Leo Briggs

DanceATL’s A.M. Collaborative presents its third annual performance and exhibits

March 8, 2023UncategorizedA&E Atlanta, am collaborative, art, Article, atlanta dance, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, community, creation, danceatl, Fulton County Arts and Culture, Fulton County Public Arts Futures Lab, interdisciplinary, Leo Briggs, multimedia, No Tomorrow Gallery, project, promenade, show, showcase, Underground Atlanta

This year’s A.M. Collaborative program is nearing a grand finale, and the second cohort of artists will soon showcase their long-term interdisciplinary projects. DanceATL is thrilled to congratulate these visionaries, each of whom has invested their own unique perspectives and procedures. Moreover, we eagerly look forward to presenting the fruits of their synthetic exploration. The pieces will premiere all together at a live in-person showing on Saturday, March 12, at 6 p.m. onstage at the Windmill Arts Center’s intimate black box theater.

Free Class Week 2023

January 8, 2023News, Programmingatlanta dance, Cherish Dance, Classes, community, Core Dance, Dance Foundry, danceatl, Decatur School of Ballet, Divine Dance Studio, free class week, free classes, ImmerseATL, Kristin O'Neal, Leo Briggs, Metropolitan Studios, patsy collins, sammy spriggs, The Neighborhood Ballet

Start 2023 off right with a week of free dance classes hosted by DanceATL in partnership with several local studios, organizations and teachers. Tuesday, January 17- Sunday, January 22 (for optimal mobile calendar viewing rotate device to landscape) Tuesday 1/17 […]

Full Radius Dance: Turning tradition on its head

June 14, 2022Promenadeatlanta dance, community, danceatl, Douglas Scott, full radius dance, Leo Briggs, olivia subero, promenade

“Your body is perfect, your body has undiscovered movement, your body can experience dance.” The words roll off the tongue like a mantra for Douglas Scott, founder and artistic director of Full Radius Dance. This is one of the company’s statements of purpose, and much like Scott’s body of work, it reveals his dedication to reshaping the way we talk about dance in the modern world. His company deconstructs widely-held standards in Western dance and places accessibility at the center of its mission.

Dancing down memory lane: Celebrating 60 years of Beacon Dance and Decatur City Dance

November 4, 2021UncategorizedArticle, Atlanta, ballet, Beacon Dance, community, COVID-19, danceatl, Decatur, ELEVATE, Emory, Emory University, Fall for Fall, festival, Katie Messina, Leo Briggs, promenade, The Bluebird

November 19, 2021Volume 3 Issue 1By: Leo Brigg If you have a hard time tracking the history of the organizations now known as Beacon Dance and Decatur City Dance, you’re not alone. These two companies, founded in 1962 as the […]

Applause Board 2021

October 22, 2021Uncategorized2020, 2021, Angelina Pellini, Applause BOard, Beth Del NEro, Catherine Messina, Dance ATL, Dance Hub ATL, Frankie Mulinix, George Staib, Hannah Myers, interns, Jacob Lavoie, Jacque Pritz, Jessica Bertram, Julie Baggenstoss, Julie Gomez, KErry Lee, Leo Briggs, Loren McFalls, member, Nate Snyder, Patton White, sammy spriggs, Sue Schroeder, Tamara Irving, Tsiambwon Akuchi, Uprising Dance Company, Volunteer, Zerina Serulle

The Atlanta dance community demonstrated their capacity for resilience and persevered by creating meaningful work and achieving milestones both career and personal.

A.M. Collaborative 2021-22 Artists

September 30, 2021Newsam collaborative, artists, atlanta dance, community, danceatl, Daniela McCurdy, Jamaali Roberts, Jenn Klammer, Leo Briggs, Megan Hundley, member, Nina Gooch, Rene Nesbit, Shannon Yarbrough, Shellie Schmals

Meet the participating artists of A.M. Collaborative 2021-22! Click on a name below to jump to their bio! Jenn Klammer Leo Briggs Nina Gooch René Nesbit Shannon Yarbrough Shellie Schmals Daniela McCurdy Jamaali Roberts Megan Hundley Kiera O’Reilly Please support […]

A.M. Collaborative 2020-21 Artists

February 19, 2021NewsA. Raheim White, am collaborative, Andie Knudson, Ania Bartelmus, Catherine Messina, Christina Venditti, Cynthia Church, Frankie Mulinix, Hannah Myers, HG Gruebmeyer, Jacob Lavoie, Janie Young, Jenn Klammer, Jenna Latham, Jessica Brooke Anderson, Kathryn Gutierrez, Leo Briggs, Loren McFalls, Megan Long, Michael Boatright, Pendu Malik, Raven Crosby, Rene Nesbit

Meet the participating artists of A.M. Collaborative 2020-21. Click on a name below to jump to their bio! Ania BartelmusAndie KnudsonA. Raheim WhiteCatherine MessinaChristina VendittiCynthia ChurchFrankie MulinixHannah MyersHG GruebmeyerJacob LavoieJanie YoungJenn Klammer Jenna LathamJessica Brooke AndersonKathryn GutierrezKeith ReevesKlayne RoladerLeo BriggsLoren […]

A.M. Collaborative TASTE

February 15, 2021UncategorizedA. Raheim White, am collaborative, Andie Knudson, Ania Bartelmus, Catherine Messina, Christina Venditti, Cynthia Church, Frankie Mulinix, Hannah Myers, HG Gruebmeyer, Jacob Lavoie, Janie Young, Jenn Klammer, Jenna Latham, Jessica Brooke Anderson, Kathryn Gutierrez, Keith Reeves, Klayne Rolader, Leo Briggs, Loren McFalls, Megan Long, Michael Boatright, Pendu Malik, Raven Crosby, Rene Nesbit

A.M. Collaborative is a program that the DanceATL Education/Mentorship committee has facilitated for the past 5 months, connecting 20+ artists of different disciplines together in a creation process. Love this program/service to the community? Please support DanceATL by donating below […]