Our Goals

Jumping Off the Bandwagon will be traveling through Northern Michigan this summer (2009), giving workshops in technique and the creative process and presenting performances for audiences of all ages.  Our goal is to share out enthusiasm for dance and disrupt the popular notion that modern dance is a typically stoic art form by emphasizing the joy and humor in our experiences.  We will be visiting Mancelona, Boyne City, Charlevoix, Petoskey, and Harbor Springs (please check back for specific tour dates).  After concluding our tour of Northern Michigan we will be heading to Western Ireland under to auspices of the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) program, hiking from farm to farm and putting together small-scale performances in rural towns - most likely outside, in barns, or in local yoga centers.  We are looking to cover our travel and lodging expenses, as our goal is to share our enthusiasm for our art and meet interesting people.  To do this, we will be relying on the generous support of people from the community who are interested in helping support young people seeking to make a difference in their immediate surroundings through dance.  We will be blogging our experience from beginning to end, logging pictures and journal entries from our various endeavors, so stay tuned!!!