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Lyrric Jackson Dance Company

The LJDC works to create transformative performance experiences inside and outside of the studio.

Here we strive to push students out of comfortable movement vocabulary and instead encourage brave explorations of the body.

07/02/2025

We are excited to host a summer dance intensive with ! What a fabulous way to experience the summer. Join us from June 7-11th for energizing dance classes and activities, culminating in a final performance on Friday, July 11th! 💗💗💗💗

11/11/2024

This past weekend, LJDC mentees learned some new jazz fusion choreography from LJDC Intern, Ms. Mya🤍

10/12/2024

Pointe Shoe Prep with Ms. Victoria

06/19/2024

THE CHRYSALIS 🤍

Opening THIS Sunday, June 23rd, at the B Complex - Catch these beautiful butterflies emerge at 2pm and again at 4:30pm ✨

06/06/2024

Introducing 🤎Graham Shelor🤎

Graham has been working with our dancers this season in classes, workshops, and rehearsals! Super excited to have him as a guest choreographer for “The Chrysalis” ✨

Check out his bio below!

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Graham Shelor (He/Him) is a movement artist, improviser, and dance educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. His dance training has formally developed through jazz, modern, ballet, contemporary, vogue femme and hip-hop forms/techniques. His work is mindful of transcending community boundaries and fostering radical interpersonal dialogue through active collaboration with diverse movement experiences. Graham received his B.A in dance from Middlebury College. He has performed in works for the Dance Company of Middlebury, Tori Lawrence + Co, Christal Brown, Laurel Jenkins, Lida Winfield, and Maia Sauer. Graham has choreographed works which been shown at Fall for Fall Dance Festival (GA), Middlebury College, the New England Conference of American College Dance Association (VT), and NewGrounds Dance Festival (FL). He was a recipient of the Alexander Twilight 1823 Diversity and Community Leadership Award and the Mahalingaiah Family Dance Prize, both awarded by Middlebury College, for his research and performance work on movement repression and liberatory dance pedagogy. Graham has shared his love for dance through teaching a wide variety of ages and abilities in studios and schools in Tampa, Middlebury, and Atlanta. Currently, Graham is a company member of ALA Dance. He is also a member of the Kiki House of Bodega, competing at balls in Atlanta and beyond in the beginners performance category.

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05/31/2024

Introducing 🤎Mya Butler🤎 LJDC Team Member and “The Chrysalis” Choreographer

Mya Butler is an artist, choreographer, student, and researcher that is passionate about the use of movement as a tangible means of expressing the internal and external connectivity of the human experience. She is a rising senior at Spelman College majoring in Comparative Women’s Studies and minoring in Dance Performance and Choreography. Mya has been a researcher and research mentor in the PFx Data Science and Girls That Code programs. As a researcher, her areas of study encompass women, historical movement practices, and the benefits of dance for physical, mental, and emotional health. Mya finds purpose in cultivating spaces that encourage her community to connect and collaboratively explore the unboundedness of dance for social change.

See her new work June 26th at the B Complex! 2pm and 4:30pm ✨

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05/30/2024

🤎Jasmine Newsome🤎

LJDC is so luck to have Ms. Jasmine on our team as a Choreographer and Lead Instructor!

Jasmine Newsome is an educator, creator, and an artist that is passionate using dance as a vehicle to cultivate the mind, body, and soul connection. She uses intentionality and compassion to blend wellness and dance to create innovate approaches to life and art within any space. Jasmine finds purpose in advocating and educating for her community’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. She is radically changing the world by using her many talents to uplift and support others’ holistic wellness journeys.

Come see her new work in “The Chrysalis” June 23rd at B Complex. Tickets in bio! ✨

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05/24/2024

We are Lyrric Jackson Dance Company 💫

The passion among this incredible team of dancers, instructors, and arts administrators is what keeps us going!

Check out our brand new website to learn more about us and our upcoming project, The Chrysalis.

🌟Link in Bio🌟

05/21/2024

▪️The Chrysalis▪️

✨The Lyrric Jackson Dance Company is proud to present “The Chrysalis,” a one-day gallery and performance art installation in collaboration with renowned visual artist, Kyoto Takeuchi .takeuchi.

Together, they will tell the story of five young caterpillars as they journey towards becoming butterflies. The dancers will explore themes of rebirth, renewal, and resplendent glory through their ethereal emergence and delicate precision.

The program features LJDC company dancers in new works by company artists Lyrric Jackson , Aryanna Allen , Jasmine Newsome , Victoria Woodward , and Mya Butler as well as guest artists Patsy Collins and Graham Shelor .crackers.

Please join us on Sunday, June 23rd at the B Complex at 2:00 and 4:30pm. We can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on! ✨

🌟Ticket Link in Bio🌟

05/17/2024

✨Meet the Dancers✨

🎉 Let’s give it up for the sensational Maysa R.W.! 💃✨ Celebrating a decade of dance mastery, she’s conquered the stage with her passion for musical theatre, jazz, and hip hop! 🌟 But wait, there’s more! Maysa is not just a dancer; she’s a dedicated Girl Scout 🍪 and a community champion, spreading kindness and service wherever she goes. 🌟 And guess what? She’s just snagged her first speaking role in her school’s Middle School Musical ‘Newsies’! 🗞️🎭

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05/16/2024

✨Meet the Dancers✨

🌟 Get ready to be dazzled by the one and only Brees B.! 💃✨ With 8 years of dance mastery under her belt, she’s a force to be reckoned with on the dance floor! 💫 But wait, there’s more! Brees isn’t just a dancer; she’s a champion fencer 🤺, a marching band maestro 🎺, and a jazz band sensation! 🎷 Plus, she’s the epitome of dedication and vibrancy, always bringing her A-game to everything she does! 💥🎉

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05/15/2024

✨Meet the Dancers✨

🎉 Let’s spotlight the amazing Kaitlyn B.! 💃✨ Celebrating a decade of dance excellence, she’s not just a dancer; she’s a true inspiration! 🌟 As a proud member of the Atlanta Teen Leadership Academy, she’s shaping young minds and spreading positivity! 🌈 But that’s not all—Kaitlyn’s zest for life knows no bounds! 🎉 Whether she’s dancing, laughing, or being the life of the party, she does it with unmatched energy and enthusiasm! 💥 Plus, did we mention she speaks Chinese? 🇨🇳👏

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1384 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW
Atlanta, GA
30310

Opening Hours

9am - 1:30pm

Website

http://www.lyrricjacksondance.com/

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