Colorado West Performing Arts Company, a 501c3 company, is the first professional ballet company on the Western Slope. CWPAC was founded in 2022 by Absolute Dance's executive director, Theresa Kahl and co-artistic director Nicole Wilkinson. Performing in conjunction with local dancers, the company's 2024-2025 season will include three full length ballets: Alice's Wonderland, the Nutcracker, and Coppélia, as well as a mixed bill performance - Classics, Romantics, and Contemporary Works III.