The Dance Composition II students at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs have spent their spring semester to create an original composition featuring the intriguing phase shift (wattling), created by Martha Russo. This performance will be once in a lifetime and site-specific.

The Visual and Preforming Arts Festival is an annual festival that celebrates the creativity and diversity within the UCCS community.

The wattles dance is a proud feature in the years festival witch has been titled "Break Free" to encourage artists and students alike to break free from whatever hold them back and to try new things.