Appropriately named, Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre’s Swing Into Spring Fundraiser has evolved tremendously from its early beginnings. From the first years at the Presbyterian Church and Cody Auditorium, in which dance families made all the food, set up and tore down; this event has now transformed into a fundraising series with 2 unique live events held on two different nights.
In 2015, Swing into Spring offered their first Food & Wine Pairing Event professionally catered at the Geysers on the Terrace location. In 2017, a live auction with a professional auctioneer was added to the Food & Wine pairing event making this event not only very entertaining but highly successful and continued to be sold out over the years. As we approach our 2025 event, another revamp has become necessary for our biggest fundraiser of the year. We've noticed the area has become saturated with live and silent auctions as fundraisers; they are no longer a new fun idea and collecting items from area business to auction has become very challenging. Swing into Spring Food & Wine Pairing Event will continue to serve fabulous 3 course catered meal with wine pairings, have amazing dance entertainment from RMDT's Spring Company, and hold to the ultimate goal of raising money for local 501c3 Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre in a fun, entertaining, and unique way.
As for Clash of the Academies, this event has found its niche and will remain the same for 2025. Over the years, RMDT tried several different Family Friendly fundraising events from Carnival Luncheon to a more formal Catered Family Dinner Theatre Event both didn't have the support we were hoping and in 2021 RMDT had our first Clash of the Academies Event at The Cody Theatre featuring our RMDT Spring Company taking on our affiliated Rocky Mountain School of the Arts dance academy classes in some friendly dance competitions. Free admission and open to the public with food for purchase and $1 raffles and $5 raffles; it's a fun entertaining night for all ages.
Since it’s beginning, Swing Into Spring Fundraising Series has provided amazing dance entertainment by RMDT’s Spring Company and are fun nights many look forward to every year, not only for the unique experience, but also because it supports a local nonprofit.
If you know anything about RMDT Executive Director Elizabeth Fernandez, she is always evaluating, improving, and expanding. RMDT’s Annual Swing Into Spring Event Series is no exception.
Saturday, April 25, 2025 | Food & Wine Pairing Event
Geysers on the Terrace | 625 Yellowstone Ave.
Doors open @ 6:00 with Cash Bar and Silent Auction |First Course & Entertainment begins at 7:00
Friday, May 2, 2025 | Clash of the Academies Event
The Cody Theatre | 1171 Sheridan Ave.
Doors open @ 6:00 |Events Begin at 6:00
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Swing Into Spring Food & Wine Pairing Event Tickets & Tables can be purchased at https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/rmdt-swing-into-spring-food-and-wine-pairing-fundraising-event
For more information on this years Swing Into Spring Event see: https://rockymountaindancetheatre.org/performances-tickets/swing-into-spring/
Interested in becoming a live or silent item/experience/service action donor see: https://rockymountaindancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/auction-donors-page.pdf
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Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre is a nonprofit organization in Cody, Wyoming that has a passion for the performing arts. Every year RMDT offers opportunities for the community to experience and participate in professional productions (like the Nutcracker & Wild West Spectacular The Musical), and gives elite dance training to area dancers. It takes a lot of funding to make these productions and programs possible. To help with this funding, RMDT has been putting on their biggest fundraising event of the year in the Spring since their early beginnings.
Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre (501(c)(3) mission is to introduce young people to the performing arts; encourage cultural development through public performance; and to inspire young dancers to learn and strive for excellence in technique, self-discipline, self-confidence, and artistic expression.