Collaborations and Affiliations
Collaborations and Affiliations
Daring Artists Making Noise
Daring Artists Making Noise is a professional company in residence at Coppin State University.
The dance faculty has performed professionally nationally and internationally with such companies as the Forces of Nature, Urban Bush Women, Baltimore Ballet and Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble, to mention a few. The faculty continues to work at their craft by choreographing for regional dance companies, and teaching master classes and workshops throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Dance Company
Coppin State University has two residential dance companies: The Coppin University Dance Ensemble and Moving In The Spirit Praise Dancers. Both dance companies work with guest artists who have extensive performance and teaching experience. Dance company members engage in a whole range of educational and performance venues throughout the mid-Atlantic region to increase their awareness of various disciplines and styles of dance.
Professional Affiliations
- Arts Accredit
- Dance Baltimore
- Hippodrome Foundation
- Maryland Council for Dance
- Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
- American Dance Therapy Association
- American College Dance Festival Association
- Baltiimore County Public Schools Office of Dance
- Dance Education Web
- Dance Educators of America
- National Dance Association
- National Endowment for the Arts
Past Visiting Artists
Emily Berry
Return to Goree
Raw Sound
Master Classes and Workshops
The dance company sponsors master classes and workshops throughout the year, and an artists-in-residence program with visiting guest artists in the field of dance and technology.
Booking Information
For information regarding a performance by the dance company or workshops contact:
Vanessa Jackson
Coppin State University
Director of Dance
Phone: (410) 951-3355
Fax: (410) 951-3376