The story of Durango Dance
Founding
Durango Dance was founded in 2008 under the direction of Kristen Brewer Sitter. She created a much-needed place for children and adults to attend dance classes with a community feel. Durango Dance classes started in the Durango Sports Club and soon moved to our first home at 11th Street and Main Ave (across the street from what is now 11th Street Station).
Growth
In 2014, Miriam Morgan moved to Durango and joined the teaching team at Durango Dance. Soon after, she took over as office administrator. In 2016, Miriam became a partner along with Kristen, and in 2017, Miriam purchased Durango Dance from Kristen. Over the next several years, Durango Dance grew and required a different studio space. In 2019, we found our second home at 3416 Main Ave.
Impact
Under Miriam’s direction, Durango Dance grew from a children’s and adult dance studio to include our Plie Playschool, serving young children and their parents with dance, arts, and play-based class in the mornings. In 2021, Durango Dance added a satellite location to serve the communities of Mancos, Cortez, and Dolores.
Also in 2021, Durango Dance made the important step away from traditional ballet pink dance wear to a more inclusive skin-tone dress code. This along with dress code options (either leotard and tights or joggers and shirt) opened new avenues of inclusion for children of various races, sensory-processing conditions, gender expressions, and religious ideals.
Durango Dance Foundation
In 2021, Durango Dance Foundation was founded with the goal to provide scholarship funds to in-need students. As a scholarship student herself, Miriam is passionate about providing affordable options to families from all socio-economic backgrounds. In 2024, Durango Dance Foundation provided over $10,000 in scholarships to dancers in our community. A large part of this funding came from the Durango Creative District and the Durango Lodger's Tax Grant.
In 2025, Durango Dance Foundation is expanding. With that we, have the goal to offer $20,000 in scholarships to dancers in our community.
If you'd like to support our dancers, checks can be sent to Durango Dance at 3416 Main Ave, St. 101, Durango, Colorado, 81301. Please write checks to Durango Dance Foundation. Donations can also be sent via venmo @durangodance with the designation "donation."
Durango Dance Foundation is a state non-profit. Our EIN is 86-2860990.
Durango Dance was founded in 2008 under the direction of Kristen Brewer Sitter. She created a much-needed place for children and adults to attend dance classes with a community feel. Durango Dance classes started in the Durango Sports Club and soon moved to our first home at 11th Street and Main Ave (across the street from what is now 11th Street Station).
Growth
In 2014, Miriam Morgan moved to Durango and joined the teaching team at Durango Dance. Soon after, she took over as office administrator. In 2016, Miriam became a partner along with Kristen, and in 2017, Miriam purchased Durango Dance from Kristen. Over the next several years, Durango Dance grew and required a different studio space. In 2019, we found our second home at 3416 Main Ave.
Impact
Under Miriam’s direction, Durango Dance grew from a children’s and adult dance studio to include our Plie Playschool, serving young children and their parents with dance, arts, and play-based class in the mornings. In 2021, Durango Dance added a satellite location to serve the communities of Mancos, Cortez, and Dolores.
Also in 2021, Durango Dance made the important step away from traditional ballet pink dance wear to a more inclusive skin-tone dress code. This along with dress code options (either leotard and tights or joggers and shirt) opened new avenues of inclusion for children of various races, sensory-processing conditions, gender expressions, and religious ideals.
Durango Dance Foundation
In 2021, Durango Dance Foundation was founded with the goal to provide scholarship funds to in-need students. As a scholarship student herself, Miriam is passionate about providing affordable options to families from all socio-economic backgrounds. In 2024, Durango Dance Foundation provided over $10,000 in scholarships to dancers in our community. A large part of this funding came from the Durango Creative District and the Durango Lodger's Tax Grant.
In 2025, Durango Dance Foundation is expanding. With that we, have the goal to offer $20,000 in scholarships to dancers in our community.
If you'd like to support our dancers, checks can be sent to Durango Dance at 3416 Main Ave, St. 101, Durango, Colorado, 81301. Please write checks to Durango Dance Foundation. Donations can also be sent via venmo @durangodance with the designation "donation."
Durango Dance Foundation is a state non-profit. Our EIN is 86-2860990.