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about us
Caroline Calouche & Co. and the Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center are a circus arts and dance company and affiliated school founded with the mission to build confidence, emotional intelligence, and community connection through dynamic dance and circus arts experiences. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and creative collaboration in both performance and education.
Founded in 2006 by dancer and circus artist Caroline Calouche, Charlotte-based dance company Caroline Calouche & Co. transfixes audiences with dynamic performances that combine dance and circus arts. In 2016 we added our school, Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center, which brings the same mesmerizing joy we feature on stage to adults and young people from age six. We are one of the few schools and professional companies that brings together dance and circus arts in the United States.
We reach over 15,000 students and adults annually.
If you’d like to attend our upcoming company performances, purchase tickets here! If you are interested in adult or children’s circus and dance classes—where you or your child will have the opportunity to challenge yourselves in an exhilarating and nurturing environment, take a look at our current class offerings here.
We’re a nonprofit! Please consider donating to our organization.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Caroline Calouche & Co. / Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage all students, artists, staff, and volunteers of age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make us unique.
We at Caroline Calouche & Co. / Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center pledge to:
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Strengthen our local community by creating opportunities for people of different backgrounds to have shared experiences through movement and the arts.
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Use our position to amplify the voices, stories, and histories of marginalized communities through movement
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Hold ourselves accountable and learn from past missteps.
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Ensure that all CC&Co spaces (theaters, offices, events) remain respectful, inclusive, and safe
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Foster conversations on the intersection of performative dance, classes in social and cultural dance disciplines and social change
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Be active listeners, respect existing knowledge, and avoid assumptions on how to best meet the needs of those in our local and artistic communities.
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