DC NEXT

DC NEXT Audition #2!

Thank you to the lovely dancers at for your hard work!✨

Exciting news just keeps coming for DC NEXT Alumni! ✨ Join us in wishing CONGRATULATIONS to Shaquelle Charles .quelle (DC NEXT 2015) on his Nomination for 2025 Outstanding Performer! We love seeing you shine Shaquelle!!! ⭐️ Congratulations!!! ❤️

We are so incredibly proud of (DC Intern ‘25) for being selected by her school, to be the student panelist for Ailey at Spelman: Legacies in Motion. Kiara is a Senior dance major with and has the chance to offer her voice in a conversation with Artistic Director, . Professor (co-chair of Spelman College Department of Dance Performance and Choreography), Barbara Chirinos (Spelman College Artistic Director of the Center for Innovation and the Arts) and Angela Harris ( Executive Director and Ballet Professor at Spelman College) shared thoughts on joint institutional “goals and career pipelines for Black women dance artists, scholars, choreographers and leaders in the field.”

Congratulations Kiara!! 💗⭐️

Photos courtesy of Spelman College

Some BTS shots from this weekend’s CATALYST photoshoot with our partners at and …From make-up chair and warm up routine to headshots and dance poses, our CATALYST dancers showed up professionally and ready for their close up! 🌟 Thank you, as always, to Shoccara Marcus, for capturing some beautiful images of the girls! We can’t wait to see the final results!

Yay Kennedy (DC NEXT 2017)! Congratulations on her new position at 🌟

Posted • Welcome Kennedy ✨ TMBT’s new front desk intern!

Kennedy is a KSU graduate with extensive performance, teaching, and training experience across multiple dance styles. Join us in welcoming Kennedy to the team!

✨ DC NEXT Alumni Spotlight ✨
We are so proud of Dance Canvas alum, Cayla Primous, who will be joining the cast of the National Tour of ‘& Juliet’! 🎭💖 Her first performance kicks off on September 24th in Sacramento. Congratulations, Cayla—we can’t wait to cheer you on as you take this next exciting step in your journey! 🌟👏