The Arts

Founded in 1998, the acclaimed professional dance company Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance performs the work of choreographer and arts educator, Shannon Hummel. Beyond performance, SHCD’s talented collective of artists serves as the lead educators in Cora’s year-round education hubs—Cora Dance Alleghany in Alleghany Highlands of VA and Cora Dance Brooklyn in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC. Cora Dance Alleghany offers ongoing pay-what-you-can dance education rooted in SH/CD’s collaborative process of creating work. At the center of the education methodology, young artists receive strong technical training while using dance as a tool to build an understanding of one’s unique voice while underscoring the power and importance of collaboration and community.