Seeks to investigate, preserve, and present the oral and corporeal histories of dance in Chicago.

CounterBalance has been focused on providing opportunities for local dancers and choreographers with disabilities to give a voice where there was no opportunity to be produced on that scale,” says codirector of CounterBalance Ladonna Freidheim.

Founded in 1972, The Chicago-based Muntu Dance Theatre performs authentic and progressive interpretations of contemporary and ancient African and African-American dance, music, and folklore. A colorful and dynamic Company, Muntu brings its audiences out of their seats and into the aisles with its unique synthesis of dance, rhythm and song.

Established in 2010 by American Dance Movement co-founder, Nigel Lythgoe, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, National Dance Day is an annual celebration dedicated to dance, that encourages Americans of all ages to incorporate dance into their lives.

While so many dancers are at home and unable to go to studios and to practice or take classes, some are taking to the internet to stream live dance classes. Other services that have always offered online courses are expanding access during this time to help fill this need.

Dancing digitally allows this community to manifest despite our physical separateness.