About Dance Company

So much happens when we dance!" At ZUZI! Dance Company we believe that tools for artistry are tools for living. We provide young and old alike with the unique tools of dance making that play a vital role as we learn to stay curious, solve problems creatively, be an individual, be a part of a group, make our own fun and express thoughts about the world around us. Co-artistic directors Nancy Mellan and Nanette Robinson founded this Tucson based modern dance company in 1998. The mission of this collaborative company is to create quality modern dance works and to apply dance in community settings. Our values include a strong multicultural, multigenerational orientation with a commitment to affirming diversity and collaboration. Through the provision of dance performance art, dance education and workshops with varied community linkages, ZUZI! creates connection, meaning and renewal through dance.

ZUZI! Dance Company is currently comprised of 11 professionally skilled dancers, educators and choreographers from a variety of backgrounds. The company draws from movement disciplines as wide ranging as Skinner Releasing Technique, Horton Modern Dance Technique and Dance Therapy to advanced training in modern dance, aerial dance, classical ballet and jazz techniques community based dance. The company has trained with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange - emphasizing choreography and the merging of art and community; Joan Skinner of Skinner Releasing Technique - the merging of image based technique and expanded states of alignment and improvisation; Contemplative Movement – emphasizing Jungian based authentic quality of movement; Aerial Dance – based on the principles integrated by reknown aerialists Bob Davidson and Terry Sendgraff

ZUZI! is a 501©3 non-profit dedicated to enriching our community through movement and art. Whether you want to take a class, see unique performance or provide opportunities for growth and discovery to adults and children of Tucson through dance, we welcome your support.