Resident Companies

Dance Place's resident performing companies offer a variety of dance and performance styles and are available for bookings for performances, residencies, and other engagements at theaters, schools, and other performance venues. The companies are based at Dance Place and perform regularly in the DC area and beyond.

Click on a company name below for more information.

Carla and Company
Led by Carla Perlo, Dance Place's Founding Director, Carla & Company is known for its high-energy performances and dedication to bringing the arts to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.

Deborah Riley Dance Projects
Deborah Riley Dance Projects is a modern dance company which presents performances and workshops that illuminate the landscape of emotions, ideas, perspectives and concerns of women. The company performs the choreography of Dance Place Co-Director, Deborah Riley who joined Dance Place as an Artist-in-Residence in 1987.

Coyaba Dance Theater
Coyaba Dance Theater was founded in 1997 by Founder/Artistic Director Sylvia Soumah and performs traditional and contemporary West African dance and music focusing on the diverse ethnic groups and various humanitarian themes of West African culture.