Name: Foothills Dancemakers in Concert!
Start: 2025-12-06T20:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-07T19:00:00-08:00
Location: ARC Pasadena

Foothills Dancemakers, founded in 2019 as a vibrant consortium of modern dance companies in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, announces their fourth joint concert on Saturday, December 6th at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 7th at 7 p.m. at A ROOM TO CREATE in Pasadena, California.
The goal of the Foothills Dancemakers is to work together to support and bring visibility to concert modern dance in the foothills of the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. The directors of the four companies - Benita Bike, John Pennington, Nancy Evans Doede and Hilary Thomas - represent over 150 years of combined experience producing dance work for the stage. Through this collaboration, the Foothills Dancemakers promotes a variety of invigorating dance activities serving its community and encourage joint projects by area dancemakers.
▪ Benita Bike's DanceArt, in its 45th season, is a chamber modern dance company known for its elegant concert dance work and its extensive community arts outreach programming. The Company will present “From Where I Sit” and an excerpt from “Benches,” both choreographed by Benita Bike.

▪ Pennington Dance Group, founded in 2000, is a nonprofit performance and education organization with its creative home at A ROOM TO CREATE (ARC) in Pasadena. Director and choreographer John Pennington will share “Goodman Dances” to Alexander von Zemlinsky’s early lieder and an excerpt from “Ungoverned Spaces.”
▪ Nancy Evans Dance Theatre Nancy Evans Dance Theatre is celebrating its 16th year in 2025. The company specializes in dance theatre with choreography by dancers from its nine-member company, and its director, Nancy Evans Doede. Nancy Evans Dance Theatre will present excerpts from “Charlatan,” choreographed by Sophia Bernardo and “Parallel Universe,” co-choreographed by Cheryl Banks-Smith and Nancy Evans Doede.
▪ Lineage Dance Lineage Dance is the resident company at the Lineage Performing Arts Center, a nonprofit theater in Pasadena dedicated to connecting communities through the arts. Choreographer Hilary Thomas will present a new piece from Lineage’s long-running “Healing Blue” along with excerpts from Lineage’s recent musical theater productions, including “Rent,” “Cabaret,” and “Tick, Tick... Boom!”