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Sildance Acrodanza at 2018 Scavenger Hunt. Photo by Philamonjaro.

Ninth Annual Chicago Dance Month Returns This June With A City-Wide Celebration Of The City’s Dance Community

See Chicago Dance | Apr 15, 2021

Danielle Ross (L) and Oluyinka Akinjiola. Ross will perform live as part of the 2021 Pivot Arts Festival. (handout/photo by Chelsea Petrakis, courtesy Pivot Arts)

Multi-disciplinary Pivot Arts Fest returns to live for 2021

Lauren Warnecke | Apr 10, 2021

Muntu Dance Theatre (pictured at the company's 2012 gala) will revive DanceAfrica in 2022 as part of its 50th anniversary season. Image by Marc Monaghan

DanceAfrica Chicago will return in 2022

Lauren Warnecke | Apr 3, 2021

Princess Mhoon, pictured, will be the new strategic program manager for the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project. Photo: Patrick Orr.

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project announces new strategic program manager, Princess Mhoon

Lauren Warnecke | Mar 26, 2021

L-R: Ragdale Foundation board president Barbra Schumann, Brian Schaeffer, Carol Doty, MarySue Wheeler, Morrison-Shearer Foundation board chair Alida Szabo, Shayne Bullen and Toby Nicholson at the construction site. Photo by Bob Laemle

Ragdale breaks ground on a new dance studio named after Sybil Shearer

Lauren Warnecke | Mar 18, 2021

"Identity City" dancers Shelby Moran Amarantos and Jesse Hoisington with CRDT Jazz Band, costumes by Jordan Ross, lighting by Margaret Nelson, projections by Sim Carpenter; shot during Oct. 2020 livestream, photo by Fernando Rodriguez Photograpy

Cerqua Rivera returns to live performance with new and revised works by Rivera, Martinez and Haley

Lauren Warnecke | Mar 18, 2021

Jean Claudio and Gardy Gilbert of La Vuelta Ensemble at UrbanTheater (handout/Chicago Dancemakers Forum)

Dancemakers Forum announces new residencies for 2021

Lauren Warnecke | Mar 15, 2021

Rituals of Abundance for Lean Times #14: Curious Reinventions (2015) at the Storefront Theater, featuring the Dance COLEctive. Photo by William Frederking

The Dance COLEctive reflects on 25 years with a Zoom hangout, watch party and social media retrospective

Lauren Warnecke | Mar 2, 2021

Maggie Bridger (left, photo by Shawn Guiney) and Rahila Coats (right, photo by Bill Cameron) will create new choreography for Synapse Arts. They join a long list of "New Works" alumni to have worked on the 10+ year initiative.

Synapse Arts 'New Works' returns in 2021

Lauren Warnecke | Feb 19, 2021

M.A.D.D. Rhythms company members (L to R) Donetta Johnson, Starinah "Star" Dixon and KJ Sheldon will release new works in February and March. Photo by William Frederking

M.A.D.D. Rhythms celebrates Black History and Women's History Month with new pieces from the company's leading ladies

Lauren Warnecke | Feb 16, 2021

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A message from SCD's Executive Director, Julia Mayer

Julia Mayer | Feb 15, 2021

Company dancers from Winifred Haun & Dancers performing at Links Hall. Photo: Matthew Gregory Holllis

Winifred Haun & Dancers announces 2021 programming

Lauren Warnecke | Feb 12, 2021

Tap dancers Ivy Anderson (left) and Izaiah Harris join M.A.D.D. Rhythms along with Caleb Jackson and Molly Sute. The tap dance company celebrates its 20th season in 2021. Photo by William Frederking.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms kicks off year 20 with new company members

Lauren Warnecke | Feb 4, 2021

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell is to be the fourth artistic director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Photo Credit Todd Rosenberg

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell will be the next director of Hubbard Street

Emily Loar | Feb 4, 2021

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Announcing "The Hall” A New Home for the Joel Hall Dancers & Center

See Chicago Dance | Aug 7, 2020

Chicago moves into Phase IV of the reopening plan on June 26. What does that mean for the summer and fall dance season? We parse through the guidelines to make recommendations for dance venues. Photo of SummerDance, courtesy of the City of Chicago

Preparing to perform again: Chicago enters Phase IV of reopening on June 26

Surinder Martignetti | Jun 23, 2020

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We commit to turning our anguish into action.

See Chicago Dance | Jun 1, 2020

Chicago Dance Crash in collaboration with Haitian American Museum of Chicago-HAMOC for Moving Dialogs on April 3, 2018. Photo by Philamonjaro Studio.

When can we dance together? Parsing through the guidelines as dance organizations seek to return to rehearsals and classes

Surinder Martignetti | May 28, 2020

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Chicago Dance Month 2020

See Chicago Dance | Apr 1, 2020

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Chicago Dance Month Featured Event: Day of Dancer Health

See Chicago Dance | Apr 14, 2019

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