Founded to bring high-quality arts education to everyone, ClancyWorks uses dance to advance positive social action. Its sought-after performances and choreographic collaborations explore social themes, reaching thousands of people across all ages and backgrounds nationwide. Most performances are free and accompanied by post-show dialogue sessions. Through its residencies in local schools, students learn that creative movement can help them solve conflicts, get better grades, develop leadership skills, and respond to global challenges. Senior communities across the region participate in workshops where they tell their personal stories, interpreting them creatively through movement. Additional intergenerational dance storytelling workshops give students and seniors spaces to connect and create together. Professional development training for artists and educators includes online programming on using the arts as a tool to deconstruct racism. At ClancyWorks, dance knows no boundaries.

Headquarters: MD-Montgomery County

Where They Operate: DC-Ward 2; DC-Ward 5; MD-Statewide; MD-Montgomery County; MD-Prince George's County; VA-Fairfax County; Washington Northeast; Downtown / Logan Circle; Germantown; Gaithersburg; Montgomery Village; Rockville; Aspen Hill; Wheaton; Silver Spring; College Park; Baltimore; Catonsville; Oaklee; Hagerstown; Belle View / Groveton

Age Groups Served: Youth (5-11); Pre-teen/teen (12-17); Young adult (18-24); Adult (25-49); Seniors (50+)

Ethnic Groups Served: African American; Asian American; Caucasian; Latino/Hispanic; Native American

Population(s) Served: Low- to Moderate-Income Community Members; Men/Boys; Women/Girls; Students

Schools They Work In: Shepherdstown ES; Bancroft ES; Barbara Ingram School for the Arts; Cleveland ES; Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. ES ; Deep Creek MS; Emeritus at Potomac; Fountaindale ES; Friends Community School; Gaithersburg ES; Guilford Elementary MS; Lansdowne HS; A. Mario Loiederman MS; Moravia Park ES; Neelsville MS; Our Lady of Victory School; Payne ES; Springbrook HS; Stedwick ES; Viers Mill ES; Washington Grove ES; Watkins Mill HS; West Potomac HS; Western Heights MS; Argyle MS; Forest Oak MS; Montgomery Village MS; Montgomery Blair MS; Wheaton HS; Patapsco HS; West Springfield ES

Awards & Recognition

2014 County Executive’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities - Education Award
2014 Individual Artist Award for Choreography from the MD State Arts Council
2014 Individual Artist Award for Choreography from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
NDEO (National Dance Education Organization) 2013 Outstanding Dance Educator of the Year Award
“Spotlight-grabbing moves with fabulous partnering.” Los Angeles Times
“Enter Clancy world. It’s an endless pas de deux, trios, quatre, cinq and six conjured up in mists and shadows by wizard of invention Adrienne Clancy. Dancers project an enchanting quality of selflessness …a tour de force of unpredictable partnering” Washington Post
“Exciting and vibrant piece of dance architecture…fresh combinations constantly appealing to the eye.”Albuquerque Journal
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Budget (FY2014)

  • $3 million or higher
  • $1 million to $3 million
  • $500k to $1 million
  • The current budget for ClancyWorks Dance Company is: Less than $500k

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