LOUD BODIES Dance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization uplifting the Chicago dance community by providing a safe, movement space for artists through mentorship and performance opportunities, the cultivation of new dance works, and community events that promote collaboration and support. Our goal is to foster a welcoming, explorative environment for dance artists to invest in themselves, their own creative practice, and their growth as a whole person. We believe that dance is a powerful tool for protest, conversation, and self-expression. We emphasize this belief by partnering with local artists of multiple disciplines and non-profit and mutual aid organizations. We move forward with ambition; to use our space as a way to make ourselves and artists around us feel good, and to break the mold of expectations within our own artistic communities.

Hot Crowd is a 501(c)3 non for profit Chicago-based modern dance company whose goal is to stimulate and inspire dancers and non-dancers alike through innovative movement, community interaction and accessibility to strengthen and spread the art of modern dance throughout the Chicagoland area and beyond. Since its inception (2017), Hot Crowd has been invited to perform in several major cities throughout the U.S. including Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and St. Louis as well as out of the country in Seoul, South Korea with a recent invite to Puerto Rico (ATLAS Contemporary Dance Congress). Hot Crowd has produced thirteen shows and three professional dance for films. Other programming includes dance workshops, college residencies, intensives, & collaborative events with other local artists and businesses. Hot Crowd is about to conclude their 8th Season which is under the direction of Devon Lloyd & Brittany Latta McMahon.

Little Fire Artist Collective (LFAC), a Chicago-based dance project, is a much-needed incubator that aims to support and serve freelance artists as they continue cultivating and exploring their “little fires.” Spearheaded by a group of dancers, LFAC was born out of the chaos and uncertainty of the pandemic. Each member has a voice in decision-making for the collective and contributes administration assistance in addition to performing and creating. LFAC currently operates with 8 active members and, depending on the project, works with choreographic collaborators.