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Huge thank you to @momentadancecompany for bringing their incredible energy to the Dance Center yesterday 💃

Missed the workshop? You can still catch their breathtaking performances at The Dance Center:

✨ October 16th - 15th Anniversary CounterBalance Inclusive Dance Concert at 7:30 PM

✨ October 17th - Emerging Artist Showcase at 12:00 PM

🎟️ See you there! Ticket link in bio 🔗 by @dancecenterccc

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Join us! THIS WEEK for the 15th Anniversary of COUNTER BALANCE this Friday, October 16 and an EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE this Saturday, October 17, presented in partnership with Access Living, Bodies of Work, MOMENTA Dance Company, ReinventAbility, and Unfolding Disability Futures. This will be the first time the long-running celebration of physically-integrated and inclusive dance is being presented in a space designed for, and dedicated to, dance. Founded by Ginger Lane to help dispel stereotypes and myths about people with disabilities, especially dance artists, the 15th anniversary celebration includes the free, Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop for all bodies, minds, and experience levels; the 15th Anniversary CounterBalance Inclusive Dance Concert curated by Sarah Najera featuring dance artists with and without disabilities; and the Emerging Artist Showcase co-curated by Ginger Lane and Maggie Bridger to provide a platform for local, early-career choreographers with disabilities.

Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop: Thursday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m.

15th Anniversary CounterBalance Inclusive Dance Concert: Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Emerging Artist Showcase: Saturday, October 17 at 12:00 p.m.

Find tickets and how to register at the link in the linktr.ee in our bio! Don’t miss this weekend of events celebrating all bodies and movers! by @dancecenterccc

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We sat down with Maggie Bridger, Ginger Lane, and Sarah Najera to talk about the CounterBalance 15th Anniversary, Emerging Artist Showcase, and Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop this week at the Dance Center!

"This is the first time that CounterBalance is performing on a stage that's actually created for dance." You don't want to miss this amazing milestone!

∘ Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop: Thursday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m.
∘ 15th Anniversary CounterBalance Inclusive Dance Concert: Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m.
∘ Emerging Artist Showcase: Saturday, October 17 at 12:00 p.m.

Visit the link in our bio for more information and tickets! by @dancecenterccc

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Due to several requests, we are extending the grace period through Monday, Oct 12 for the

2027 B-SERIES FESTIVAL + SYMPOSIUM | CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS

B-COMING: Roots, Lineage, and the Ongoing Evolution of  Hip Hop and Street Dance Cultures taking place on February 25 – 27, 2027 at the Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago

More info go to Link in bio. #streetdance #blackdance #chicagohouse #hiphopstudies #dancestudies by @dancecenterccc

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Students!

Make sure you are signed up to receive our newsletter every Thursday! It contains all relevant information regarding upcoming shows, auditions, open classes, and other creative opportunities.

If you don’t already get them, the link to sign up is in our bio! 🔗 by @dancecenterccc

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RPW is inviting Columbia College Chicago dance majors who are up for the challenge of learning Traditional West African percussion!

West African music and dance are deeply connected, two parts of the same language. Learning the music gives dancers an understanding of phrasing, timing, tempo, transitions, and how movement connects to rhythm. It also helps develop an ear for what to listen for and how dancers and musicians communicate in real time.

Understanding the music helps us better understand the dance steps, and the rhythm structure that give the movement its meaning and life. No previous experience is required. Come curious, ready to listen, and play! by @dancecenterccc

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Congratulations to the choreographers for this fall’s edition of Student Performance Night!

April Arriaga
Kristen Alexandria
Allison Bryant
Arath Guevar
Sara Larson
Vanna Morenberg
Justice Nasir
Ella Wu

Thank you to all students who submitted work! Student Performance Night is coming up on Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20 at 7:30 pm at the Dance Center.

Reserve your tickets with the link in our bio 🔗
Photo by: @julielucasphotography taken in The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago by @dancecenterccc

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We had so much fun in our New Student Experience class! Our incoming students learned more about movement and creative practice with renowned faculty Dr. Ayo Walker, Lisa Gonzales, Darrell Jones, and saw special performance with Chicago based contortion-artist and staff member @caityflows

This class brings together Theater & Dance students from Columbia College Chicago to build community and explore everything our performing arts programs have to offer! by @dancecenterccc

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✦ Join us for the 2ND ANNUAL CHICAGO LATINX/E CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT FESTIVAL by Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre! ✦

Friday, October 2nd, 2026
⋆ 7:30 PM - Festival Performance featuring an excerpt of a new work by Omar Roman de Jesus @omar.roman.dejesus alongside six artists/collectives: Anniela Huidobro Castro @an_altazor, Anise Fernández & Amanda Ramirez @amramire, Ruben Andrés Castillo Gomez @rubenandres_castillogomez, Mark Travis Rivera | The Professional Storyteller @marktravrivera, Paula Sousa @sousapaula, and Tori Cristi @tori.cristi

Saturday, October 3nd, 2026
⋆ 10:15 AM - Whacking for Self-Expression and Liberation Workshop with Tori Cristi
⋆ 12:00 PM - Community Conversation by David Herrera from Latinx Hispanic Dancers United @latinx_hispanic_dancers_united

Look in our bio for tickets and more information! ✦ taken in The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago by @dancecenterccc

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Columbia’s Mi Gente Latin Dance Club and Team is set to perform at the halftime show of the Chicago Bears home game TONIGHT on Monday, Sept. 28, bringing current student and alumni dancers together for primetime at Soldier Field!

The Columbia Chronicle covered Mi Gente’s special engagement at the halftime show:

“Valentina Garcia, president of Mi Gente, heard of the opportunity after taking a salsa class with Denita Inez, director of Desueño Dance Company. Garcia initially was looking for a space to restage a parade choreography. Although that collaboration didn’t materialize, Inez later texted Garcia with a new opportunity to perform at Soldier Field.

‘You never know who you are going to meet. If that day I would have said I’m not going to go to that salsa class, I would have never met Denita and the team wouldn’t be here right now,’ said Garcia, a junior dance major, who coordinated and selected the team that will perform at the football game.

Mi Gente is a student dance club centered on uplifting Latino voices, traditions and heritage through a variety of dance styles. Fourteen current students and alumni are set to perform at the halftime show.

Senior dance major Areli Ramirez’s initial thought was that the invitation to perform did not feel real.

‘I started questioning and asking ‘what if it’s for a performance outside of Soldier Field?’’ she said. ‘It feels unreal because you pass by it every day coming onto campus.’

Mi Gente has been rehearsing the Soldier Field choreography for over a month, practicing once a week for one hour at Columbia and two times a week outside of club hours.

Emily Ortiz, junior acting major, is proud of what the club has done and what it means for her.

‘It’s such a great and amazing opportunity for us,’ Ortiz said. ‘Being Latinos, we are typically not seen very much and this performance is not just about dancing, but about unity and community.’”

Read the whole article @ccchronicle and check out Mi Gente tonight at the game!

Photos: Zachary Cramer for The Columbia Chronicle by @dancecenterccc

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Join us this SATURDAY for a community workshop and conversation as part of the Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival co-produced with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre! On SATURDAY at 10:15 am join us for Whacking for Self-Expression and Liberation, a workshop led by LA-based Tori Cristi (Whacking Los Angeles). At Noon, we'll gather for a Community Conversation facilitated by David Herrera, Artistic Director/Choreographer of David Herrera Performance Company and Director of Latinx Hispanic Dancers United.
Find all the details at the linktr.ee in our bio or direct your browser to: dance.colum.edu/community-classes by @dancecenterccc

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Coming next week! Do not miss Chicago's Second Annual Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago! // "The Latinx/e experience is a beautifully complex and layered mosaic of stories shaped by heritage, migration, identity, queerness, resilience, and joy, Through this festival, we uplift and celebrate the depth and diversity within our communities."
— Wilfredo Rivera, CRDT Artistic Director and CEO
See work by: Omar Roman de Jesus alongside six artists/collectives: Anniela Huidobro Castro, Anise Fernández & Amanda Ramirez, Ruben Andrés Castillo Gomez, Mark Travis Rivera | The Professional Storyteller, Paula Sousa, and Victoria Villamil.
PLUS! On Saturday join us for a workshop and conversation. On Saturday at 10:15 am Tori Christi from Whacking Los Angeles leads Whacking for Self-Expression and Liberation and following this at noon, join us for a Community Conversation by David Herrera from Latinx Hispanic Dancers United platforming the cultural moment in the intersectional Latinx dance community.
// Find out more at the linktr.ee in our bio and at dance.colum.edu by @dancecenterccc

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