Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer
Candice Barth
Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer
Biography
Candice Barth is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer from Denver, CO. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business. During her time in Arizona, she was featured in James Clouser's Carmina Burana, performed Sanguinic Principal in Balanchine's The Four Temperaments, and danced the Grand Pas De Deux from Don Quixote. She began her professional career in 2011 performing with Artifact Dance Project in a production that toured China. She was also a guest artist with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s The Nutcracker and performed with Sam Watson at The Kiel Festival of Dance in Kiel, Germany. She danced with Wonderbound in Denver, CO for four seasons, performing collaborative works created by Garrett Ammon, Sarah Tallman, and Lane Gifford. Upon returning to The University of Arizona to earn her MFA, Candice has had the opportunity to perform First Violin in Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco. She has also performed in contemporary ballet masterworks such as Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Boiling Point, Alexei Ratmansky’s Bolero, Jessica Lang’s Among the Stars, and Nacho Duato’s Na Floresta.
Candice has been a dance instructor for over 12 years in the studio, private and intensive settings, including the Vail Dance Intensive in Avon, CO. Through a learner-centered approach, she emphasizes teaching methods that allow her students to value their own bodies and minds in a safe and healthy way, ultimately fostering their own appreciation and passion for the art of dance. She is passionate about dance education and was invited to present her research on teaching Generation Z in the new era of dance education at the National Dance Education Organization 2018 National Conference.
As a choreographer, Candice fuses her love of research with her creativity in dance to produce pure, informative, engaging, and sophisticated work. She appreciates the power of collaboration and strives to work with different artists and dancers throughout her creative processes.
Having returned home to Denver, CO, she hopes to be an advocate for dance and the arts, creating works fortified by research and teaching dance throughout the Denver-metro area.
Artist Statement
The art of dance fosters a richer experience of the world. It provides humanity with ways to find solidarity in familiar feelings or emotions, as well as express the otherwise inexpressible. As a dancer and choreographer, I find that my artistry is not only an outlet for my own expressions but a medium by which others are able to understand the many complexities of the world. My passion for research, honest communication, and love of exploration assist me in offering clear, pure, and sincere art through dance as a performer and choreographer.
Teaching Philosophy
As a dance educator in the styles of ballet, modern and jazz, it is my duty and honor to guide students through the art of dance with integrity, thoughtfulness, and vitality.
Through a learner-centered approach, I hope to provide my students with sound instruction that allows them to value their own bodies and minds in a safe and healthy way, ultimately fostering their own appreciation and passion for the art of dance.
