Carmen Alston is the founder and artistic director of CDance Company for the Arts here in Columbus, located within and serving communities in and around the city’s east side. She has become a fixture of the dance education community and an advocate for bringing dance training of high caliber to her students.

This month we are so pleased to feature Sarah Ramey as our CDA Community Spotlight artist. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies before spending time performing with Gesel Mason and Liz Lerman. Sarah came to Columbus in 2013 by way of an MFA program in Dance at the Ohio State University. Upon graduation in 2016…

Alexandra (Lexi) Clark-Stilianos comes to Columbus via a very circuitous route. She has had the opportunity to live and dance in many different places including Chicago and Los Angeles. She has been in and out of Ohio for quite a while now, having most recently obtained her MFA from the Ohio State University, but she recently returned to the Columbus dance + performance art scene to set down roots and become a more permanent fixture within our community. As a result…

Ah, 2020… what a year it’s been. From the very beginning the threat of a global health crisis was looming over us here in the United States, and it wasn’t long before it reached our doorsteps. With it came uncertainty, anxiety, and impending grief. This would become a year of questioning: What will we do if…? What will happen when…? What about…? and many more like this…