DanceAspen anticipates big second gala, the company’s main fundraiser

Last summer, DanceAspen’s inaugural gala sold out, and this year’s tickets are going fast. Touted as the “party of the year,” Executive Director Laurel Winton expects it to once again sell out soon.

The dance company, launched in 2021 after Aspen Santa Fe Ballet disbanded its performing company, modeled a portion of its first grand party after the audience dance contest that “American Bandstand” introduced to television viewers in the 1950s.