Ascending Star Dance Directory
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Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Mandjou Mara and Maya Kadakia, performs traditional music and dance from Guinea and Mali, West Africa. By incorporating song, dance, drum and theatre, Limanya's performances are high-energy entertainment for all audiences. Perfect for schools and community events, Limanya's shows create cultural connections and provide engaging educational experiences. Limanya is composed of a diverse group of dancers and drummers who share a love of African tradition, celebration, and culture.
Directed by original Hubbard Street dancer Claire Bataille and led by a faculty of experienced performers, choreographers, and musicians, the Lou Conte Dance Studio (LCDS) at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago offers weekly classes of all levels in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, African, African drums, musical theater, yoga, Pilates, and Zumba, as well as workshops and master classes.
Lucky Plush Productions is an ensemble dance-theater company based in Chicago, led by founder and Artistic Director Julia Rhoads. The company is committed to provoking and supporting an immediacy of presence—a palpable live-ness—shared by performers in real time with audiences. A unique hybrid of high-level dance and theater, Lucky Plush’s work is recognized for its layered choreography, nuanced dialogue, surprising humor, and socially relevant content.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including over-incarceration, global climate change, nuclear risk, and significantly increasing financial capital for the social sector. In addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program, the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a responsible and responsive democracy; the strength and vitality of our headquarters city, Chicago; and generating new knowledge about critical issues.
Madison Ballet is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, professional performing arts organization which holds as its mission to promote appreciation and access to ballet by providing training and performing opportunities through professionally produced productions and educational initiatives.Originally founded in 1981 as The Wisconsin Dance Ensemble, the organization’s primary purpose was the production The Nutcracker, an annual community event. In 1999, the organization changed its name to Madison Ballet and embarked on an ambitious plan to become a professional performing arts organization, offering quality arts experiences for youth throughout South Central Wisconsin.
The Madison Bellydance Alliance is a loose confederation of fans and practitioners of Middle Eastern Dance in the Madison, Wisconsin area. Whether you are a professional dancer, an enthusiastic student, a musician, or simply someone who enjoys watching bellydance—from raqs sharqi to Tribal styles, from folkloric to gothic—you are welcome to join us. Our community shows offer performance opportunities to dancers of all levels in a relaxed atmosphere.
Our true goal is to offer a wonderful, professional dance experience to all! Madison Dance Academy offers dance instruction for students age 3 through adult. Our classes in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap are professional and fun. Our dance teams have received high rankings in several competition events. At our studio, students learn the art of dance in an encouraging atmosphere that promotes age appropriate teamwork, competition and self-discipline.
Our mission is to offer the highest quality dance training in a noncompetitive, positive and respectful environment for dancers ages 3 to adult – beginning through professional levels. Dedicated to the pursuit of artistry in dance, we strive to instill a passion for the art form by nurturing the technical, emotional and creative development of each student.
Want to meet new people? Get some exercise? Learn a new skill? The Madison West Coast Swing Club offers all these opportunities and much more. Our nonprofit club provides a chance to socialize while enjoying new dance moves to a variety of music, ranging from rhythm and blues to pop and country. We offer weekly and monthly dances, plus an e-mail list to keep you informed of West Coast Swing dance opportunities locally and in the region. We offer drop-in lessons before weekly dances and an intro for beginners during our monthly dances, plus a variety of lesson series (click on the Dance Lessons tab above) to take you all the way from beginning to advanced.
By enrolling your child at Main Street Dance Academy LLC you have chosen to introduce him or her to the fine art of dance. Dance enriches young lives by increasing self-confidence, strength, balance and flexibility. Dance instills a sense of pride and accomplishment. It promotes teamwork and encourages achievement for oneself and her classmates. Dance develops a sense of rhythm, musicality and showmanship. The young dancer develops social and listening skills. She learns how to take turns and share. Main Street Dance Academy wants each student’s dance experience to be fun and positive, as well as educational.