The mission of Duncan Dance Chicago is to foster the education and appreciation of Isadora Duncan’s dance art technique through classes, performances, workshops and community outreach.

Duncan Dance Chicago is a mixed level, multi-generational classical modern dance company dedicated to extending the legacy of Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance. We strive to uphold Duncan’s original teaching methods and bring them into the 21st century.

Duncan believed that true movement originates from the solar plexus, where we begin to breathe, feel, and move, and spreads through the limbs in a continuous, undulating wave. We provide a contemporary approach to the Duncan technique by incorporating elements of ballet, yoga and therapeutic exercise into our choreography. 

2021 is the 10th anniversary of Duncan Dance Chicago.