There is a professional company in Jackson.
When Dance Theater of Harlem's professional company ceased operations in 2004, it had some 44 dancers.
"We give them comprehensive theater training, and the chance to work with a professional company.
"They certainly employ college kids, but it is a professional company doing your cleaning".
A month later, the New Professional Company is to present the inaugural production in the Duke.
Most have never danced in public before, still less attempted precision choreography alongside a professional company.
In 2004 substantial debts forced it to disband its professional company.
You can join Step Afrika!, a professional company based in Washington, for a master class at 7 p.m.
Two years ago they staged it at the Court Theater, a professional company affiliated with the University of Chicago.
"When we started this," he said, "I had an idea of running a professional company with productions of high quality.
Truthfully, any professional company could be proud to have presented a cast as consistent — and consistently excellent — as this one.
