LESOLE’S DANCE PROJECT
A Traditional and Modern South African Dance Company
Lesole Z. Maine
Artistic Director
(6 dancers)

Lesole’s Dance Project (LDP) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, founded by Lesole Z. Maine in 2003. The company of six dancers was the recipient of The Washington Post’s Bringing the Arts to Our Community grant in 2003. The company creates and performs works that highlight the unique qualities of modern and Afro-Fusion style of dance and provide educational programs of the movement and history of popular South African dances such as Gumboots, Indlamu and Panstula.

In addition to public performances, LDP prides itself in teaching basic dance classes, master or advanced dance classes, and workshops for the public. The company has performed throughout the Washington, DC metro area including Dance Africa DC-Dance Place, University of Maryland, Black Leadership Council of Excellence, the National Museum of African Art in Philadelphia, The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Miami International Book Fair and most recently at the Cincinnati Play House in Ohio. In 2007 LDP was nominated for the Emerging Performer/Group at the Metro DC Dance Awards.

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