What is Frame Dance?

An immersive inroad to into play and creativity, Frame Dance gives the people of Houston a physical, intellectual, and spiritual connection to themselves and each other. We offer Houstonians a safe place to explore creativity and experience challenging, artful, and undiluted modern dance. And we do it with an unmatched quality, spirited optimism, and inclusive welcome.

FRAME | WORK BLOG

After a long hiatus, our blog is back!  We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to go behind the scenes as we expose our creative process and artistic philosophy.

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  • Lydia Hance

    Lydia Hance

    Founder and Artistic Director

    Lydia Hance is the Founder Artistic Director of Frame Dance. She has been named an Emerging Leader by Dance/USA and has led Frame Dance in performances from the Galveston pier onto the METRO light rail, in the backs of U Haul trucks, downtown tunnels, and into museums, stages, and warehouses for the past ten years. A champion of new music composers, her work deepens interdisciplinary and multigenerational collaborations, and investigates the placement of dance in our lives. She is a choreographer, curator, filmmaker, educator, and dance writer who passionately believes dance should be a part of our every day lives. She holds degrees in Dance Performance and English Literature from SMU and trained at the Taylor School, Graham School, Tisch School of the Arts, Limon Institute and SMU.

  • Bobbie Hackett

    Bobbie Hackett

    Program Manager

    Bobbie Hackett graduated with her B.A. in Music/Voice from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She is currently finishing her M.A. in Arts Leadership at the University of Houston. As an arts administrator, Bobbie has worked for the Houston Arts Alliance and ROCO – River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. Currently, she serves as Program Manager for Frame Dance. Bobbie is passionate about helping others, problem-solving, and fusing the fun and creativity of the arts with business. When she's not working or in school, you can find her reading books on leadership or outside reveling in the fresh air.

  • Ashley Horn

    Ashley Horn

    Teacher and Collaborator

    Ashley Horn is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, costume designer, and artist from the Houston area. She is Frame Dance’s costume designer, set collaborator, and a founding dancer. She is also a teacher in the early childhood dance classes at Frame Dance.

  • Jennifer Mabus

    Jennifer Mabus

    Teacher

    Jennifer Mabus is a dance artist and educator, originally from and currently working in Texas. As a dancer, she has worked professionally with many wonderful choreographers in New York and Texas, most notably with Robert Battle (founding member of Battleworks Dance), Takehiro Ueyama, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Bruce Wood Dance, and Noble Motion Dance. She has been fortunate to teach at just about every level of dance, from children in educational outreach programs and arts magnet high schools to university dance programs and professional companies. She currently creates dances and performance art as an independent choreographer and as a core collaborator with the Transitory Sound and Movement Collective. She is also a certified yoga instructor.

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Our Locations

Our Studio Location:
River Oaks School of Dancing
2621 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77098
Our Mailing Address:
Frame Dance Productions
3262 Westheimer Rd. #134
Houston, TX 77098
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