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MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCESRDC PRODUCED FOUR MAINSTAGE COMPANY DANCE CONCERTS IN THE 24/25 SEASON: "ENTRY POINTS", "COLLECTIVE REALITIES", "INSTEAD OF WAITING, THEY WEAVE AND THE "ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL". THE OPENING CONCERT, "ENTRY POINTS" FEATURED REPERTORY BY RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHERS INCLUDING ANNIE RIGNEY, VIM VIGOR, KIA SMITH, ROSANNA TAVAREZ, AND VICTORIA LYNN AWKWARD. IT PREMIERED NOV. 6TH 7TH AT THE CATHERINE B. BERGES THEATRE AT COCA IN ST. LOUIS, MO."COLLECTIVE REALITIES", A NEW SHOW, TOOK PLACE FEB. 21 23, 2025 AT INTERSECT ARTS CENTER. IT FEATURED SIX WORLD PREMIERES CREATED BY CURRENT COMPANY ARTISTS AND PERFORMED BY 15 COMMUNITY DANCERS. THE FULL COMPANY RETURNED TO THE STAGE FOR "INSTEAD OF WAITING, THEY WEAVE" A NEW EVENING LENGTH CREATION BY EMILY HAUSSLER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMPANY ARTISTS. THIS SHOW, PREMIERING APRIL 11 13, 2025 AT INTERSECT ARTS CENTER, FEATURED AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GABRIEL VIANELLO THAT WAS PERFORMED LIVE ON GUITAR EACH NIGHT.THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH THE 2ND ANNUAL ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL, WHICH FEATURED WORKS BY 16 CHOREOGRAPHERS AND 48 PERFORMERS FROM 6 STATES OVER 2 PERFORMANCES AT COCA'S STAENBERG PERFORMANCE LAB JUNE 14TH 15TH, 2025. THE FESTIVAL FURTHER OFFERED FOUR MASTER CLASSES BY VISITING ARTISTS AND CELEBRATED GROUND-BREAKING CONTEMPORARY DANCE BOTH LOCALLY AND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 929 ATTENDANCES AT MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES, WITH TICKETS RANGING FROM $15 - $25. PERFORMANCES REACHED AUDIENCES FROM 174 ZIP CODES, CONCENTRATED IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGION. RDC WORKED WITH AND COMPENSATED 44 ARTISTS TO BRING 12 WORLD PREMIERES AND FOUR MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES TO LIFE. THESE PERFORMANCES ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE LOCAL AUDIENCES BY PRESENTING ENGAGING, VIRTUOSIC, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DANCE EXPERIENCES. THEY FULFILL OUR MISSION BY BRINGING TOGETHER AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS TO SPARK CURIOSITY, CONVERSATION, AND CONNECTIONS THROUGH DANCE.

DANCE EDUCATIONRDC PROVIDES MULTIPLE FORMS OF DANCE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY.RDC HOSTS OPEN DROP-IN CLASSES FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A WEEK FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, USUALLY AGES 16+, IN ST. LOUIS. THESE CLASSES PRIMARILY INCLUDE BALLET, CONTEMPORARY, MODERN, IMPROVISATION, AND PILATES. FURTHERMORE, RDC HOSTED 7 MASTER CLASSES LED BY RDC'S GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS AND VISITING FESTIVAL ARTISTS. IN TOTAL, THROUGHOUT THE 2024/25 SEASON, THERE WERE 309 CLASS ATTENDANCE FROM 128 STUDENTS A 55% INCREASE AND 39% INCREASE RESPECTIVELY FROM 23/24.RDC HOSTED THREE SUMMER PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 11-18. 18 STUDENTS ATTENDED ACROSS THE 3 PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED AN OPEN INT/ADV SUMMER INTENSIVE FOR AGES 11-18, A PRE-PRO INTENSIVE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS, AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY INTENSIVE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH ACCEPTS BASED ON AUDITIONS. STUDENTS IN THE FIRST TWO PROGRAMS TOOK TECHNIQUE CLASSES INCLUDING MODERN, IMPROVISATION, AND BALLET, WORKSHOPS INCLUDING PARTNERING AND CHOREOGRAPHY, AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ON "MENTAL HEALTH IN DANCE", LED BY LICENSED COUNSELOR AND BOARD MEMBER BRITTNI JOHNSON, AND "INJURY PREVENTION", LED BY ELIZABETH WESTLAND, RDC'S PARTNER PHYSICAL THERAPIST. PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS LEARNED AND PERFORMED COMPANY REP, WHILE SUMMER INTENSIVE STUDENTS WORKED ON A NEW PIECE BY AN RDC COMPANY DANCER. BOTH PROGRAMS ENDED IN MINI STUDIO PERFORMANCES, ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF 70 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. STUDENTS IN CHOREOGRAPHY INTENSIVE TOOK MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMERSIVE REHEARSAL PROCESS WITH RDC CHOREOGRAPHER WILL BRIGHTON, CREATING A NEW PIECE THAT PREMIERED AT THE ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL. THEY ALSO HAD ACCESS TO WELLNESS WORKSHOPS LED BY RDC PARTNERS.LASTLY, RDC PILOTED OUR FIRST YOUTH EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM: READYSETDANCE!, CREATED FOR ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LIVE AT SLPL SERIES. THIS ONE-HOUR LONG INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION PERFORMANCE INTRODUCES CHILDREN AGES 3-10 TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE, INSPIRING THEM TO USE THEIR OWN CREATIVE VOICES AND EXPLORE MOVEMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF TIME, SPACE, AND EFFORT. RDC REACHED 131 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH THIS WORKSHOP AT TWO LIBRARY LOCATIONS.RDC PROVIDES RIGOROUS YET NURTURING DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. RDC FULFILLS OUR MISSION BY CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING IN DIVERSE TECHNIQUES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.