Conception Joshua Tree Retreat Fall 2025
Develop your own choreography with the guidance of Kami Liddle and have your piece filmed in a stunning desert setting.
Dates: Online: November 2nd & 23rd, 2025 | 9:00am–12:00pm PST
In-person: 4 days and 3 nights Dec 12 – 15, 2025
About Conception:
Choreograph your own path.
Reimagined as a hybrid program, Conception now guides dancers through an immersive process that begins online and culminates in an intimate in-person retreat and filming experience in Joshua Tree.
During the online sessions, dancers will share their works-in-progress and receive structured feedback to help shape a strong outline for their piece. By the time we gather in person, you’ll arrive with a clear foundation—ready to refine, expand, and bring your choreography to life on camera.
With space for only 7 dancers, this retreat offers a uniquely supportive and personalized environment.
What You’ll Experience
🌀 Artistic Development
Tap into your inspirations and learn to express them through intentional, emotionally resonant movement. Discover and strengthen your artistic voice.
🧩 Choreographic Craft
Develop tools for building original choreography—from concept and structure to refinement and performance. You’ll leave with a fully realized solo (or the strong framework for one) and the confidence to present it.
🤝 Supportive Community
Conception fosters a safe, intimate space for exploration, risk-taking, and collaboration with like-minded dancers.
Program Schedule
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Online Classes (via Zoom): Sunday, November 2 & November 23 | 9:00am–12:00pm PST
Classes are recorded if you cannot make it live. -
In-Person Retreat in Joshua Tree, CA: December 12th - 15th
• Workshops, guided exercises, and feedback sessions to refine your piece
• Filming Day: Monday, December 15th — choose between studio lighting or outdoor locations. All dancers receive their footage, with optional editing services available.
Professional Filming in 4K
Kami will personally film your piece in stunning 4K quality, guiding you through the process with direction and support to ensure your choreography is captured at its best.
Dancers will receive all of their footage, with optional editing services available.
Pricing and Room Options:
Includes both online sessions, 4 days / 3 nights stay in Joshua Tree, and filming of your piece.
Payment plans available.
A $300 deposit secures your spot. Payment options and additional details will be provided upon registration.
Dual Queen Room
$1200
Two queen beds in a large room with east facing desert views. If there is someone you'd like to room with please message me with their name.
Queen Bed:
$1,200 (single occupancy)
$900 (double occupancy)
A sweet litte room with a queen bed and boulder views. Please note: The shared Queen option is available only if you book together with a friend.
King Bed:
SOLD OUT
The large primary bedroom offers a king bed, as well as a seating area and full, private bathroom. Please note: The shared King option is available only if you book together with a friend.
About the house:
Discover ultimate privacy and comfort set on a secluded 2.5-acre hillside set in a majestic boulder landscape. This beautiful retreat house contains a large lounging deck nestled within the boulders, 270° outdoor concrete couch w/ firepit, a movement studio, and hot tub. Tucked among boulders on a private hill, it overlooks the vast expanse of the Yucca Valley desert. Just minutes from Joshua Tree National Park and local amenities, yet it feels like a luxuriously exclusive desert oasis.
Important info:
📝 Prerequisites
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3+ years of dance experience recommended (any style)
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English proficiency required
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Willingness to participate in collaborative, constructive feedback
Can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Absolutely! Please read through all of the information thoroughly before emailing in case your question is already answered. If your question has not been answered, please send an email to krysalisdance@gmail.com.
Food! Is there a food plan?
Because this is such a small and intimate retreat there is no set food plan. We can plan group meal so or go out to town for meals. You are welcome to bring food and cook for yourself and store perishables in the refrigerator.
What's the refund policy?
All sales are final and not transferable to another course. While there are no refunds on tuition, it is possible to transfer your spot to another dancer.
Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?
If you are not able to attend you may sell your spot to another student. Selling or transferring your spot is your responsibility. To sell your spot, please first email krysalisdance@gmail.com. If there is a waitlist, you will be connected with the first student on the waitlist to manage payment* for the spot together. If there is no waitlist, you may seek out other students to purchase your spot. Once the spot has been purchased, please send an email confirming you have received the payment and are officially transferring your spot to krysalisdance@gmail.com, ccing the new student. All accommodations will be made for transfers up to 10 days before the first day of the course.
*Note: Transfer payments are the responsibility of the student selling their spot.
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Kami Liddle and her staff have the right to deny enrollment or participation to anyone at any time before or during the course.