We chose this name with inspiration close to home—Colorado. Our state is crowned with over 55 magnificent fourteeners. These breathtaking mountains call to us with their beauty, yet they challenge us with every step of the climb. To stand at the summit, you must first ASCEND—above obstacles, beyond doubts, and past the point where you think you’ve gone far enough.

This season is our fourteener. Our journey together will ask us to rise to meet our potential, climb toward our goals, and approach each challenge with the courage and grit it takes to keep moving upward. As a team—faculty, staff, and dancers—we will lift each other higher, push further than comfort allows, and embrace the challenges that shape us.

Together, we will ASCEND.