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Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC) is an American non-profit contemporary dance company which resides in Chicago, IL. TDC performs regularly in Chicago as well as nationally and internationally including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the International Istanbul Dance Festival, the Ankara Music and Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA, as well as the Busan International Dance Festival in South Korea. Dancer and choreographer Melissa Thodos founded Thodos Dance Chicago in 1992. She continues to reside as the artistic director supporting the TDC dancers to become well-rounded artists that are dance educators, performers, and choreographers. This company is innovative in it's approach and support of it's dancers in this three-tiered way. This contemporary dance company has performed the works of many well known choreographers: Tony-Award winning choreographer Ann Reinking, Lar Lubovitch, Shapiro & Smith, Lucas Crandall, Jon Lehrer, Brock Clawson, Michael Anderson, Zachary Whittenburg, Amy Ernst, and Ron De Jesus. The ensemble members of Thodos Dance Chicago choreograph annually in the TDC's New Dances choreography series. Some of the works from the series latter become part of the Company's repertory.

Thodos Dance Chicago is in residence with The Menomonee Club of Boys and Girls and also partners with the Chicago Sport and Social Club where TDC members provide workshops and classes for a variety of ages, levels, and styles. The company also participates in community outreach programs to share dance with inner-city and suburban school children. Thodos Dance Chicago is supported by the Illinois Arts Council, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs-City Arts Program II, The Alphawood Foundation, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, and many individual and corporate sponsors.