Deeply Rooted Dance Theater

Deeply Rooted is rooted in traditions of American and African-American dance, storytelling, and universal themes that spark a visceral experience.

[ElizabethToddBreland @EToddBreland]

@ArionneNettles @deeplyrootedchi Wow! We look like for real dancers🤣 frfr you are so graceful! And my mommy is in it🥰 I love this class SO much. Thank you @drpdance for creating this space for us on the South Side!

[Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles @ArionneNettles]

A look at an average Saturday at @deeplyrootedchi’s Mature H.O.T Women class. We have so much fun! The best part of my week is this beautiful community. (Just look at me and my dance class bestie @EToddBreland ❤️) https://t.co/mcv7MRKRD2

[xxxxxxxxxxx @MorganEliseJ]

Ok my third theater experience was with @deeplyrootedchi dance company. And let me tell you, the theater is so much more hopeful than the internets. I found what I’ve been missing—movement, beauty, sensuality, joy, and community. Loved it!

[Field Foundation @FieldFoundation]

Great news in this @BlockClubCHI story about how @keviniegajeff, a 2022 #LeadersForANewChicago awardee, & his team are bringing @drpdance to the South Side https://t.co/Efb4LZmUKx @macfound

[Newcity Chicago @newcity]

Long-running choreographers and dance companies dominate November stages

#NewcityStage @drpdance @WinifredHaun @Chi_Danztheatre https://t.co/FM8bFyL8up

[Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles @ArionneNettles]

Today’s @drpdance class was everything: therapy, church, a reunion. My spirit just really needed it. I don’t know how I didn’t just cry right there in the studio.

[Field Foundation @FieldFoundation]

Great to see this @chicagotribune story with beautiful photos of Field grantee partner @MuntuDance & also featuring @drpdance, @redclaydance & @keviniegajeff, a 2022 #LeadersForANewChicago awardee https://t.co/18HDRBm6OK

[Logan Center @LoganUChicago]

See eight thrilling companies in the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s “Reclamation: The Spirit of Black Dance in Chicago.” Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 6:30pm at Millennium Park. FREE!

https://t.co/9G53tcnKt5 for more.

Pictured: CMDC’s Hiplet Ballerinas, Photo by Matt Karas.

[Chicago Dance Crash @DanceCrash]

LET'S FREAKING GO!
𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
Aug 13 at @AuditoriumChgo
GREAT groups @drpdance @EnsembleEspanol @NajwaDance @giordanodance @joffreyballet @trinitydancers
+ @makerofdance premier.
GREAT cause benefiting so many.
+ scene of our new show.
👇
https://t.co/kcxG0v4h8e

[DanceAfrica Chicago @DanceAfricaChi]

Celebrate the breadth and depth of African diasporic dance with the DanceAfrica Chicago Professional Workshop Series!

Join us at the Joffrey Tower for Contemporary Dance with @drpdance Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer on July 10!

Register: https://t.co/ARIoWscDIu

[Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles @ArionneNettles]

Saturday morning classes at @drpdance this session have been super haaaard! And I love it.

[Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles @ArionneNettles]

The feeling I have leaving my @drpdance class on Saturdays is my very favorite one because not only have I spent time in movement but it’s also such a reminder to appreciate my body and what it can do. So it’s my favorite part of the week. Easily!

[Field Foundation @FieldFoundation]

Congratulations to @keviniegajeff, a 2022
#LeadersForaNewChicago
awardee. Learn more
about this accomplished
dancer and award-winning
choreographer and his role
as a co-founder of
@drpdance:
https://t.co/N3JOPDa4WC @macfound

[DanceAfrica Chicago @DanceAfricaChi]

Tickets are on sale now for DanceAfrica Chicago: ROOTS, featuring @drpdance, @MADDRHYTHMS, @redclaydance, Rennie Harris Puremovement and, of course, @MuntuDance, also accompanied by the exceptional youth of Azania Drum!

#danceafricachicago2022

[UChicago Civic Engagement @UChiEngagement]

Learn more about @drpdance, its work with @UChiAccelerator to date, and how the partnership will advance the planned South Side Center for Black Dance and Creative Communities ⬇️ https://t.co/YMkwjNemzJ

[UChicago Civic Engagement @UChiEngagement]

.@UChiAccelerator is thrilled to welcome @drpdance into its 2022 cohort at the highest level of support. Deeply Rooted will receive $50,000 in funding along with intense, focused, and customized support from @UChiAccelerator for up to three years. https://t.co/bg5vFaPE2Z

[Red Clay Dance® Company @redclaydance]

Back by popular demand, the CBDLP presents its Spring 2022 Concert ALCHEMY, featuring @AyodeleDrum @CMDCSchool @drpdance @FMC_Dance @JoelHallDC @MuntuDance @NajwaDance and @redclaydance

Saturday, May 21, 2022
Tickets: https://t.co/18PcDT4lPl

[Newberry Library @NewberryLibrary]

NU grad students: apply by 4/16 for a 9-month GAship with us & the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, where you’ll work with 8 Black dance companies in Chicago to preserve their archives & histories.

Learn more & apply: https://t.co/5noqtYXhDM

[Goodman Theatre @GoodmanTheatre]

(1/2) URGENT: Tell your state legislators to support the arts now!

We urge Illinois to dedicate $300 million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) over the next three years to Illinois' creative sector.

[Deeply Rooted Dance Theater @drpdance]

@ArionneNettles Thank you for joining us!