East coast born and Chicago raised choreographer Leila Henry premiered her “Sincerely” series last month in front of a packed crowd in the South Loop. She has long been highly regarded throughout the Chicago dance community even with a reputation of shyness; you would not know that to be a small culpability from her recent […]

  Chicago dancer and artist Leila Henry will be premiering her long awaited project this Saturday, February 11th at Jimmy Green’s on State Street.  The video is set to include over 50 dancers and was filmed in the span of a year in various locations throughout Chicago.  With the help of cinematographer Katie Moffit, Leila […]

[IMPACT] MOVEMENT Seventeen years ago, I gave my life to a stage and bright lights. Dance was hardly on the surge that it’s currently on. Furthermore, hip hop dance was still on an upwards discovery. Movement and technicality was often based on legends like Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Madonna. Inspiration always came from iconic […]