The HomeGrown Program empowers performers of all backgrounds, abilities, and career stages to create and revitalize original dance works in spaces across L.A.’s most diverse neighborhoods.

LOS ANGELES (September, 2025) — Dance Resource Center (DRC) announces historic partnerships with five Los Angeles-based performing arts venues to provide rehearsal spaces across Los Angeles County, from November 2025 through July 2026, at no cost to local choreographers and dancers. This collaboration, known as HomeGrown, was conceived in 2015 to connect L.A. dance creators with well-equipped spaces that inspire creativity and actively support the local dance community. This year’s participating HomeGrown arts organizations—Alvas LLC, Fusion Performing Dance Academy, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, The Music Center and Theatre Raymond Kabbaz—offer dancers and dance companies the opportunity to showcase and develop their dance creations within the vibrant and diverse neighborhoods of  San Pedro, East L.A., South Central L.A., Downtown L.A., and West L.A., respectively.

“Collaborating with Alvas LLC, Fusion Performing Dance Academy, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, The Music Center and Theatre Ramond Kabbaz translates to no cost creative and rehearsal space plus paid performance opportunities provided to local dance-makers. By identifying and addressing the repercussions of inflation, gentrification and/or the pandemic, HomeGrown supports multicultural individual artists and movement companies, as well as community centers and dance studios via the generosity of our funders and partner sites.” said Raélle Dorfan, DRC Executive Director, “Creating and producing is often learned through trial-and-tribulations, now dozens of local dance makers have equal access to opportunity and invaluable resources to grow and evolve freely within welcoming, safe, and well equipped environments.”

As the hub and voice for Greater Los Angeles dance, DRC is proud to represent and include movement forms of diverse artists and organizations reflecting L.A.’s rich socio-cultural mosaic. Studio spaces will be utilized to create work in genres of dance varying from African-Diasporic, Contemporary, Dance Storytelling, Modern, Dance Theater, Hip Hop/Street Dance, Fusion, Flamenco, Post-modern, Experimental choreography, Ritual performance, and more!

Artists participating in HomeGrown @ Fusion Performing Dance Academy will have the opportunity to perform at the Fusion Holiday Show on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Fusion Performing Dance Academy in East LA. Artists participating in HomeGrown at Alvas LLC will have the opportunity to self-produce a performance at the Rosalie & Alva School of Ballet and Allied Arts in San Pedro.