Lesole's Dance Project

About this Organization

OUR MISSION AND MANDATE  Lesole Dance Project (LDP) seeks to empower youth and community members to engage in healthy, creative self-expression by providing educational arts programming and opportunities for cultural exchange.  Working in the United States and South Africa, LDP promotes the unique movement vocabulary and choreographic style inspired by the Southern African heritage, and faciltates learning spaces that honour Black artistic excellence.  Lesole’s Dance Project keeps the following values in every intention: - Cultural preservation - High-quality performance - Cultural education and exchange  Lesole Dance Project works in communities, and in partnerships with organizations including schools, juvinille detention centers, prisons, and other spaces, to offer residencies, long-term education programs, workshops, and classes.