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Dance companies of all kinds are listed here including youth groups and those affiliated with dance studios.
They range from amateur to professional. If you know the name, click on the letter list above. To find a company doing a specific
kind of dance or movement, click on the type of dance below. Listed in their own alphabetical section are dance companies in nearby states
and those with Rhode Island connections.
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Providence RI
Phone 401-245-1119
DANCENELIA@aol.com
Website: www.nelialawton.net
Artistic Director: Nelia Lawton
Formed in 1999, PB&J (originally called The New Providence Theatrical Ballroom and Jazz Project) encompasses many dance styles primarily
ballroom, latin, and jazz, and premiered at SummerBall at the Providence Fleet
Center on August 5, 2000. PB&J brings Ballroom dancing into
the performing arts in Providence and throughout the state.
The company gives professional ballroom dancers a place on the stage and amateur dancers more opportunities to perform.
They are available for concerts and various functions during their tour season of April through July and again September through
early December.
PB&J offers dance lessons for beginners in ballroom and for more advanced students in ballroom, theatrical, and jazz.
Please check the riDance Class section for class information.
PB&J is available for performances during their tour season of April through July. For anyone who has not yet had the pleasure
of seeing this company, they are an extremely accomplished and very physical ballroom and jazz performance group.
Each year for the past three years, they have drawn thousands of people to their outdoor SummerBall performance.
Fred Gliottone of Swing Newport has called PB&J "Rhode Island's most requested dance company".
Call or email artistic director Nelia Lawton at 401-245-1119
Dancenelia@aol.com
updated 21Mar04
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Contact: Kristen Penza
Phone: 401-439-8487
Email: phazeII2005@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.PHAZEII.com
Founded in 2004, Phaze II formed from Dance Planet. They are a professional group of energetic dancers that takes exciting
choreographed routines mixing hip-hop, hi-nrg and jazz styles to enthusiastic audiences at clubs, concerts,
festivals and other events.
posted 02Sep04.updated 08Jun05)
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Contact: Palmira Goncalves
Phone: 401-274-8831
Po D'terra was founded in 1987 by Palmira Goncalves as the Rhode Island Cape Verdean Cultural Exchange and Education Project.
With an emphasis on bringing Cape Verdean Culture to Rhode Island, this group specializes in two forms of island dancing:
Funana and Batuko, the latter being the more difficult.
posted 22Apr02.updated 22Feb02
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Providence Academy of International Studies
182 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
Contact: Marty Sprague
Phone: 401-278-0562
ProviDance Company performs various dance forms including Jazz, Modern Dance, Hip Hop, and World Dance.
The public school based company was founded in 2003 and is under the direction of Marty Sprague and Gerri Lallo.
posted 09May05
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Providence College
Providence RI 02840
Box Office: 401-865-2218
Contact: Wendy Oliver
Website: http://www.providence.edu/theatre/dance.html
The Providence College Dance Company dances on campus each semester and
participates in a regional dance festival every year performing choreography by
faculty, guest artists, and students, mainly in the styles of modern and jazz
dance, with some tap, ballet, and other influences as well.
posted 19Feb01
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107 Eddy St
Corner of Weybosset and Eddy St
Above the Down City Restaurant
Providence RI 02903
Phone 401-861-4842
Email: ProvBallet@aol.com
Contact: Eva Marie Pacheco
The Providence Youth Ballet is a performing group with 26 members ages 7-17. They perform twice a year and feature orignal
and classic choreography.
posted 14May05
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242 Ohio Avenue
Providence, RI 02914
Contact: Maria Quadros
Phone: 401-722-7172 or 401-729-8196
Rhode Island's oldest Portuguese folk dance troupe was founded in May of 1981 and performs traditional
dances of continental Portugal, Azores, and Madeira. The group is formed of 36 children 4 years and older, there are 4 musicians and 4 singers. This group represents the Nossa Senhora de Fatima Church of Cumberland, RI.
Forty dancers, singers and musicians perform in colorful native costume.
The group will sing and dance for any occasion upon your request.
updated 11Oct01
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20 Loring Street
Middletown RI 02842
Phone: 401-847-5301
Artistic Director: Nancy McAuliffe
Email: ribt-nm@cox.net
Website: http://www.riballet.org
Rhode Island's Ballet Theatre is a classical ballet company training talented young dancers for the stage.
The company helps promising young dancers reach their full potential through a pre-professional training program
consisting of weekly company class, regular Master Classes, professional evaluation & feedback,
learning experiences with leading ballet companies, and ongoing performance opportunities.
With no paid professionals, RIBT requires dancers to continue studying at their respective ballet schools in
addition to training with the company. The aim is to strengthen the dance community through openness and collaboration.
RIBT performs at private functions as well as at yearly concerts.
Many of RIBT's dancers have been admitted to elite, summer intensive training
programs as:
National Ballet of Canada, Toronto
The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Torrington, CT
Kirov Academy, Washington DC (affiliate of the famed Kirov Ballet)
The Briansky Ballet, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Boston Ballet
The Hartford Ballet
The Walnut Hill School, Natick MA
RIBT Archive
updated 18Jul07
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John Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Rhode Island College
600 Mt Pleasant Ave
Providence RI 02908-1991
Phone: 401-456-9791
Website: http://www.ric.edu/mtd/dance/index.html
Founded in 1958, The Rhode Island College Dance Company is the oldest modern dance company in
the state, and is widely recognized as an innovative modern dance ensemble.
Their programs provide their students with a highly professional dance training and performance opportunity,
and provide the RI community with modern dance events. The company also provides educational programs
to school children in the area.
To see the speech given by Clay Taliaferro at Rhode Island College on March 5, 1999 in celebration
of the fortieth anniversary of the RIC Dance Company, founded by Billie Ann Burrill
and honoring her, Fannie Melcer, Pat Cohen, Jennifer Cooke, Christine Hennessy
(in memoriam) Doris Holloway (in memoriam), go to www.duke.edu/~ctalia/ric.html
posted 16Feb01.updated 11Jul01
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Phone: 401-383-5146
Website: http://www.www.ritetheatre.com
Rhode Island Theatre Ensemble (RITE) was established in 1999 and has collaborated with many organizations and individuals
to prduce cutting edge work as well as create arts programing for schools.
RITE is in residence at The First Universalist Church, 250 Washington Street, Providence.
posted 21Dec05
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Providence, RI
Contact: Tovah E. Bodner
Phone: 401-351-4936
Email: therobinsegg@gmail.com
The Robin's Egg, founded in Western Massachusetts in 2002 and now relocated to Rhode Island, uses strong technique
to expand on traditional modern dance vocabulary. Artistic Director Tovah E. Bodner,
collaborates with musician/composer, Jim Muro, to create cohesive works of art. The company has performed for Alive With Dance
in Amherst, MA, Island Moving Company's Flight of Steps and Open for Dancing in Newport, RI, as well as
for The Theater Expansion's annual Dancestravaganza event at The Carriage House Theater in Providence, RI.
posted 14Sep06
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