Frame Dance Productions is dedicated to holistic, research-backed dance education, collaborative creation, and public-facing performance. Led by artistic director Lydia Hance, our heart-driven and innovative programs focus on these three areas:

EDUCATION

Frame Dance is dedicated to enriching early childhood education through innovative dance curriculum and pedagogy. Our programs are research backed and designed to support healthy brain development, engage children in exploration and expression, and nurture their natural curiosity while building foundational skills that support holistic growth in a dynamic learning environment. We teach little dancers with BIG heart, laying the foundation for creativity, growth, and lifelong artistry.

Programs focused around EDUCATION are listed below:

PERFORMANCE

Since its inception, Frame Dance has produced and performed over 40 site-specific pieces in collaboration with some of Houston’s most iconic and unique venues, including the Metrorail and the downtown tunnels. Frame Dance has partnered with or been presented by METRO, Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, Houston Parks Board, Texas Asia Society, Plant It Forward Farms, CORE Dance, Rice University, Houston Ballet, 14 Pews, Aurora Picture Show, Contemporary Arts Museum. In addition, Frame Dance hosts an annual screendance festival, Frame X Frame, which brings the very best talent from this innovative genre to Houston.

Programs focused around PERFORMANCE are listed below:

ACCESS

Frame Dance believes that all bodies are dancing bodies, and are committed to expanding opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to participate in this art-form. The Frame Dance Ensemble invites dancers from novice to professional to create innovative, thought-provoking work that challenges perceptions of who dance is for and where it takes place. Frame Dance also serves children at the Houston Area Women’s Shelter, using dance as a way to promote self-awareness, encourage self-expression, and support creative risk in a safe and welcoming environment. In addition, we bring a rich and innovative screendance curriculum to participating HISD schools, offer scholarships for our young dancer program.

Programs focused around ACCESS are listed below:

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