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Welcome to our 2017 Summer Intensives!

ELECTIVE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
Attendees may choose one elective per week. To reserve your spot, enroll in the Monday session designated for your program. See below. Electives are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • STEP 1: Use the link in the email invite from Sched to create your profile.
  • STEP 2: Go to the Schedule.
  • STEP 3: Select your desired elective class on the Monday of your first week of participation.
  • STEP 4: Repeat Step 3 for each week of participation. You may select one elective per week.
BACKHAUSDANCE: THEN & NOW TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
Tickets for Backhausdance: Then & Now, a choreographic retrospective featuring Backhausdance, Company Alumni, & Participants of the 2017 Summer Intensives are available now at www.backhausdance.org

RSVP FOR THE WRAP PARTY NO LATER THAN JULY 18
All 2017 Summer Intensive participants are invited to join us for a Wrap Party immediately following the performance of Backhausdance: Then & Now on Performer’s Square at the Musco Center for the Arts. Admission for intensive participants is complimentary with RSVP before July 18. Additional tickets may be purchased for friends and family. Admission includes a small bites, non-alcoholic beverages, merchandise giveaways, music, dancing and more. General: $35. VIP Admission $45 (includes beer and wine. Must be at least 21 years of age). RSVP & addiional tickets available at www.backhausdance.org/wrapparty

REGISTER FOR EVENING ACTIVITIES BEFORE JULY 5
The deadline to register for Evening Activities is July 5. 

PARTICIPANT HUB
Visit our Participant Hub for detailed information regarding arrival, suggested attire, evening activities and helpful tips to make the most of your time with us.
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Tawny Chapman

Backhausdance
2019 Intensive Director, Company Dancer
Cypress, California
Tawny Chapman, originally from Southern California, has worked for more than 15 years as an accomplished performer, innovative choreographer and influential educator. Currently performing in her 14th season as a veteran dancer with Orange County’s critically acclaimed Backhausdance, Tawny is a graduate of Chapman University with a BFA in Dance Performance and an alumna of the Orange County School of the Arts’ Commercial Dance Conservatory. She has performed the choreographic work of Jennifer Backhaus, Dee Caspary, Jodie Gates, Sean Greene, Liz Imperio, Dwight Rhoden, Ido Tadmor and William Lu, among others. Tawny is currently on faculty at Impact Dance Center (Los Alamitos) and the Orange County School of the Arts’ Commercial Dance Conservatory, where she also serves as a program facilitator. In addition to performing and teaching, Tawny’s award-winning choreographic works have been performed at Pasadena Dance Festival, Backhausdance’s Platform, Encore Dance Festival, Studio A Dance’s DanceSpot, Hart Pulse Dance’s MixMatch Dance Festival, The Core Collective, and beyond.