Danse4Nia LLC created its performing company Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble in April 2006. The mission of the company is directly related to its name which means purpose. To Danse4Nia is to dance for purpose!

It is the desire of the company to move, stir and captivate audiences through the art of meaningful, soulful, and life changing dance. Under the leadership of Founder, CEO and Artistic Director Antoinette M. Coward- Gilmore, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble has been able to touch audiences of different and diverse backgrounds and cultures by appearing in the productions and conferences listed below.

Within its first year of conception, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble appeared in the following productions and performances:

• TB Christian Production of “Unwrapped”
• Suntan Entertainment production of “The Life Story of Marvin Gaye” that
  appeared in the legendary Lincoln Theatre (Washington, DC)
• Dr. Paul Bodise’s annual “Heal Thyself Garden Party” (Philadelphia, PA)
• Workshop in dance & performance for childcare agency CATCH Inc.
  (Philadelphia, PA)
• Million More Movement commemoration of the Million Man March with
  Chairperson and legendary composer, Kenny Gamble
• NAACP, Philadelphia Branch Gala Fundraiser
• Featured company for the Maryland Council of Dance (Baltimore, Maryland)
  

Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble made its Philadelphia debut in the 2006 Philadelphia Fringe Festival where it presented its debut concert of Assemble for Purpose, featuring choreography by director Antoinette M. Coward-Gilmore, Faye Snow and resident choreographer Shawn- Lamere Williams. The concert also featured Spoken Word Artist, Mo Beasley, and International Turntablist, DJ Razor Ramon.

Within a year of its existence, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble has moved to become an incorporated, non-profit, 501c3 professional dance company with a functioning Board of Directors, and is gaining momentum as one of the most affecting dance companies in the city of Philadelphia.