Dancers Ellery Jackson, Vivian Macnab, Maggie Oates-Johnson, Mollie Oates-Johnson Perform in KiDanCo Spring 2018 Season

A talented group of choreographers and emerging dancers hit the stage when KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance present their 7th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

When and where:

May 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Matinee May 13 at 2:30 p.m.

DANSpace-On-Grafton 

1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

Among the twelve engaging young dance artists from the Leica Hardy School of Dance who comprise the company are KiDanCo's 2018 spring poster gal (pictured above) Mollie Oates-Johnson, and (left to right, below) Ellery Jackson, Vivian Macnab, and Maggie Oates-Johnson.

  

Tickets are $23 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. 

To purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Tickets at the door are cash only.

Choreographer Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson Presents To Pulsate in KiDanCo's 2018 Spring Season

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance present their 7th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

When and where:
May 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee May 13 at 2:30 p.m.

DANSpace-On-Grafton 
1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

Performances include pieces by Kendra Armstrong, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, Darryl Tracy, Anastasia Wiebe, and Artistic Director Leica Hardy in this dynamic program of original works.

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
photo by Holly Crooks

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson's To Pulsate is an athletic, fast-paced piece with urban vibe for six dancers to the music of Frank Bretschneider. 

Ruth-Ellen earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her performing career took her to New York where she danced with such companies as The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Parsons Dance Company. 

Ruth-Ellen continues to work in the region as a choreographer, performer and instructor.

Tickets are $23 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. 

To purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Tickets at the door are cash only.

Vivian Macnab is part of KiDanCo on May 21 & 22, 2016

KiDanCo Celebrates Five Years of Innovative Dance Performance and our NSTT summer scholarship recipient Vivian Macnab is a part of it.
Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
DANSpace-On-Grafton, 1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance will present their 5th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

The company will present the works of Kendra Armstrong, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson (former NSTT scholarship recipient), Darryl Tracy and Artistic Director, Leica Hardy in this dynamic program of original works.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. To reserve or purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Payment may be made by cash, cheques to The KiDanCo Dance Society or E-transfer. Tickets at the door are cash only. More information can be found at http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson one of the choreographers for the KiDanCo dance event

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance, will present their annual spring season of contemporary dance repertoire.

May 16 and May 17 
at 7:30 p.m.

Matineé on May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

at DANSpace-On-Grafton, Halifax.

One Needs A Little Courage To Live by Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson is a vehicle for five performers which explores the themes of risk-taking, persistence and courage. Ruth-Ellen earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her performing career took her to New York where she danced with such companies as The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Parsons Dance Company. She continues to work in the region as a choreographer, performer and instructor.
More about Ruth-Ellen can be found here.

For tickets please go to http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/