Dance St. Louis’ 60th Anniversary Season is a celebration of the beauty, creativity and bold vision that have de ned our organization and enriched the region’s cultural legacy.
As Dance St. Louis launches into an historic season as the region’s GATEWAY TO WORLD DANCE™, we invite you to celebrate our history and the legacy of those artists who have graced our stage and those who will follow beginning with the 2025-2026 season.
GATEWAY TO WORLD DANCE™, recognized by artists and patrons from around the world, continues to be synonymous with Dance St. Louis’ future aimed at elevating our city as a dance destination and strengthening the region’s vibrancy.
Our season subscribers, single ticket buyers and donors have fueled 60 years of artistic innovation at Dance St. Louis and the cultural transformation of our city. We truly appreciate your passion for the arts and look forward to sharing the 60th Anniversary Season and many more years of artistic excellence together as the region’s GATEWAY TO WORLD DANCE™.
YEARS
OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON BRINGS EVEN MORE OF THE WORLD’S BEST DANCE!
THE EVOLUTION OF BECOMING THE REGION’S GATEWAY TO WORLD DANCE™
Known rst as the Dance Concert Society from 1966 until the early 1980’s was a time when many iconic dance companies were just beginning. Sixty dance concerts were presented in the rst 15 seasons that included Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, The Joffrey Ballet, Jose Limon, Paul Taylor, among many other stars in the dance world.
The evolution of the organization brought a new name, Dance St. Louis – with the same clear focus to grow the appreciation of dance by presenting the world of dance to the St. Louis region. Legendary artists like Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev ocked to our city.
Dance St. Louis continues to transform our region into a dance mecca and destination by way of presenting seasons and the creation of SPRING TO DANCE® in 2008, as the region’s leading cultural ambassador for world-class dance. The festival is now famous in the dance world and is a cultural gem for our city.
Today, the newly designed Dance St. Louis Gateway to World Dance™ logo embodies and celebrates our leading role in the region as presenter, producer and educator of world-renowned dance from across the globe. The iconic Gateway Arch at the center symbolizes the entryway into our city and region while the lines that travel through represent the 30,000+ dancers and artists and 500+ world-class dance companies presented during the last 60 seasons while also launching Dance St. Louis into the future.
PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANIES PRESENTED 500+ DANCERS & ARTISTS
30,000+ PERFORMANCES 6,000+ WORLD PREMIERES 150+
3 MILLION+
AUDIENCE MEMBERS
NOV 14 & 15, 2025
TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The prestigious NYC-based American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company kicks off Dance St. Louis’ highly anticipated 60th Anniversary Season with rising stars of the ballet world who hail from all over the globe from South Korea, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico to Canada, Greece and the United States. Experience an evening that features a dynamic blend of favorites from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary and newly commissioned works. With 85% of American Ballet Theatre’s current dancers being alumni, including renowned artists Misty Copeland and Isabella Boylston, the Studio Company is a launching pad for future stars. ABT Studio Company tours extensively, enchanting audiences in cities worldwide from London and Athens to Hong Kong and Manila.
“Everyone creates a stage world of chivalry, etiquette, good humor.”
– The New York Times
“A fresh and eet display of young dancers . . . accomplished classicists and comradely artists.”
– The Wall Street Journal
MAR 7 , 2026
TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
MOMIX returns to St. Louis after 10 years! Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences ying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland. “I don’t intend to retell the whole Alice story” Pendleton says, “but to use it as a taking off point for invention.” Join this dazzling company on a mind-bending adventure, as Alice encounters time-honored characters including the undulating Caterpillar, a lobster quadrille, frenzied White Rabbits, a mad Queen of Hearts, and a variety of other surprises. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s world is as it seems!
"MOMIX: ALICE is as close to perfection as anything I could imagine in my wildest dreams”
– The Huf ngton Post
"I’d love to be able to see into Pendleton’s dreams just one night, but dreams alone don’t make theater like this.”
– The Philadelphia
Inquirer
PROGRAM WILL FEATURE THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “BERRY DREAMIN”
APR
10 & 11, 2026
TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The legendary Ailey II will rock St. Louis in an unforgettable weekend of world-class dance and iconic music. The Ailey II presentation will include a world premiere “BERRY DREAMIN” commissioned by Dance St. Louis for the 60th Anniversary Season, and is a nod to the music, life and impact of the “Father of Rock and Roll”, Chuck Berry. Celebrating his birth 100 years ago and the music that transformed our nation, Choreographer Chalvar Monteiro and Ailey II Artistic Director Francesca Harper will take St. Louis on a journey with Ailey II dancers as our storytellers. For over 50 years, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s nest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding and emerging choreographers.
“Off-the-charts energy.”
The New Yorker
to none.”
MAY
22 & 23, 2026
TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The SPRING TO DANCE ® Festival, the agship of Dance St. Louis for nearly two decades, has transformed our region into a dance mecca. As one of the country’s most celebrated dance festivals, SPRING TO DANCE within the dance world, packed with performances from touring professional dance companies coast to coast. It’s an unmatched buffet of dance with a dynamic program each night of powerhouse artists, legendary and breakout stars as well as up-and-comers of the dance world. This cultural gem draws thousands of dance a cionados and new patrons to dance from across Missouri, Illinois and throughout America putting the St. Louis region on the map as a dance destination. This Memorial Day weekend tradition is a must-see for all ages.
“a celebration of dance and . . . an invitation to bask in its artistry”
– St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“ SPRING TO DANCE makes St. Louis a dance destination”
–
Chicago Tribune
