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BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
Marlana Doyle opened the Institute of Contemporary Dance in June 2020.
ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES Classes at the Institute of Contemporary Dance span a variety of dance styles and skill levels. Classes are also o ered virtually. Marlana Doyle commissioned a mural to be painted at her facility. SHAWN ARRAJJ COMMUNITY IMPACT
COURTESY INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Young Movers: ages 2 1/2-10 Path program: ages 11 and older (including adults) Adult classes: ages 16 and older
In addition to running the Institute of Contemporary Dance, Marlana Doyle also founded the Houston Contemporary Dance Company, which hosts professional repertory shows.
Children can enroll in the Young Movers program, designed for ages 2 1/2 10.
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Styles include but are not limited to: • Ballet • Jazz • Contemporary • Tap • Hip-hop • Cultural dance
Institute of Contemporary Dance Training studio helps dancers of all skills reach next level M arlana Doyle has been dancing since age 3. Dancing, she said, has past and want to come back to it,” Doyle said.
An open house is slated for Aug. 5 at the ICD studio, during which guests can participate in free classes. In addition to the ICD, Doyle is also the founder and artistic director of the nonpro t Houston Contemporary Dance Company. Although it is a separate entity, the HCDC often hosts performances that feature dancers enrolled at the institute, Doyle said. The new season will begin Sept. 1. Although it’s the fth season, Doyle said it feels like the second—because of the coronavirus pandemic—and the most important one yet. “Now our numbers are growing as more and more people nd out about who we are,” she said.
Institute of Contemporary Dance 1302 Houston Ave., Ste. 300, Houston 713-804-6646 www.icdhouston.com Hours: Mon. 3:30-9 p.m., Tue.-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Sun.
Doyle’s sta of 27 people includes seven professional dance instruc- tors, many of whom have been with her for 10 years, dating back to her work at former jobs. Classes for children as part of the ICD’s Young Movers program are taught in a way that is meant to foster creativity, Doyle said. “We’re here to give our dancers, especially younger dances, the opportunity to expand their brain,” she said. “Movement really does help bene t a child’s brain and their creative thinking.” Clients can decide for themselves how often they want to take classes.
always been at the center of her life, whether she’s performing, choreo- graphing or spreading the joys of dance to others through teaching. These days, Doyle is able to do a mix of all three through the work she does with the Institute of Con- temporary Dance, a business she founded in June 2020. The institute o ers dance classes to Houstonians of all ages and abilities, covering a variety of styles. “Part of our mission is that we’re accessible to all kinds of people, anyone wanting to try dance, or people who have had dance in the
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