas and purchased our first 80 acres. With the help of local farmers and the Governor of Iowa at the time granted us the Meskwaki citizens of Iowa
I’m honored to share my stories and culture with you through music and dance. We are made up of several tribes and promise to bring you the best experience possible!
As I play my flute I play in prayer for all who are going through hard times especially during this pandemic we will get through this together. We all need to pray together I too have experienced hardships in my life, especially in my community on the Meskwaki Indian Settlement near Tama, Iowa. Earlier this summer we were hit with a Derecho storm a land hurricane with winds up to 130 mph with devastation everywhere! But we prevailed and came together through prayers and help pouring in from everywhere! So thank you! ...”
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