The 2024 Dance Showcase offers a unique opportunity that gives students wanting to step into the spotlight as dancers, choreographers and technicians the opportunity to have control over their own production.

“The fact that it’s entirely student-run is really unique,” said senior Sassy Price. “Every single piece is choreographed by the students, so nothing has outside help — or adult help.”

Doors are slated to open at 6 p.m. for Thursday’s opening performance at the Steamboat Springs High School, 45 Maple St.

At 6:30 p.m., the dancers will take the stage for the first of three performances. Friday and Saturday nights will follow with the same start times, and there will not be a matinee this year.

Ticket prices run $10 for students to $15 for general admission. VIP tickets can be purchased for $20 and offer seats in the middle of the auditorium with prime views of the stage.

Price is producing the show along with high juniors Sofia Scherff-Zamora and Miela Brinkman. There are 25-30 dancers, and all the numbers have been choregraphed by high school students. There are adult sponsors who offer guidelines for the students but are hands-off when it comes to actual production.

“It’s really fun,” Scherff-Zamora said. “We’ve been working on this since summer when we started meeting, and it’s cool being at the forefront of this. We have sponsors kind of helping us when we need them, but they are just letting us take charge.”

Scherff-Zamora said she has learned to find a balance between wanting to put on an amazing production while working with dancers to also make it fun.

“Sometimes we have to be kind of strict with our dancers because they need to be here, but then also we’re making sure everyone is having fun with it and they are able to be creative and have that freedom that they might not get in other aspects of their life.”

On Tuesday afternoon, Brinkman took pride as dancers rehearsed their numbers on the high school stage in preparation for this week’s performances.

“It’s a student-ed production for the most part,” Brinkman said. “We have a couple of adults that help us out, but it’s a really fun opportunity to just kind of give students a space to express themselves and dance.”