Mission

The mission of Beacon Dance is to develop people's understanding of the art of movement as a means of communication.

Values

Highlighting the Fundamental Elements of Dance

Beacon Dance is a professional performance organization presenting classes, workshops and performances to the general public. Our work is a series of projects linked to the basic elements of dance: The body, time, space and energy. We design our projects to be interactive experiences with our audiences, to reflect the realities of our time, to occur in unusual spaces, and to be created with passionate attention.

Dedication to Social Consciousness

Beacon Dance is a progressive voice in the Atlanta performance community. We develop our programming through the lens of social and economic justice and the protection of the natural world. We believe in the creative abilities of all people. As a collective of artists representing a diverse range of backgrounds and skills, we seek to interact with those who make up our community so that we may reflect the issues and concerns facing us all. We encourage our community to embrace the arts (dance in particular) and actively make them a part of their daily life. We are creating a new paradigm for a dance organization that is based on inclusion, acceptance, and the development of one's creative abilities, leaving aside all elements of hierarchy and competition.

Community Focused

Beacon Dance has been a presence in Decatur, GA, for more than fifty years. But it is only within the past ten years that this dance organization has sought innovative ways to serve the community it calls home. Under the direction of D. Patton White, Beacon has become a community-based arts organization focusing on the creative process. Interaction in multiple ways with the community is crucial to the philosophy that drives Beacon.