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 Ginger Jensen Julie Nakagawa

Board

Jane Acker Lena Ballantine Parke Ballantine Kirstin L. Jones Leah Kaiser Kimberly Miller Lauren Vitale Ula Widawska

Mentors

Andreas Böttcher Lou Conte Pam Crutchfield Allan Drebin Mazen Ghalayini Katherine Hynan Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Julie O’Connell Deidre-Ann Perry Vin Reed

Choreographers

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