{"id":2446739,"date":"2019-07-25T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=309931"},"modified":"2019-07-25T02:50:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T08:50:00","slug":"mountain-mayhem-celebrate-the-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mountain-mayhem-celebrate-the-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Celebrate the Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8300653594771\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-309931-509\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Tracy Strauss, Jim Gilchrist, Lynn Nichols and Dalia Vardy.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Tracy Strauss, Jim Gilchrist, Lynn Nichols and Dalia Vardy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2.jpg\" alt=\"Tracy Strauss, Jim Gilchrist, Lynn Nichols and Dalia Vardy.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Elliott Slade, Sarah Broughton, Shannon Slade and Donna Slade.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Elliott Slade, Sarah Broughton, Shannon Slade and Donna Slade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elliott Slade, Sarah Broughton, Shannon Slade and Donna Slade.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Celebrate the Beat's founder Tracy Straus with board member Coco Enrique-Bocobo.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Celebrate the Beat&#8217;s founder Tracy Straus with board member Coco Enrique-Bocobo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate the Beat's founder Tracy Straus with board member Coco Enrique-Bocobo.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Celebrate the Beat dancer Abby, in red, shared her favorite part of the program,\" getting to express my class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Celebrate the Beat dancer Abby, in red, shared her favorite part of the program, &#8220;getting to express my light.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate the Beat dancer Abby, in red, shared her favorite part of the program, \" getting to express my><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Celebrate the Beat executive director Justine Roberts.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Celebrate the Beat executive director Justine Roberts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-4.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate the Beat executive director Justine Roberts.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Hip moms Louisa Goldberg and Ali Phillips.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Hip moms Louisa Goldberg and Ali Phillips.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-5.jpg\" alt=\"Hip moms Louisa Goldberg and Ali Phillips.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Longtime friends Linda Haan and Pamela Ross.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Longtime friends Linda Haan and Pamela Ross.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-6.jpg\" alt=\"Longtime friends Linda Haan and Pamela Ross.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Pepper, an incredible vocalist and guitarist originally from Spain, performs alongside musician Joel Kipnis.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Pepper, an incredible vocalist and guitarist originally from Spain, performs alongside musician Joel Kipnis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-7.jpg\" alt=\"Pepper, an incredible vocalist and guitarist originally from Spain, performs alongside musician Joel Kipnis.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Gracie Waanders, Jennifer Causing and Kai Waanders arrive at the Celebrate the Beat benefit.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Gracie Waanders, Jennifer Causing and Kai Waanders arrive at the Celebrate the Beat benefit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-8.jpg\" alt=\"Gracie Waanders, Jennifer Causing and Kai Waanders arrive at the Celebrate the Beat benefit.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Dance instructor Heather Kratz with her star students.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Dance instructor Heather Kratz with her star students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-9.jpg\" alt=\"Dance instructor Heather Kratz with her star students.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Alan Trist and Elaine Pagels at the Celebrate the Beat performance.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Alan Trist and Elaine Pagels at the Celebrate the Beat performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-10.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Trist and Elaine Pagels at the Celebrate the Beat performance.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Margie Barclay with her son, Rob Ittner, and Cherie Silvera and Martin Davis.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Margie Barclay with her son, Rob Ittner, and Cherie Silvera and Martin Davis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-11.jpg\" alt=\"Margie Barclay with her son, Rob Ittner, and Cherie Silvera and Martin Davis.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| Celebrate the Beat board member Liz Barclay with Kris Ashley who runs their program in Vail.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Celebrate the Beat board member Liz Barclay with Kris Ashley who runs their program in Vail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-12.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate the Beat board member Liz Barclay with Kris Ashley who runs their program in Vail.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"|\" we believe every child has a says celebrate the beat founder tracy class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;We believe every child has a beat within,&#8221; says Celebrate the Beat founder Tracy Straus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/mayhem-atw-072519-2-13.jpg\" alt we believe every child has a says celebrate the beat founder tracy><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/celebrate-the-beat\/?#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/celebrate-the-beat\/?#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Over the years, I\u2019d heard about Celebrate the Beat (CTB) at the Community School in Woody Creek through friends whose children had participated in its three-week dance program there involving the entire student body and even the faculty. But not until a recent reception at a ranch on Owl Creek Road did I have a chance to see a dose of it up close and understand its significance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The program\u2019s history began in 2000 when the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet invited Tracy Straus, a Tony Award winner and artistic associate at National Dance Institute in New York City, to create a program to bring the highest quality arts education to Colorado. That year, she met Jim Gilchrist with the Community School and they\u2019ve worked together ever since. In 2004, she established CTB as an independent nonprofit and by 2018, in collaboration with teachers and school officials, CTB\u2019s program began reaching over 3,500 children annually, forming essential collaborations to give at-risk youth opportunities they never dreamed possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">This summer, on a beautiful July evening at the home of Elliott and Donna Slade, guests gathered for an inspiring dance performance by Denver students ranging in age. Tracy Straus welcoming all, alongside CTB executive director Justine Roberts, Denver program director Heather Krentz, Vail program director Kris Ashley and board members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Straus spoke to the impact of the program, noting, \u201cThe arts truly transform children\u2019s lives and we believe every child has a beat within. Our program teaches children to become the very best they can become and it\u2019s grown because it works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">CTB supports the highest quality in-school and after-school dance programs for all children that improves their physical health and well-being, inspires them to believe in themselves, and establishes a standard of excellence that impacts all aspects of their lives. CTB programs contribute to a healthier, higher achieving student body. By experiencing and thriving in CTB programs children are learning to listen, focus and take direction, and their excitement about learning itself is ignited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Learn more via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbeat.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ctbeat.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/celebrate-the-beat\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracy Strauss, Jim Gilchrist, Lynn Nichols and Dalia Vardy. Elliott Slade, Sarah Broughton, Shannon Slade and Donna Slade. Celebrate the Beat&#8217;s founder Tracy Straus with board member Coco Enrique-Bocobo. Celebrate the Beat dancer Abby, in red, shared her favorite part of the program, &#8220;getting to express my light.&#8221; Celebrate the Beat executive director Justine Roberts. 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