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THURSDAY, APRIL 9 @austindancefestival Guest Artist Class with ANNIKA SHEAFF hosted by BLiPSWiTCH We are happy to be cooperating with Austin Dance Festival again to host one of their guest classes and are excited to welcome @anisheaff to our Thursday community! Class will remain at the standard $10 rate, but registration will go through Austin Dance Festival, linked in bio! ABOUT ANNIKAS CLASS: Wish you were here— Contemporary and Monica Bill Barnes Rep This movement class will be grounded in playfulness, humor, musicality, and exploration. Annika Sheaff’s love for building community through movement is centered in her teaching practice. Class begins with a thorough warm-up getting everyone sweaty, smiling, and connected. We then head into igniting our imaginations through traveling phrase work, using different visuals and prompts to move generously through space. The last portion of class Sheaff will teach part of the solo choreographed by Monica Bill Barnes that she is performing in Austin Dance Festival. The solo is called Wish you were here; it is highly physical, musical, and playful! (This class is best suited for advanced/professional dancers ages 18 and up.) Thursday, April 9 10:00-11:30am @eastsideperformingarts_atx Register through ADF — linked in bio Annika Sheaff performed with Pilobolus Dance Theater, Aszure Barton and Artists, and GroundWorks Dance Theater. She currently is an Assistant Professor of dance at Texas Christian University where her research focuses on embodied performance. Learn more about Annika at annikasheaff.com Photo: @nbrackenphotography

As we and the community grieve the loss and celebrate the life and impact of @kathydunnhamrick , we would like to offer tomorrow’s class as completely pay-what-you-can. All profits from class will be donated to @kdhdance , a beautiful and hugely important part of her legacy. Thank you, Kathy. We will see you all tomorrow morning. Love and hugs, Taryn & Alex Thursday, 02/19 10:00-11:30am @eastsideperformingarts_atx This lo-fi video is a clip from “Foreign Phone Number” (2016)— our first stage piece for @austindancefestival , which was founded by Kathy the year before in 2015. Music: @soundformovement Dance: @tdlavery @amywithonea @alexgabriellepruitt @movewithlucy

This Friday!!! BLiPSWiTCH has had the pleasure of accompanying cellist @joey.reyesss on multiple occasions (have you been to a @wizardrodeo yet?) and dancers @hailley_lauren @tdlavery @bysarahannie and @emrrushing are happy to be dancing in support of his latest album. Joey Reyes Album Release Concert — ‘Spilling Open’ + Thor & Friends @thorharris + @futuremuseums + BLiPSWiTCH January 30, 2026 Doors @ 6:00pm — Music @ 7:00pm Cherrywood Center | 1605 E 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX Free (buy a vinyl!) About the record: ‘Spilling Open’ captures the liminal, hypnotic, and synesthetic memories from cellist Joey Reyes’ childhood as he dozed off at his mother’s orchestra rehearsals, colors and music swirling in his head. “Mom pushed me to pick up the cello when I was five, and urged me to stick with it. I recorded Spilling Open in the concert hall where she learned to play violin as a little girl. At it’s core, this album is the closing of a circuit - an artistic cycle between a mother and son.” - Joey Reyes The album’s first half is solo cello and electronics, weaving a tapestry from the private vulnerability and weight that instruments carry across generations. To help carry that weight, Reyes enlists friends and collaborators for the album’s second half - Central Texas treasures Thor Harris (Thor & Friends, Swans), Lindsey Verrill & Jeff Johnston (Little Mazarn), Bill Baird, and Rodolfo Smith-Villarreal III & Neil Lord (Future Museums). Slides 1-2: @oscarmorenophoto (from Wizard Rodeo, 2025) Slide 3: ‘Spilling Open’ album art by @andreagottardy

Please join me for my album release show on January 30 at @thecherrywoodcenter . It will be a very special evening. I’ll be playing Spilling Open in full, top to bottom. @blipswitch will bring their dance magic! Also performing are @thorharris & Friends and @futuremuseums . Legends about! I will bring cookies. Dreamy dreamy dreamy. Doors at 6:00, music starts at 7:00, free and all ages Bring yoga mats, blankets, pillows, whatever brings you comfort. 📸: flyer & album art @andreagottardy 2 & 3 @geoffduncan 4 & 5 @constanzaulloacolina

We’re baaaaaaaack! See you in class on Thursdays 10-11:30am at @eastsideperformingarts_atx starting tomorrow 1/7! #blipswitchmovement #blipswitch #austindance

Starting 2026 in monochrome. We made it this far, so how about one more ride on the tenth birthday party carousel? Current New Year’s Resolution: Shorter captions. Love y’all! Event Photos: @chomp_all — slides 1, 2, 3, 3, 4 (left), 6-8/9, 12 (top left), 15 (right) @hankntank — slides 4 (right), 5, 9 (right two), 10, 11, 12 (bottom left, and right), 13-14, 15 (left two)

Last, but never-ever least, is an outpouring of gratitude for all the support from you, our wonderful community! THANK YOU… …to all our fellow artists, friends, family and community for supporting dance and art-making by attending our big birthday party! Your presence, smiling faces and big hugs were the best birthday presents! …a big bonus thank you to everyone who joined our TEN FOR TEN campaign with recurring monthly donations— @paul.alvarado.dykstra , @overthelainbow & Laith Toma, Chuck & @sallycarles , @cy__bonn , @dancerschoice_pt , @___carolee___ , @lavery_patrick , @slpeterson66 , Deena & @mlsantori , Nancy Smith, @caitlinalix & @dsorbera21 , @meaganmodthibodeaux , @hlwalker7 , @camille.wiltz and @wise_nick ! Wowow, what a special gift and reminder to receive your support all throughout the year. Also those who made a larger one-time donation— Cecelia Burke, @sirrattusrattus , @sarvacolvin , @_rebecca.fitton and Lee Woods— thank you. And to those who weren’t able to be with us, we missed you and love you… @movewithlucy , your impact on BLiP is always felt (we know you were celebrating up a storm with us from L.A!) and @saucedo_erica , you are forever in our hearts… we are so grateful for our time together and to have known you. 💗 BLiP wouldn’t be what it is today without you— past and present artists and collaborators, sponsors, volunteers, donors and attendees— it meant the world to celebrate a decade with you all. We truly believe that dance is meant to be shared, felt and experienced together and we are so fortunate to be doing that. Cheers to ten more years together as we blow out the candle on 2025. Big BLiP Love, Taryn & Alex Event Photos: @aidan.rodgers — slides 1, 13 @hankntank — slides 3 (top), 4/5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 @chomp_all — slides 3 (bottom two), 8, 10, 16/17 Tenth Anniversary Graphics: @jonwindham

Second round of thank yous go out to all the talented artists and vendors who helped make our birthday bash beautifully, sensorially vibrant! Wow 🤩 THANK YOU… …To dancers @taylaconcealer @delperdangit @kt_hop @hailley_lauren @bradimckae @aidan.rodgers @emrrushing and @lisa_schreck for saying yes to supporting BLiP by dancing at the event. Not only that, but knowing that we could wholeheartedly trust y’all with the task of last-minute adapting the choreographic score we had originally set for a completely different audience vantage point was everything! We are so lucky and grateful, and y’all were and always are beautiful! …To @michaelpbrown for the gorgeous performance accompaniment (for those of y’all who watched the performance on the first floor, the music was being played live upstairs!). And thank you also for always being our in house sound guy. Your help setting up the band (and yourself) and figuring out how to make it all happen inside was a feat that we legit couldn’t have managed without you. …To @allume.is.a.band (@k.c.jones__ @trey_boudreaux @misstessmusic @ilikemusicto0 ) for coming to Austin and playing a wonderful set just for us! It was perfectly lively and cozy at the same time and we just wish it could’ve been twice as long it was so great! Cheers until our next collab! …To our event vendors, @henry.smith.henry.smith for live screen-printing all our thrifted shirts, @mgillespieart for creating charming caricatures for everyone who was able to get one, and @itsearrrlll and @drq.m for shaking up deliciousness/being the most fly bartenders we could ask for. …And to photographers @hankntank and @chomp_all for so perfectly capturing the event and its many beautiful moments (including each other)! What a bunch of badasses y’all are! Love (Part II), T&A Event Photos: @chomp_all — slides 1, 3, 8/9, 16 (bottom), 17, 18 (bottom left), 19, 20 @hankntank — slides 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 (bottom two), 11/12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (top), 18 (top) @aidan.rodgers — slide 4 @tdlavery — slide 10 (top) Tenth Anniversary Graphics: @jonwindham

As we close out 2025, we’d like to do our second batch of (very) belated thank yous— this time for BLiPSWiTCH’s birthday bash and 10th season kickoff!!! This is gonna be a three-parter, y’all, so get ready! First up are our sponsors and volunteers!
 THANK YOU… …To Caroline (@musicalsonthemove ) and Dan Roberts for sponsoring our venue. The Wolf House is such a magical spot and y’all not only welcomed us back to fill the house with sound and movement again, but you went above and beyond to prep the space and accommodate us in so many ways. We are so grateful. …To @jonwindham for the badass Tenth Season graphics— postcards, social media, and two rockstar tee shirt designs— love that brain and eye of yours. (And next time, full-body tin foil.) …To ICON Environmental for sponsoring the delicious Antonelli’s food spread (yummm!) and to liquor sponsors @stillatx and @goodnightlovingvodka . Shout out to @the_elegant_kid_cocktails for supplemental bar supplies and some delicious cocktail recipes. …To @michaelpbrown @___carolee___ @lavery_patrick @slpeterson66 and @caitlinalix for being our day-of setup crew and helping us pivot last minute an hour(!) before the party started when the rain forced us to move the whole event inside. We literally could not have gotten everything done and reorganized without your help! Extra gratitude to Carolee for baking up 150 delicious treats for our birthday cupcake toast. And thank you to Eli “Handyman” Pruitt for setting up the outdoor stage (we didn’t get to use it, but you did a damn fine job). …And to volunteers @rachenaye and @sguth3 for teaching some boot-scootin’ two stepping, Pearl Bhatnagar, @egg.t.h.o.t and @ajdances for helping check people in, and @acapareda and @yepbethany for slinging those sweet merch sales. Y’all are a dream team! Love (Part I), T&A Event Photos: @chomp_all — slides 1, 3, 5 (top) @hankntank — slides 2, 4, 5 (bottom right), 6-10 @marcusbr0wn — slide 5 (bottom left) Tenth Anniversary Graphics: @jonwindham

November was go-go-go for us, and it’s taken a while to slow down and put the words together, but we have so much to share our gratitude for last month! Starting with the most recent… the magical “Love you, moon”… 🌕 Lots of love to ALL of you who came to support and attend the show (many more than once!)! Whether it was a sold out crowd (more often than not, wahoo!), or a more intimate group, your generous energy was so felt and appreciated. 🌖 To @anna_bauer151 and @jairuscarr , the first recipients of our Site-Specific Sponsorship— thank you and bravo!!! Thank you for your clear communication, THOUGHTFUL creation, and trusting in being our de facto guinea pigs for this new artist support program. We LOVED watching your choreographic work expand to an evening length and it was a joy to help bring it out of the black box and into the world. Big moon love. 🌗 Thank you to Jonathan Beall (@sertodo_copper ) for always being the first to say, “hey, make something at my place!” Venue sponsors are invaluable, and one of the biggest ways we are able to make this work, so thanks for always being so generous and willing. And to neighbors, Mrs. Walker and family, for sharing your yard with us for parking. 🌘 Ever grateful for @maggiembailey and @jadeskyehammer for capturing the beauty in film and photography. XOs. 🌑 Big appreciation to our other show-supporting donors, @stillatx (shout out to Colin!), @erikgarven and Caroline Roberts, and our front-of-house volunteer crew (IG won’t let us tag all 21 of you, but we love you)! 🌒 And lastly, we can’t take credit for the incredible cast of artists brought together for this show (that’s all A&J), but boy did we enthusiastically endorse their selections! A huge group hug to powerhouse dancers @egg.t.h.o.t @acapareda @lisapizzatx and @kelsey___oliver (who did costumes too)— wow, y’all are stars— plus lighting pros @tory_with_a_y and @delperdangit (with gear/load-in support from @fluxionphotography ). 🌓 These are just the thank yous from the BLiP side of things (there were so many others that helped A&J directly)— we are so grateful for this community and all of you! 🌔 To the moon and back, T&A Photos: @jadeskyehammer

a wonderful @wizardrodeo is coming up in one week! EDIT: it is now sold out, see you in the field 💖 i am reunited with @blipswitch this year - around sunset they’ll be dancing, I’ll do my thing, and then we all watch Bill Callahan play on a baseball field @thelongtimetexas . unreal. we will make it real.

No BLiP class tomorrow! 🍂 Enjoy eating out of every bowl you can find this weekend and we’ll see y’all in December (wow, how is it the end of the year already?)! Next class— Thursday, December 4 10:00-11:30am @eastsideperformingarts_atx $10+ sliding scale Link in bio Photo: @fluxionphotography (“Unstill Life”, 2024)