Pack Dance

Summer Schedule is LIVE!

Drop-in to one of our Contemporary, Hip Hop, Kpop, African, Yoga or Stretch classes this June and July. Some classes are already running and some continue through August! Just check our adult class schedule from our website or the MindBody app to see what's being offered each week.

Not pictured here are our adult classes for adults with toddlers and babies. Stay tuned for that schedule being published soon!

Let's stay moving this summer ☀️

📸 by Dave Moore Photography
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Today is Company Artist Mandi Weitz's last day in St. Louis. We are so sad that she could only spend one season with us, but so grateful for all that she contributed during her stay.

Her piece, Painkiller, was a stand out in IRL. Mandi utilized mirrors and maximalist costuming, asking audiences to reflect on social media's effect on human wellness and connection.

In addition to her choreography, her dancing moved audiences on and off stage. Her work as a teacher inspired peers and the next generation of dancers. Our leadership team and artistic staff appreciate her collaborative and community-centered thinking which contributed to keeping the spark of our mission alive during a turbulent period of funding.

You can still catch Mandi on her trips back to STL. Once in the Pack, always in the Pack. For now, we invite you to share your favorite story of Mandi and her work and join us in our gratitude for all that she brought to our community.

Photography by Carly Vanderheyden
Featuring dancers of Painkiller
IRL 2026

Pack Dance is seeking 5 performing artists to round out our 2026 - 2027 season. Our mission is to engage the St. Louis community to experience the healing art of movement as participants, patrons or professionals. We weave history and culture into all our artistic endeavors and increase access to dance for all.

Pack Dance is a professional Contemporary dance company that pays between $5 - $25/rehearsal based on contract and hires choreographers internally paying between $300 - $1,000 per piece based on funding. Each concert season premieres all original work, we are not a repertory company. Unpaid apprentice positions may also be offered. Rehearsals take place week day evenings and weekends but day time rehearsals are possible, based on the needs and availability of our artistic team.

Our rehearsal structure is designed to invite professionals with other full time careers and/or families, redefining who can contribute to dance and performance.

In the current funding landscape, our resources are deeply limited so our artistic team will be smaller compared to previous seasons. We still seek variety in background and styles that our dancers can bring to the organization as we lean into artistic collaboration and cross-pollination of genres.

This season we are focused on the history and ongoing health impacts of Coldwater Creek. Many families in north St. Louis County have been, and continue to be, impacted by radioactive waste contamination. Dancers joining this summer will work alongside those families to tell the story of St. Louis' hidden nuclear legacy.

Artists will also have access to paid teaching positions within the organization for ages 0 - adult based on interest and expertise. Teaching positions pay $10 - $50/class based on clients in attendance.

Additional paid performance and teaching gigs are offered throughout the season and contracts will run June 2026 - May 2027 with ample time for travel and rest periods built in to the season; July and December.

Artists are 1099 contractors and largely create their own schedules and bring their own expertise to the organization. Must be available Thursday evenings and willing to tour summer 2027.

Pack Dance is seeking 5 performing artists to round out our 2026 - 2027 season. Our mission is to engage the St. Louis community to experience the healing art of movement as participants, patrons or professionals. We weave history and culture into all our artistic endeavors and increase access to dance for all.

Pack Dance is a professional Contemporary dance company that pays between $5 - $25/rehearsal based on contract and hires choreographers internally paying between $300 - $1,000 per piece based on funding. Each concert season premieres all original work, we are not a repertory company. Unpaid apprentice positions may also be offered. Rehearsals take place week day evenings and weekends but day time rehearsals are possible, based on the needs and availability of our artistic team.

Our rehearsal structure is designed to invite professionals with other full time careers and/or families, redefining who can contribute to dance and performance.

In the current funding landscape, our resources are deeply limited so our artistic team will be smaller compared to previous seasons. We still seek variety in background and styles that our dancers can bring to the organization as we lean into artistic collaboration and cross-pollination of genres.

This season we are focused on the history and ongoing health impacts of Coldwater Creek. Many families in north St. Louis County have been, and continue to be, impacted by radioactive waste contamination. Dancers joining this summer will work alongside those families to tell the story of St. Louis' hidden nuclear legacy.

Artists will also have access to paid teaching positions within the organization for ages 0 - adult based on interest and expertise. Teaching positions pay $10 - $50/class based on clients in attendance.

Additional paid performance and teaching gigs are offered throughout the season and contracts will run June 2026 - May 2027 with ample time for travel and rest periods built in to the season; July and December.

Artists are 1099 contractors and largely create their own schedules and bring their own expertise to the organization. Must be available Thursday evenings and willing to tour summer 2027.

A full house for our informal student dance concert today! So proud of all our students and the work they've done this semester! Can't wait to see them on stage at The Grandel this fall!

Thank you to Pack mom Emily for this 📸

Ready to move with your littles? Join us for Co-Choreographers, a movement experience for walking babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Sign up on our Adult Schedule. One reservation covers one family.

Design by Anesu Taruona

Community Surrounds Us
Choreography by Leia Riehl

Photography by Carly Vanderheyden
Lighting by Katherine Stepanek

"Community Surrounds Us" is about building real-life human connections in the spaces you find yourself.

Painkiller
Choreography by Mandi Weitz

Photography by Carly Vanderheyden
Lighting by Katherine Stepanek

"Painkiller" highlights how social media is often used as a numbing agent to distract us from the discomfort of real life. It asks what we are seeking in digital spaces and if it's worth the cost.

The Hunt
Choreography by Kat Norton

Photography by Carly Vanderheyden
Lighting by Katherine Stepanek

"The Hunt" celebrates the joyous power of play and in-person connection. It reminds us that joy is an act of resistance. It is the primal insistence that we are alive, together.

Algorithm
Choreography by Cyrus Grey

Photography by Carly Vanderheyden
Lighting by Katherine Stepanek

"Algorithm" highlights social media's power over its users with a strong focus on how it influences artist's choices.