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The
Center for Contemporary Dance produces work for these founding
companies:
Founding Company: UTD2
UTD2 was founded in 2006 by The Center's Artistic Director,
Dario J. Moore. The
Company is composed of mature, talented and fearless dance
professionals who freely take emotional
and creative risks on stage.
The
Company’s work has been described as moving, insightful and
transformative. Fusing contemporary and lyrical dance,
UTD2 seamlessly blends elegance and
rawness, taking audiences to new places artistically and
emotionally. Please visit our Events
Page to learn about upcoming
performances by UTD2. If you are interested in
auditioning for the Company, please visit our Auditions
Page.
Founding Company: U-Turn Dance
Company
U-Turn Dance
Company
is The Center's youth ensemble (ages 9-17),
which made its Central Florida debut in 2001 and performs regularly
both in mainstage productions as well as
in specialty arts-education programs throughout Central Florida
and
nationally. The company was founded by The
Center's Artistic
Director, Dario J. Moore, as platform
for young dancers to gain professional dance
experience.
Entry into the company is highly selective. All
U-Turn Dance members receive yearly scholarships
that allow them to expand their professional training at The
Center. The company is primarily dedicated to meeting the
artistic needs of talented youth from economically challenged
families. Many members of the company are selected directly
from The Center's Pre-Professional Program. If you are
interested in auditioning for U-Turn Dance Company or the
Pre-Professional Program, please contact us
to schedule an audition.
In
alignment with our mission to build a culture of contemporary dance
in Central Florida, The Center also supports these resident
dance companies:
Patelworks Dance
Theater (in residency since 2007)
Founded in 2006 by Artistic Director and
choreographer Smruti Patel, Patelworks Dance Theater produces work that is
primarily a fusion of classical Indian dance and post-modern/contemporary dance. The mission of Patelworks Dance Theater is two-fold: (1) to take culture and art
through dance to underrepresented populations that would otherwise
not have access to such experiences and (2) to raise funds for
charitable organizations.
DRIP (in residency since
2007)
Founded in 2006 by Artistic Director and
choreographer Jessica Mariko, DRIP is a performance art company with
a strong focus on movement and art direction. During
performances, dancers create and often become visual art themselves
by blending movement, artistic mediums and props. The dance-artists are driven
by inspiration and have been recognized for compelling performances
that make audiences think, feel and reflect.
Emotions Dance
Company (in residency
since 2007)
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director and choreographer
Larissa Humiston, Emotions
Dance Company
showcases a wide variety of dance
styles, including contemporary, modern, African, ballet, hip hop,
jazz, belly dance and ballroom. The company seeks to inspire
audiences, using performances to raise awareness and funds for
organizations dedicated to improving the community and
environment.
Nao Dance Company
(in residency since 2008) 
Founded in 2008 by Artistic
Director and choreographer Linda Eve Elchak, Nao Dance is a
contemporary, improvisation-based company. Nao Dance is dedicated to
exploring honest perspectives of the human experience through
structured improvisational movement that inspires, enlightens and
entertains.
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