Dance Umbrella believes that dance helps describe, define, and deepen our experience of living. For us, dance is a kinetic form of communication, which includes all forms of movement and physical expression.



          Dance Umbrella's operating mission is to promote the knowledge, appreciation, practice and performance of dance. With the goal of expanding audiences and support for dance, Dance Umbrella works to encourage innovative and meaningful communication between artists and the entire community.



          Dance Umbrella facilitates the interactions among the various roles involved in creating, performing, presenting, teaching and observing the arts. Dance Umbrella develops programs that encourage and facilitate learning at all levels and specifically supports the work of contemporary movement artists who are emerging onto the national and international dance arena. Dance Umbrella's presentations are meant to educate, challenge, inspire and expand audiences by communicating to the community the power, history and culture of dance.

          Dance Umbrella was founded in 1977 as a collective of choreographers and dancers seeking to develop a thriving community of dance in Austin. Over the years Dance Umbrella has expanded to include a world community of professional, new and emerging dance and movement artists.



          During our 27 years as a non-profit arts organization we have acquired a reputation for excellence by: Presenting world class contemporary dance artists to the Austin and Central Texas public; Creating dynamic educational programs; Developing community-based projects; and Building future audiences for dance.