The Big Muddy Dance Company

Productions and collaborations: The Big Muddy Dance Company self-produces three full concert runs per year, presenting new choreographic works to diverse audiences across The St. Louis metropolitan area. Collaborative projects include partnerships and productions with neighboring arts organizations of varying disciplines, such as visual art, Theatre, Dance, and cinematography.

Senior embrace: The Big Muddy Dance Company performs genre-specific repertoire at approximately thirty retirement home locations in and around The St. Louis metropolitan area. The organization also has a hands-on movement workshop that is targeted at seniors with alzheimer's disease to strengthen The mind-body connection and improve The seniors' quality of life and relationships with their caregivers.

Educational programs: The Big Muddy Dance Company provides The following educational programs each fiscal year for respective audiences: 1) an elevate student project for teenagers as a specialized seven-week experience that culminates in a debut performance at The Company's main stage production occurring both in The fall and spring, 2) a trainee program for post-college age dancers that bridges The gap between Dance education and a professional career, 3) ongoing technique classes for all ages in ballet, contemporary, and jazz Dance, and 4) a summer intensive program.