Diversion 2026! One day only!
Registration Opens November 22, 2025!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Day Classes:
Daytime dance workshops based in the roots of swing dancing exploring where African dance meets Lindy Hop with Connie Love & Cyle Dixon!
Casa Denver Dance and Event Center, 4025 Steele St, Denver, CO 80216
Evening Soul Club Dance Party:
Evening dance with special Soul Train Basics class and then DJs in collaboration with Mile High Soul Club!
The Pearl Denver, 2199 California St, Denver, CO 80205
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Please consider donating; this event serves as a fundraiser for cut funding this school year for our PreK-12 school dance programming! All proceeds go to the school programming this year.
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Dancers at Diversion 2025
2026 Event Pricing
Registration Opens November 22, 2025!
Early Bird pricing until sold out (limited tickets available!):
The Whole Thing $99
Day Classes Only $75
Evening Only $25
Standard pricing until 2/19/25 @11:59pm:
The Whole Thing $109
Just the classes $80
Just the evening dance $30
At-the-door pricing on Saturday 2/21/26:
The Whole Thing $119
Just the classes $85
Soul Train Basics pre-evening dance class (7-8pm) $15
Just the dance $25 (8-midnight)
This event will serve as a fundraiser for our school programming this year! We are keeping prices as low as possible for Diversion this year to allow space for you to contribute to our PreK-12 School Dance Programming if you can! Many of our school program budgets were cut this year or canceled altogether, and we don't want to let those kids go without dance programming if we have anything to say about it!! We are focused on raising at least $1,000 that was cut from DSST: Cole High School's Dance Club program funding, and all other proceeds will go toward our other school programming.
Find our events on SwingPlanit, DanceCal, WhoFish, and WhereCanWeDanceConnie Love
Constance Harris (aka Connie Love) is a Colorado-based dance artist, choreographer, and creative producer dedicated to transforming community through movement, music, and nightlife. Known on stage as Connie Love, her work fuses the spirit of house, hip-hop, line dancing and Afrobeats with storytelling that celebrates joy, lineage, and liberation.
Constance is the co-founder and artistic director of Raw Groove, an African diasporic dance collective recognized for its electrifying fusion of global street styles and live performance experiences. Under her leadership, Raw Groove has performed at the Denver Fringe Festival, CRAFT, Freeform, and Viva Brazil!, and has collaborated with leading Denver nightlife brands including Love Language, Scatta Afrobeats, and HYPE!
Through productions like Life of the Party and Tenets, Constance builds immersive, community-driven events that bridge the worlds of concert dance and club culture. Her work invites audiences to remember the body as a site of power and joy.
Beyond performance, Constance teaches throughout the Front Range, offering classes through her ongoing series Grooveline and Afrogroove and workshops at CU Boulder, Bboy Factory, and Mi Chantli. Her creative mission is to uplift diasporic expression, nurture collective healing, and reimagine nightlife as a sanctuary for transformation.
Cyle Dixon
At 27 years old, Cyle Dixon is a proud Cleveland native and award-winning dancer who discovered his passion for artistic expression early in life. He often reflects on how he first learned to hear music from the soul while soul line dancing at barbecues and singing in church as a child. Cyle embarked on his dance journey at just thirteen, joining the Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs (CJJ). This formative experience ignited a lifelong love for Lindy Hop, inspiring him to compete in and explore various dance styles, as well as create choreography and soul line dances.
Cyle's dedication to his craft has taken him across the world , where he has showcased his talent at numerous events, including Frankie 100, BeanTown Dance Camp, Herrang Dance Camp, ILHC, and Camp Hollywood etc. As a teacher, his primary goal is to spread love and honor the rich legacy of the art form created by his ancestors or as he calls them “melanated legends and icons”. If there is one lesson he wishes to impart to every student, it would be: “Feel the beat of the music from the depths of your soul and let your creativity and individuality shine outward.”
DJed Evening Dance Music in Collaboration with Mile High Soul Club!
DJs Steve Cervantes & Tyler Jacobson
About Mile High Soul Club
Started in 2008 by Rockabilly and Ribs founder DJ DogBoy, and Lipgloss co-founder, Tyler Jacobson, Mile High Soul Club has become the epicenter for Denver’s flourishing soul underground. Known internationally as one of the bright spots of America’s current soul scene, Mile High Soul Club is a monthly party on the 2nd Saturday at HQ in Denver where resident DJs, guest DJs and live bands specialize in making the dance floor move with a quality mix of Soul, Funk, Northern Soul and R&B.
In 2012, the duo of DJ DogBoy and Tyler Jacobson became a trio with the addition of DJ Steve Cervantes. MHSC has worked with and opened for such notable acts as Nick Waterhouse, Lenny Kravitz, Charles Bradley, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Fred Schneider of the B-52’s, Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys and many more.
Saturday 2/21/2026
*all times and events are tentative and subject to change
In our classes, Cyle Dixon and Connie Love will be focusing on where African dance meets lindy hop!
There will be a 50 REGISTRANT CAP for classes only because of venue space.
Class Titles TBD
Get ready to party to all-vinyl records of the DJs of Mile High Soul Club playing 60’s and Early 70’s Soul & Funk all night!
MHSC has worked with and opened for such notable acts as Nick Waterhouse, Lenny Kravitz, Charles Bradley, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Fred Schneider of the B-52’s, Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys and many more.
We are working to keep our prices as low as possible so you may have an extra buck to chip in for the PreK-12 school dance programming that we are raising money for at this event!!
All classes will be at Casa Denver Dance and Event Center, 4025 Steele St, Denver, CO 80216.
There will be a 50 REGISTRANT CAP for classes only because of venue space.
10:00am with Connie
Class Title: Class description
All Levels
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11:15am with Cyle
Class Title: Class description
Prerequisites: Should be proficient and have a repertoire of 6-count swing. Ideally, students should be able to move through 6 and 8 count swing steps.
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1:15pm with Connie & Cyle
Class Title: Class description
Prerequisites: Should know basic 8-count Swingout and Swingout variations.
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2:30pm with Chisomo & Cyle
Class Title: Class description
Prerequisites: Should know basic 8-count Swingout and Swingout variations.
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7:00pm with Connie
Soul Train Basics: Class description
All Levels: Note, this class will focus a lot on your internal sense of rhythm.
If you want to make a full dance weekend out of it you can add these dances onto Diversion Saturday:
—Thursday 2/19 - Shimmy Shakin’ Blues @ the Mercury Cafe $20 Live Music with the Maynard Mills Blues Band
—Friday 2/20 - Colorado Swing Dance Club @ the Turnverein $15 DJed Dance
—Sunday 2/22 - Swing Nights @ the Pearl Denver $15 Live Music
Venues
Day Classes:
Casa Denver Dance and Event Center
4025 Steele St, Denver, CO 80216.
Parking: Free parking lot, surrounding street parking, and parking at the Bruce Randolph School parking lot across the street.
Evening Dance Party with Mile High Soul Club:
The Pearl Denver, Upstairs Ballroom
2199 California St, Denver, CO 80205
Parking: Free surrounding street parking and a parking lot that starts at $4 to park for the evening.
Flying Into Denver
The nearest major airport is the Denver International Airport (DIA). Check out these websites for deals on flights!
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Getting Around Denver
Rideshare programs like Uber or Lyft are highly active in Denver. We also have Car2GO, a convenient smart-car rental service providing over 400 2-person cars spread throughout Denver; just take it, drive it, and park it, within the designated city area (membership required). Scooters are also a popular form of travel for short distances. Downloading an app is required but choose from Bird, Lyft, Uber, and more!
RTD Buses – For public transportation, our RTD buses and light rail system are an effective and inexpensive method of getting around Denver. Check out the RTD website for a helpful Trip Planner and more details on Denver public transit.
Getting to Downtown Denver from DIA
The A-Line will get you from the DIA airport to Union Station (1.5 miles from the Studio Loft/Curtis Hotel) in approx 40 minutes. This is by far the most affordable and efficient way to get downtown from the airport. Ticket purchase required. All RTD Schedules
Important Notes on applications:
If you are applying for a volunteer/work trade position, do not purchase a pass until you have received a response.
Shift selection for work trade will happen in order of acceptance.
Those who do not show up for shifts will not be allowed to apply to events in the future.
Work-trade applications: Click here! (due 1/31/26 for Diversion)
If you have any questions about financial aid for this event, e-mail felicia@cmdance.org
Visiting and don’t know where to stay?
There are 3 hotels within walking (or scooting) distance of the main venue.
The closest and most affordable (5-minute walk): Day Inn by Wyndham - Downtown Denver
—Keep in mind this is on the famous Colfax strip and there will be city activity and traffic noise.
The second closest and still affordable (10-minute walk): The Warwick Hotel - Denver
—Worth the upgrade and longer “commute” for the fancy.
The third closest and still affordable (15-minute walk): The Hampton Inn & Suites - Denver Downtown
—Get your Hilton Honors points (or cash them in)!
Visit our Facebook Diversion Weekend page and look for the post to find roommates to share a space and the cost! Diversion Weekend Roomies
Check these links for Hotels & Airbnb & VRBO options near the The Pearl Denver (formerly the Mercury Cafe.)
There are some restaurants within walking distance of the Pearl, but first check out their food menu downstairs!
Diversion Team
CMDance Executive Director
Caryn Carrasco
Event Manager
Felicia Bode
Evening Manager
Romeo Henderson
Social Media Coordinator
Alicia Marcentile