LA TIMES
“I like to think of L.A. as the wild west, so there’s this entrepreneurial spirit in L.A. and in art in L.A.,” he said. “If you have an idea, and the gumption enough to go for it, you can probably find an audience for it.”
This entrepreneurial spirit led Kate Hutter Mason to establish LACDC in 2005 and the El Sereno dance studio Stomping Ground in 2020, and it brought Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett together to start Bodytraffic in 2007. More recently, it motivated Dani Burd to start Indigo Dance Company in 2024.
— Steven Vargas
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“The overall choreographic aesthetic is complex, revealing the sophistication of Indigo Dance Company’s work. Since their model is collaborative, the movement language lets the dancers embrace their individual styles. This approach creates a stark difference between the show’s unified phrases and the sections where the dancers peel away. Once unified with the same levels, steps and intentions, the dancers separate and reconnect to their own stylized movement, creating a dramatic transition into a new phrase.”
— LA Dance Chronicle
HUSK, 2025
“Clean, intense, demanding… ”
— LA Dance Chronicle
Closer to…, 2024
“Their movement is not just steps to music but a crack in their psyches…smooth and controlled, precise… ”
— LA Dance Chronicle