If you're looking for professional dance classes in ballet, jazz, modern, funk, hiphop, and tap, teamed with outstanding performance opportunities, look no further than South Shore Dance. As a premiere dance studio and performing company in northwest Indiana and home to award-winning dancers, instructors, and choreographers, South Shore Dance (SSDA) is founded on the principles of strong work ethic, outstanding discipline, technical expertise and instruction, and a love and passion for dance that embraces students, performers, and audiences alike.

South Shore Dance Alliance is a 501c3 tax exempt organization! To make an online donation, click below:

Or download our donation form here to donate by mail. For more information on how you can support our programs, contact Larry Brewer at 219-427-0188.

Visit us!

Experience the heart and soul of dance in northwest Indiana. Stop in at our studios at 665 S. Lake St. in Miller and take a class, see our new learning center, or learn about other programs now opening in the Centre.

Contact us today for information and upcoming performance dates, and discover what South Shore Dance audiences and students already know. Join our family of committed dancers and lovers of dance!

 Now Available!

Children's Ballet Class

Ages 4 - 7, 

6:00–7:00 p.m./Monday & Wednesday

9–10 a.m./Saturday

Class size is limited.

Call 219-427-0188 or

email us for more info.

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SSDA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of many organizations and individuals, the John S. and James L. Knight Donor Advised Fund administered by the Legacy Foundation, South Shore Arts with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, Miller Community Fund, Gary Art Works, Office of Community and School Partnerships Indiana University Bloomington, and the Dean and Barbara White Foundation.

A big thank you to everyone who attended our SOLD OUT performances of Nubian Odyssey this weekend at the wonderful Towle Theater in Hammond! Check back soon for concert video.

We did it! "Leap into the Arts" on Friday, February 26 was a huge success, and we thank our wonderful dancers for the fabulous show they put on and all our supporters! You are the best!

See our newly added videos:

Asia Dickens Video Gallery (just added 2/07/10!), Legends  and  Nina Simone  concert!

See and hear the SSDA story in a compelling video from nwi.com's Christopher Smith.

Congrats, Greg, you deserve it!

SSDA IN THE NEWS:

SSDA gets some worldwide press! SSDA was featured in three AP photos from our July 10 performance at the Gary, Indiana Michael Jackson Memorial. Below, EJ (Ernest Stansil) honors MJ!

 Photo: John Smiercak, AP

Our own Asia Dickens had her MTV debut in the June 4 episode of "Made" at 7 p.m. CDT. Check out the preview clips. And check out the news story online at NWITimes.

Above: Renaldo Gardner at SSDA studios, May 2009

Announcing our new partners in Tap!

M.A.D.D. Rhythms Chicago

South Shore Dance is pleased to welcome Jumaane Taylor (pictured above) of M.A.D.D. Rhythms Chicago as he offers tap classes here in our Miller studios. See our class schedule for class times and check out  their impressive bios on our faculty page.

 

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More great news:

• South Shore Dance Alliance has received  grant funding from the Legacy Foundation and the Miller Community Fund and has  now opened our third and largest studio in our 665 S. Lake Street location. Read the full story on our “Donate” page.

• The class schedule is now available on our site or download a print version. You'll find an unparalleled selection of classes and faculty of working dance professionals unmatched in the NW Indiana area.