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Movement Reservoir Dance Company

An outlet for dance artists to increase the Kalamazoo community’s opportunity to experience dance.

05/16/2026

📣 Movement Reservoir Dance Company is holding auditions for their 2026 - 2027 season on Saturday, June 6th from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Auditions will be at West Michigan Dance Center located in Portage, Michigan. For the address, please scan the QR code or visit their website at MovementReservoirDanceCompany.com.

✨ MRDC is a Modern dance company based in Kalamazoo, Michigan that performs across the state in various collaborations and a culminating season concert. Company members can expect weekly company class, rehearsals 2-3 times per week, an optional summer performance season, and additional opportunities to choreograph, attend masterclasses/intensives, and more.

💃🏽 Dancers should RSVP for the audition by June 5th or submit virtually by June 15th by visiting MRDC's website at MovementReservoirDanceCompany.com or visit the LinkTree in their social media bio page. Please direct all questions to their company email at [email protected].

05/12/2026

Come take Countertechnique Masterclasses led by Kelsey Paschich this May!

📍The Space Dance Company
📆 Sat. May 23 & Sun May 24
⏰ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
💸 $20/Class OR $35 for both

Register today at MovementReservoir.Ludus.com.

Countertechnique® provides tools for both body and mind to meet the demands of 21st-century dance practice. It is a movement system that supports dancers in understanding the body in motion, emphasizing the integration of information into action. Through a clear and structured progression of exercises, Countertechnique classes prepare the body for rehearsal and performance, enabling dancers to move with greater range, fluidity, and spatial awareness while building strength and flexibility. (https://www.countertechnique.com/)

05/10/2026

We are so happy and full of satisfaction and gratitude after a STUNNING concert this weekend! Thank you to all the people who attended, the volunteers, the crew and company members who helped put this show together and help everything run smoothly. We will be taking a brief pause to rest and recover before we hop back in for our summer season. Stay tuned for more from us as we already have something coming up the 2nd weekend of May! 🫶🏼

05/08/2026

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY!
Tomorrow, May 9th, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm is our season four company concert, (Un)Seen!

Today, we want to give a big shout-out to our choreographers for season four!

Our guest choreographer this season has been Maribeth Van Hecke. Maribeth has been with us throughout the season, teaching company class and masterclasses in non-traditional partnering. We have been so thankful to work with Maribeth this season. Closing out our concert will be Maribeth's full company piece, inspired by water!

Our company members choreographing this season are Dominique Ginn and Kayla Wiese. They have each choreographed for the company in past seasons, and we are thrilled to be showcasing their new works this season!

Lastly, artistic director and founder, Lachan Niedbala, has choreographed a plethora of pieces this season, ranging from contemporary group pieces to a jazz duet, and everything in between. As always, we love working with Lachan, and we are excited for the audience to see all the final pieces.

Make sure to get your tickets today for an amazing evening of performances. Tickets are available in the link in our bio, or you can visit:
movementreservoir.ludus.com

05/04/2026

5 Days Until Our Season 4 Concert, (Un)Seen!

This Saturday, May 9th, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, join us for an evening of dancing! Featured choreography by Artistic Director Lachan Niedbala, various company members, and guest choreographer Maribeth Van Hecke. You will not want to miss out, so make sure to get your tickets today!
If you are interested in learning more about the creation process behind our dances, come to our FREE Q&A before the concert from 5:30-6:00 pm.

For more information and to get your tickets, visit the link in our bio or
movementreservoir.ludus.com

04/28/2026

Registration for our May Intensive is closing soon!! Make sure to register before the end of Saturday, May 2nd which is THIS WEEK! Visit our ticketing site at MovementReservoir.Ludus.com to save your spot.

We are so excited for our line up but it is hard to plan when we don't know how many attendees we will have. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

04/27/2026

We are still full of gratitude and joy from the performance this weekend in collaboration with Unmask the Arts! Check out some video snippets from our blocking rehearsal. Hopefully, you got to see some of the photos shared on our story from Unmask the Arts and the performance by artsinmotionwm

01/25/2026

✨We are pleased to announce our 2025-2026 guest choreographer, Maribeth Van Hecke! ✨

We are inviting you to come take a class with us, as Maribeth joins us in a class series on non-traditional partnering and modern dance styles. Join us as we cultivate a safe and creative space for learning and movement exploration!

Register: MovementReservoir.Ludus.com
$20 Drop-In
Sunday's 12-1 pm
The Space Dance Company
3731 Covington Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Maribeth Van Hecke is a producer, writer, and choreographer. A lifelong dancer, her dance education continued at Hope College, then took her to Cleveland, where she worked with Inlet Dance Theater as part of their trainee program. There, she learned Hawkins technique and nontraditional partnering.

She is currently the Producing Director of Theater and Performance at the SCA, where she oversees the professional regional theater company, as well as all performers and technicians for concerts and special events. She is also active with Michigan Presenters Network, where she is currently serving the role of President.

For her, the best part of her day is being able to collaborate with other artists, and she believes the best resource in art making is the space to be vulnerable and open to new ideas. For her, artful hospitality is about creating belonging, and it is the key to curating a space for art making. If she’s not at the SCA or on a trail towards the beach, you can find her at home in Holland. More on what she's working on in Saugatuck at sc4a.org.

01/15/2026

✨ Lastly, meet our Artistic Director and Founder, Lachan Niedbala ✨

Lachan Niedbala is a dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Since achieving her Bachelor of Arts from Hope College, she has choreographed and/or performed for companies such as CPR Dance: Inhale Movement, Wellspring, and Chamberlain Dance. Her work has been selected as a Maggie Allesee Competition finalist in 2024 and has been performed nationally and internationally. She founded MRDC in 2022 in order to continue her choreographic work and help build community in the Michigan dance scene.
In addition to her choreographic and performance achievements, she is passionate about dance education and building community through dance. She directed the Youth Performance Ensemble at Wellspring for almost five years, has taught at various masterclasses, serves as the Director of Operations for West Michigan Dance Festival, which she Co-Founded in 2024, is a board member for Dance Playhouse, and is a graduate student at Jacksonville University to achieve her MFA in dance. This is amongst other achievements she has gained over the years in her pursuit of building a supportive and collaborative dance community.

A fun fact about Lachan is that she is an avid Lord of the Rings fan (books and movies)
Lachan says, " I am excited about working with several company members who are returning and working with several new company members. It’s exciting to see how each person thinks creatively different and approaches various choreographers' movements in their own way. From choreographing to learning dances alongside company members, it’s intriguing to watch everyone’s artistic identity come into play and grow."

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