Bozeman’s historic Ellen Theatre will burst with the excitement as a high energy, collaborative performance of ballet, modern and contemporary dance, takes the stage. This is TUTU COOL.Tutu Cool is a Montana dance collective and this year’s performance will feature exciting works by both local and out-of-town choreographers and dancers.“Faith,” choreographed by Piper Flair, Bozeman Dance Academy. “The motivation for this piece is one of sheer joy, to dance for the sake of dance, and to just have fun!”“Reminiscence,” by Melissa Dawn independent choreographer, Bozeman. “A reminiscence is by definition not just a memory, but a memory shared.”“Asylum” by Nina Tucciarelli, independent choreographer, Bozeman. This piece features six dancers and “explores feelings of hopelessness and anxiety when one is shunned and feared by society.”“Resist” by Suzann Kienast-Brown, independent choreographer, Bozeman. This piece “explores the idea of resistance: the refusal to accept or comply with something; the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material on another.”“Distant” choreographed by Alexey Kulpin, Motion Arts Dance Company, Billings. A contemporary ballet set to the music of Osso and Sufjan Stevens.“At the First Light of Dusk” choreographed by Leigh Schanfein, Motion Arts Dance Company, Billings. Ballet set to the music of Claude Debussy.“Waves of Surrender” choreographed by Katy Ross Raczkowski, Kadosh Dance Company, Bozeman. The dancers explore “their own struggles and triumphs regarding inevitable juxtapositions: Trust vs. Fear, Release vs Resistance, Freedom vs. Enslavement.”“Paquita" restaged by Christine Austin, Anna Hall, Deborah Yarington, The Dance Center, Bozeman. Historical ballet from 1846.“Giselle” excerpts restaged by Kathleen Rakela with dancers from the Yellowstone Ballet, Livingston, and The Dance Center and Bozeman Dance Academy, Bozeman.  Historical ballet from 1841. In addition, there will be a musical theatre piece, presented by Tate Academy, Bozeman.Tutu Cool is a must-see for all dance lovers! Do not miss this high energy, collaborative performance of ballet, modern and contemporary dance.