TAKE~OFF with Uptown Dance Company, celebrating the 23rd season, featuring 3 new premiers including founder and artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, Resident Choreographer Andre Silva principal dancer of Texas Ballet Theatre and Krissy Richmond former principal dancer of Houston Ballet and Broadway Star.

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Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

The Uptown Dance Academy is considered one of Harlem’s premiere dance schools for urban youth interested in making dance their primary focus. On December 21st, the Uptown Dance Academy (UDA) will celebrate their 27th Annual Black Nutcracker Gala Benefit Fundraiser that includes a condensed 1-hour community showing at 11:00am, and the 2-hour full length ballet at 7:00pm. The production is a spectacular performance featuring a potpourri of dance styles from classical ballet to hip hop, the cha-cha slide, praise dance and African dance on pointe, featuring music from Tchaikovsky’s original score, Duke Ellington, The Commodores, and live African drumming! Choreographed by the Founder Robin Williams. Performers include the Uptown Dance Company (UDC), Uptown Kidz Pre-Professionals and the Studio Trainees.

Uptown Dance Company

22 - 23 Sep, 2023

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Dec 21, 2022

27th Annual Black Nutcracker Gala Benefit

Uptown Dance Company