Dance Lives in Detroit

Detroit native, multi-talented individual, and youth dance advocate, Brandyn "SKilz" Burton shares how his path as a dancer has led him to where he is today as new studio owner and leader at Marygrove.

Moms; We all come from one, and some of us are even one ourselves. It's one of the most dynamic and complicated relationship we can take on in our lifetime, and it can become so much more intricate when we occupy space in the dance world. Monica Brady-Barnard of Among Women talks about her personal experiences as a mother, student, dancer, and creator in Detroit.

In the final installment of the Collective Sweat Detroit Dance series, Maddy Rager shares her path to Detroit, current exciting projects in the works, and how it's okay for dance... to just be funny.

In this second episode of the CSD three part series, Miryam Johnson discusses many of the complex relationships she has with dance; being a brown body in the space, political influences, and how to find joy.

This episode kicks off a three part series on some of the co-founding artistic leadership members of Collective Sweat Detroit. Starting with Teresa Muller, we learn about what kept bring her back to Detroit and what were her personal drives for making CSD happen.

Detroit native and founder of one of Detroit’s newest contemporary dance companies, Intertwine Movement Collective, Zandria Lucas discusses her dance journey, her return to Detroit, her path as an educator, and why she chose to start her dance company in the city.

Did you know Detroit has an original dance movement titled 'The Jit?" Learn more about it as Haleem, as Detroit native, founder of Hardcore Detroit, and creator of "The Jitterbugs," a documentary following the origins of the Jit, walks us through what it is, where it comes from, and what it means to him.

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