DANCECleveland

OUR MISSION
DANCECleveland aspires to be a national model for how a presenting organization serves its community, leveraging the world’s best modern and contemporary dance to inspire and educate audiences, local dancers, and community members. We bring renowned modern and contemporary dance companies from around the world to perform on the stages of northeast Ohio through our annual dance series. A COMMISSIONER of new dance works, DANCECleveland brings up-and-coming choreographers from across the nation to be inspired by our community as they create new dance pieces. AN EDUCATOR through the Read to Learn…Dance To Move program, an early childhood program that brings professional dancers into preschool and kindergarten classrooms to inspire creativity through literacy and movement. A RESOURCE to the dance community by offering free dance classes with visiting world class dancers and directors for local dancers of all ages and abilities. A NATIONAL LEADER recognized by organizations such as Dance/USA for their innovative audience engagement programs such as the Dance Advance Team (DAT), pre and post show activities. A VISIONARY by collaborating with the region’s leading arts, cultural and educational organizations to create co-presenting relationships.