Kirk and Matt,
I like Bear Dance. It's very scenic and is a great place to bring out of towners. Regarding the golf there, it's mostly okay and sometimes better than that. There aren't many great holes--I'd nominate the par 3 2nd, and the par 4s 9 and 10 as my favorites--but there aren't many bad ones either. I also like 4 and 11--two dogleg left, par 4s.
I don't care for the bearpaw hole, mostly because the layup option left is a very awkward shot, which means that there aren't many choices there--you just blast away with driver. I also don't care much for the drop shot par 4 16th, nor 17, the par 3 with the artificial babbling brook. 13 and 15, both uphill, dogleg right holes, are a bit too similar.
They've taken some of the contour out of some of the formerly more severe greens there--on 11, for example. I don't think that was a change for the better. All in all, it's fun course to play, but not an example of great architecture, IMHO.
Since we're talking about Denver public golf, I'll throw out another course--Heritage at Westmoor, a Hurdzan/Fry course in Westminster. I like it better than Green Valley, Murphy Creek and Buffalo Run.