Want to dance over the summer? Need a job over the summer? Check us out! For the second year in a row LSODance is pleased to offer summer jobs for Detroit teens through the Summer Arts Employment Training Program that pays teens (ages 14–17) $12.50/hour for 20 hours/week of hands‑on art training.
Don’t miss the opportunity to gain job skills and get mentoring while taking technique classes/workshops in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and dances of the African diaspora.
Led by Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts and Heritage Works and funded through Michigan’s MiLEAP grant and Grow Detroit’s Young Talent, our program equips young creatives with technical skills, workplace readiness, confidence, truly transforming summer experiences.
Spread the word and encourage a young person to apply today!
Same studio! New spaces! We are kicking off our 22nd season in new locations 🤗 at the Oak Park and Southfield Lathrup Village Community Centers. See link in bio for details! Thank you God for 10 years in our home on Coolidge and for blessing us to be moving on a new journey 💪🏽
TRIP HIGHLIGHT: Competing can be fun, but training is everything! While in LA preparing for our performance at Disneyland, we popped over to @officialdadance Debbie Allen Dance Academy for class with the incredible @iambrandononeal HIS CLASS WAS AMAAAAAAAZING!!!!! The facility is world class, and we truly enjoyed the tour and all of the beautiful artwork in the building. Then to top it off, we walk out of class and @therealdebbieallen IS IN THE BUILDING!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! She truly made the children’s day. She was so warm and kind and took the time to talk to them and share some words of encouragement. The dance moms and dad’s even got in on the fun. God is good!!! Thank you Miss Allen and everyone at DADA for blessing us this week. So awesome! #lsodance #dancelife #training #memoriesforlife❤️
Fun fact: Ms. LaShelle and Ms. Carollette are members of Dance Masters of America, a dance teachers’ organization of artists, certified educators and academically degreed members committed to the elevation of the art of dance. Each year, Dance Masters of Michigan holds an annual convention and competition for Dance Masters members from across the state. Here’s Ms. Carollette’s recap of this year’s event! #lsodance #dancelife
Our 13th annual Black History Month Tour of “S.H.I.N.E! - Strong Heritage Inspiring a New Era!” was a great success. It is our honor and pleasure to have our very own, original, repertory touring show. Thank you God for blessing us to be able to spread our love for the arts and knowledge about Black history to audiences from the young to the young at heart. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and came out to support the show or invited us to come and perform for your program. We appreciate you! Special thanks to all of our community partners:
Jamilliah Minter @amenanxj
Kyle Sammy @whos.sammy
The Ark Church Detroit @thearkdetroit
Wayne State University @theatreanddanceatwayne
Detroit Public Schools @dpscdfoundation
PACE of SE Michigan @pacesoutheastmichigan
Motor City Street Dance Academy @motorcitysda
Nanou Djiapo African Drum @nanou_djiapo
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency @waynemetro
Ghostlight Productions @glprod_inc
Thank you @thelionking for an awesome show with @atgdetroit !!!! Thank you @daviddlancywilson for taking time to give the youth some autographs ❤️🙏🏽 Thank you @glprod_inc for making this possible! #lsodance #dancelife #livetheatre #detroit #broadwaymusical
2026 is off to a great start! Here’s Ms. Carollette’s recap of January and February events from MLK Day in Detroit, to the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference in Atlanta to Tapology in Flint. #lsodance #dancelife #detroit #teamlashelles
Want to dance over the summer? Need a job over the summer? Check us out! For the second year in a row LSODance is pleased to offer summer jobs for Detroit teens through the Summer Arts Employment Training Program. Teens (ages 14–17) earn $12.50/hour for 20 hours/week of hands‑on art training.
Don’t miss the opportunity to gain job skills and get mentoring while taking technique classes/workshops in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and dances of the African diaspora.
Led by Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts @313_deya and Heritage Works @heritageworks and funded through Michigan’s MiLEAP grant and Grow Detroit’s Young Talent, our program equips young creatives with technical skills, workplace readiness, confidence, truly transforming summer experiences.
Spread the word and encourage a young person to apply today! Link in bio /summerartjobs
What are you doing to celebrate Black History Month? Join us this Friday for our annual concert S.H.I.N.E! We’ll have love African drumming, singing, storytelling, fun, fellowship and of course lots of dancing!! Get your ticket today and bring a friend! Link and bio ✊🏿💜
Happy MLK Day everyone! No classes today. We hope you are taking some time to reflect and celebrate the work Dr. King did to make our world a better place 🙏🏽
