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It’s the #MadHotMonday of competition week! Join us this Thursday, April 25th for the Mad Hot Rhythm Competition at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Come in-person or tune in via livestream on Danceworks Facebook page starting at 10am. This event is #free and open to the public! But WAIT! There’s still time to support the Mad Hot Rhythm Competition with a donation! 🔻$50 sponsors 1 student’s participation🔻$100 supplies tap shoes for 10 students🔻$500 supports outreach program scholarships🔻$1,000 sponsors the Mad Hot Rhythm Competition🔻$2,500 sponsors 1 full classroom of Mad Hot Rhythm students!Invest in the future of arts education and artist employment with a gift towards Danceworks Endowment Fund today! Donate at the link in our bio today 💥.....#danceworks #danceworksmke #dancemke #mkedance #milwaukeedance #dancemilwaukee #artsprogramming #mkearts #milwaukeearts #mkenonprofit #milwaukeenonprofit #youtharts #youthdance #youtharts ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you to STRATTEC Security Corporation for their generous sponsorship of all Mad Hot Rhythm Competition buses this year, providing access for over 1,000 students from Southeastern Wisconsin to participate in the competition at the UWM Panther Arena on April 25th, 2024. Their support allows our community to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments. THANK YOU, STRATTEC Security Corporation!✨ ... See MoreSee Less
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Tag Archives: Milwaukee Public Schools

Connection is Key

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There’s nothing that makes Alma Mercado happier than getting to help kids and motivate them to be better individuals. “You learn so much from them!” she said. Just 17 years old and Alma is already talking like Danceworks’ faculty who often say they get far more … Continue reading

One More Chance

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It was the end of the day on a Friday. As I stepped over students waiting for class, maneuvered around parents’ knees with computers and children in their laps in our crowded studio hallway, I had an upcoming Monday morning appointment … Continue reading

Five, Six, Seven, Eight—Join the Dance!

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It’s kind of amusing to me how much time I spend working to get people dancing when I spend so much of my own sitting through meetings or at a desk. So I jump at the opportunity to slip away … Continue reading

The Most Fun I Ever Had

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As we turn the page to a new chapter and begin 2016, I remember, at this time ten years ago, 22 Milwaukee schools were lining up—literally—to kick off Mad Hot in Milwaukee. The Marcus Center and UPAF  had endorsed the program and we filled Uihlein … Continue reading

How Teaching in Public Schools Made Me a Better Artist

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I’ve been with Danceworks Performance Company (DPC) coming up on 10 years now primarily doing dance performance, choreography, and teaching for the Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap program (Mad Hot). A decade seems to be a nice increment in which … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Danceworks blog, where we're hoping to share a little bit more about the heart and soul behind Danceworks… what made us join the dance and keeps us dancing, what keeps us inspired, and where we can share some of the stories worth telling.