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DCDC appearing at 5th annual Ohio Black Dance Festival

DCDC appearing at 5th annual Ohio Black Dance Festival

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will perform at the Gospel Brunch of the 2017 5th annual Ohio Black Dance Festival on Sunday, Sept. 10 at the JH Ross Family Life Center in Columbus, Ohio.

"It's always a pleasure to be able to support dance, especially black dance," DCDC Artistic Director...

Artistic Update- May 6, 2020

Artistic Update- May 6, 2020

It is hard to ignore the environment that the world has come to. As an artist, it is trying on my soul, because my soul yearns for new and inviting ideas to keep me creating. I am constantly moving because I am ready to work and construct the next story to tell. But this time of social...

DCDC holiday classic The Littlest Angel returns to Dayton stage

DCDC holiday classic The Littlest Angel returns to Dayton stage

The Bessie award-winning Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will again bring the classic endearing children’s book tale The Littlest Angel to the Dayton stage this holiday season.

The second work in the company’s 2016-17 Story-Tellers season, DCDC dancers will use movement to translate Charles...

DCDC CEO tapped for prestigious executive program

DCDC CEO tapped for prestigious executive program

Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders, CEO of the world-renowned, Bessie award-winning Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), is one of 50 business leaders from across the globe chosen to participate in the National Arts Strategies’ prestigious Chief Executive Program: Community & Culture. 

Throughout...

DCDC nabs $55K grant to extend work with HBCUs

DCDC nabs $55K grant to extend work with HBCUs

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company received a $55,850 grant this week to expand its work with underserved populations at Historically Black Colleges & Universities. 

The Engaging Dance Audiences grant is administered by Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional...

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Sheri "Sparkle" Williams recognized for life in dance

Longtime Dayton Contemporary Dance Company dancer Sheri “Sparkle” Williams is the 2017 recipient of the OhioDance Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of the Dance Art Form. 

The award recognizes choreographers and dance artists dedicated to both the creation of new work and...