Spring has sprung as the earth begins to laugh with flowers and life gets warmer. Spring cleaning is in the air, and here at TDC we are cleaning out our closets with DanceWorks Chicago for a costume sale bonanza! Calling community dance artists to pop by and join us for a look/see/shop/opp/hello, it would be great to see you! 

Grateful for commUNITY during our inaugural year of New Dances / New Horizons, and taking a moment to share thanks for a couple of special guys who have been with TDC championing its mission every step of the way. Cheers to Michael Nugent and David Hall for their support from the very beginning: from board members to board presidents, from event planners to budget planners, you name it, they’ve done it. 

With an attitude of gratitude,

Join Thodos Dance Chicago and

DanceWorks Chicago for a costume sale May 15 and 17!

• Location: The Library on the 2nd floor of The Ruth Page Center for the Arts at 1016 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610
• Dates and times:
• Friday, May 15 from 3:00pm-6:00pm
• Sunday, May 17 from 10:30am-12:30pm
• Items available: Costumes and Basics (think flesh undergarments, socks, etc.) from the vaults of Thodos Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago
• The TDC inventory can be viewed here
• Prices: $1-$30
• Payment: Cash and Stripe
• BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag! (what were you thinking this meant?)
• Trying on items: Come dressed in a fitted base layer to try items on!

Proceeds support Thodos Dance Chicago’s New Dances / New Horizons Microgrant, an initiative designed to uplift Chicago-based, early-career choreographers.

New Dances / New Horizons 2026 Grantees, Izzy Wolf (left) and Madeline Douglas (right)

taking the stage at the Trifecta Dance Festival.

New Dances / New Horizons 2026 Grantees, Izzy Wolf and Madeline Douglas, were the first grantees of the inaugural ND / NH cohort to have their work take the stage. Their pieces were featured in the Trifecta Dance Festival: A New Light Choreographer's Showcase, an independent choreographer showcase presented by Trifecta Dance Collective.

Izzy Wolf premiered Above Water, featuring dancers Blake Campbell, Tasha Stearns-Clemons, Kara Farmer, Maggie Caitlyn Sedlacek, Claire Fugate, and Izzy Wolf. Madeline Douglas premiered The Doubt Within, featuring dancers Annalee Larsen, Auburn Kilian, Madeline Douglas, Hayley Midea, and Kate Moorhouse. Both grantees utilized the ND / NH Microgrant to supplement funding for dancer compensation.

Stay tuned to learn more about upcoming performances and showings by this year's talented cohort of ND / NH grantees!

David Hall (left) and Michael Nugent (right) with Melissa Thodos (center).

Thank you so much to David Hall and Michael Nugent for sponsoring our New Dances / New Horizons Matching Campaign, courtesy of Compliance Program Management LLC.

It takes a village to bring New Dances / New Horizons to life, and we are grateful for your thoughtful investment in our shared creative future in our pilot year.

Thank you for being part of Thodos Dance Chicago’s family of supporters.  #SupportTheHeARTS