Dancing Through Life

The people of Cincinnati love to move. Whether you’re looking to learn some steps or watch the masters at work, here’s a look into the local world of dance.

By Emma Balcom, Brianna Connock, Mildred Fallen, John Fox, Claire Lefton, and Amanda Boyd Walters

Edited by Claire Lefton

Photographs by HATSUE

Getting Saucy on the Square

Putting together the city’s biggest dance event, Salsa on the Square.

Dance Fitness Is Gonna Make You Sweat

Classes for those looking to crank up the music and their heart rate.

Cervilio Miguel Amador: A Lifelong Love of Dance

Going from Cuba to worldwide audiences to artistic director at Cincinnati Ballet.

Put Your Slippers On

Looking to learn ballet? These organizations offer programs for students of all sorts.

Elementz’s Hip-Hop Dance Program Promotes Sustainable Futures

How The Creative Futures Initiative readies youth for the world.

Julius Jenkins: Preserving Street Dance Culture

This combination choreographer-historian-professor-dancer is the face of street dance in Cincinnati.

Yeye Funmilayo Ajamufua: Teaching & Performing Artist at the Bi-Okoto Cultural Center

Fostering connection between countries and across generations through traditional West African dance.

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Around the World in Eight Dance Studios

Get involved and celebrate worldwide cultures with these local groups.

Strictly Come Dancing

Inside the complex world of competitive ballroom dance

Back in Time with Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance

The dance troupe bringing back steps from the past.

Missy Lay Zimmer: Service Through Dance

This professional dancer with a lengthy Broadway résumé uses her talent to give back to dancers in her hometown.

Cincinnati’s Professional Dance Companies

The top-notch artists at the heart of Cincy's dance scene.

Dance Classes for Grown-Ups

It's not just for toddlers in tutus. Here are some studios for the later-in-life learners.

How Contemporary Dance Theater Turned Cincinnati Into a Modern Dance Destination

When Jefferson James' company changed the face of dance in the Queen City.

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