Terpsichore Collective

Terpsichore Collective Professional contemporary dance company based in Ann Arbor, MI. Artistic Director, Aimee McDonald. Produces Dancing in Summer, The Festival.

Cover photo by Kirk Donaldson

Mac in Odd Duck and Her Golden Bowl from Shape//Matter last night. It’s a busy weekend - Sunday is our Dance Day fundrai...
08/29/2026

Mac in Odd Duck and Her Golden Bowl from Shape//Matter last night. It’s a busy weekend - Sunday is our Dance Day fundraiser at Riverside Arts Center- link in bio for info!

https://youtu.be/7pXFe3Men1cIn April we had our first Choreo Cabaret, where we facilitate the audience creating a new da...
07/09/2026

https://youtu.be/7pXFe3Men1c
In April we had our first Choreo Cabaret, where we facilitate the audience creating a new dance work together. This is the video of the evening - the piece will be polished up and performed at our autumn concert, Lineage 26, October 23-24 at Riverside Arts Center. Thanks to Uplift Ann Arbor for hosting us!

ChoreoCabaret is a new project in which we create a dance on the sp...

THIS WEEKEND join us for a range of incredible Master Classes! Whether you're a practicing professional or absolute begi...
06/25/2026

THIS WEEKEND join us for a range of incredible Master Classes! Whether you're a practicing professional or absolute beginner - there's a class for you! More information on the link in our bio.

Dancing in Summer is This Weekend! Get your tix for performances and master classes now! Link in bio!
06/23/2026

Dancing in Summer is This Weekend! Get your tix for performances and master classes now! Link in bio!

Join us for an accessible dance Master Class from Heather Banet! All levels of mobility and experience welcome! Learn mo...
06/20/2026

Join us for an accessible dance Master Class from Heather Banet! All levels of mobility and experience welcome! Learn more and purchase tickets on our website - link in bio!

Join us Sunday June 28th for a Master Class in Bichini Bia Congo. All Levels of dance experience welcome! Live Drumming!...
06/19/2026

Join us Sunday June 28th for a Master Class in Bichini Bia Congo. All Levels of dance experience welcome! Live Drumming!

Learn from Tamara Tucker-Ibarisha. Dr. Tamara Tucker-Ibarisha, discovered a love for dancing in 1996 under the tutelage of the Pashami Dancers of Lansing, MI. Her career in dance has included training in West African and East African (Kenyan) dance styles, and over 20 years of training under Biza Sompa as a member of the Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater Company. She is a lead dancer, instructor, and company administrator for Bichini Bia Congo and the Bala Ba Congo Children’s Company, of which she is also a co-founder.

Link to purchase tickets in bio!

Join us for a range of incredible Master Classes! From contemporary to modern to Congolese, there's something for everyo...
06/18/2026

Join us for a range of incredible Master Classes! From contemporary to modern to Congolese, there's something for everyone! Whether you're a practicing professional or *absolute beginner - there's a class for you! More information on the link in our bio.

See Deanna Stanton at the Saturday Professional Showcase during Dancing in Summer, The Festival!!Deanna Stanton is curre...
06/13/2026

See Deanna Stanton at the Saturday Professional Showcase during Dancing in Summer, The Festival!!

Deanna Stanton is currently in her thirteenth season with Ballet Arkansas. She began dancing in her hometown of Clarksville, Maryland. She credits her early training to her time spent at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Deanna graduated with a BFA in Ballet from the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music. During this time, she was also a Trainee with Ballet West for two seasons. Since joining Ballet Arkansas, she has had the opportunity to perform principal or featured roles in George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Gerald Arpino’s Reflections & Birthday Variations, Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias, Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo & Juliet, and Chris Stuart’s Under the Lights. She has also performed Mina in Michael Fothergill's Dracula, Fairy Godmother in Michael Fothergill's Cinderella, Big Swans in Swan Lake, Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty as well as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Coffee & Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She has had the privilege of working with choreographers such as Yuka Oba-Muschiana, Xin Ying, Madison Hicks, Kiyon Gaines, and Tom Mattingly. In addition to performing, Deanna has a passion for choreographing. She has had the privilege of creating works for Iowa Choreography Festival, Oklahoma International Dance Festival, Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival, Texture Contemporary Ballet, New Century Dance Project, the Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project, The Young Choreographers Festival and several works for Ballet Arkansas as well as Ballet Arkansas’ Summer Intensive and YAGP participants. She has also created two full length ballets; The Little Mermaid & Cinderella.

Grab tickets for the Saturday Professional Showcase happening Jun 27 at Riverside Arts Center. Link in bio! 🎟✨

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