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Lou Conte

“When Lou Conte opened the doors to his Hubbard Street Dance studio in 1974, he couldn’t have known that he was laying the foundation for one of the most successful dance companies of all time.”


- Gale Kappe, Chicago Magazine

Lou Conte is the founder of the Lou Conte Dance Studio and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago is grateful for his contribution to dance culture in Chicago.

HIGHLIGHTS
Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award (1995)
Chicagoan of the Year, Chicago magazine (1999)
Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois (2000)

Staff

Sara Bibik Emma Lambert Julie Nakagawa Cole Vernon

Board

Henry Kirstin L. Jones Kimberly Miller Mōnō Jimi Loc Nguyen Michael Richter Lauren Vitale

Mentors

Andreas Böttcher Lou Conte Pam Crutchfield Leah Kaiser Julie O’Connell Vin Reed Tim Robinson

Choreographers

Shannon Alvis Francisco Aviña Bril Barrett Charissa-Lee Barton Robert Battle Greg Blackmon Arcadian Broad Hanna Brictson casebolt and smith John Carrafa Mark Caserta Connor Cornelius Thom Dancy Christian Denice Brandon DiCriscio Autumn Eckman Brian Enos Jay Franke Rubén Graciani James Gregg Monique Haley Adam Hundt Ayako Kato Alex Ketley Drew Lewis Joshua Manculich Paolo Mangiola Harrison McEldowney Taylor Mitchell Gina Patterson Miguel Perez Jeremy Plummer Mario Schröder Christian Spuck Jessi Stegall Twyla Tharp Nelly van Bommel Manuel Vignoulle Demis Volpi Kristofer Weinstein-Storey Matt Wenckowski Edgar Zendejas