Foothills Dancemakers

Foothills Dancemakers was founded in 2019 as a vibrant consortium of modern dance companies in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains. This show will feature performances by Benita Bike's DanceArt, Pennington Dance Group, Nancy Evans Dance Theatre and Lineage Dance. In between pieces, company directors will speak briefly about each dance and its origins.

The goal of the Foothills Dancemakers is to work together to support and bring visibility to concert modern dance in the foothills of the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. The directors of the four companies - Benita Bike, John Pennington, Nancy Evans Doede and Hilary Thomas - represent 130 years of combined experience producing dance work for the stage. Through this collaboration, the Foothills Dancemakers hopes to promote a variety of invigorating dance activities serving its community and encourage joint projects by area dancemakers.