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The nearest metro station is Brookland/CUA on the Red Line.

History

DC Wheel Productions, Inc./Dance Place was founded in 1978 as a touring educational and Performing Arts Company, which toured the public schools in the Greater DC Metropolitan area. From 1980-1985 the organization developed and operated a cultural community center called Dance Place in a rented facility located at 2424 18th Street NW, DC in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. In 1986, the organization was forced out of its Adams Morgan location due to gentrification and quadrupled rents. In order to secure the organization's future, DC Wheel purchased and renovated its permanent home located at 3225 8th Street, NE in the Edgewood neighborhood.https://goo.gl/maps/HfNB5TmHQsv Edgewood Map With ownership of its own building, DC Wheel increased development of artistic and educational programs drawing many citizens and new business into its Brookland neighborhood. In 2002, DC Wheel expanded its campus to include three rented facilities located adjacent to its main space in the Brookland Studios to serve as an additional office space, a teaching studio and a creative education center (CEC).

Programs

As a "theater, school, and community resource", Dance Place's offerings include a wide variety of arts-related and community-building programs.

Theater

Dance Place's year-long performance season includes performances at their home theater in Brookland, as well as "Dance Place Around Town" performances at other Washington theaters. These performances which occur nearly every weekend of the year include *Artist presentations both of touring companies and of local partner companies. *Artist co-presentations mostly of local artists *Presentations of resident companies: Carla and Company, Deborah Riley Dance Projects, and Coyaba Dance Theater. *Festivals, presenting multiple companies, including the annual

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School

Dance Place offers a variety of classes for children and adults in styles including modern, African, and hip hop. Dance Place's school is focused on training adults in modern and West African dance, and youth in creative movement. Additionally, resident company Coyaba Dance Theater runs the Coyaba Academy, an African dance training program for children.

Community resource

During the school year, Dance Place runs the Creative Education Center after school program, and over the summer Dance Place runs a Summer Camp for under-privileged youth. Dance Place also holds inreach performances in its theater for DC schools and has a Family Series of performances appropriate for children.

Directors

Carla Perlo is the founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Dance Place. The Co-Director is Deborah Riley. They bout worked together toward the development of Dance Place. Carla is dancer, choreographer and teacher, Ms. Perlo has had an active career for over twenty-five years. As a solo performer, artistic director of Perlo/Bloom and Company and most recently of Carla & Company, Ms. Perlo continues to teach dance and lecture at universities, colleges and community centers throughout the region including

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References

External links

Dance Place website
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