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- The Columbia City Jazz Dance Company (CCJC) was formed in 1990 by artistic director Dale Lam and had the great honor of being named one of the "Top 50 Dance Companies in the USA" by Dance Spirit magazine for the 2002/2003 season. The Company has an active community outreach program and performs over 20 performances each year in Columbia and smaller cities in South Carolina, often performing for audiences that may have never seen a dance performance of any kind!
- In addition to public performances in South Carolina communities and schools, CCJC completed a five week tour of China during July of 2006 (CCJC China Travelogue), 30 shows in Singapore during the winter of 2000, danced for the European Cultural Month festivities in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the 1999 Tanzsommer Festival in Innsbruck, Austria, and has performed during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C. for a number of years.
- CCJC holds an established "Master Instructor Series" each year by bringing in a number of internationally known guest artists to teach master classes, which are open to any dancer from any studio that wishes to attend. Past instructors have included Mia Michaels, Ray Leeper, Desiree Robbins, Doug Calwell, Liz Imperio, Jason Parsons, A.C. Ciulla, Dee Caspary, Mandy Moore, and others
- Entry into CCJC is by audition, which is held at the end of each season in May, and again at the beginning of the season in late July or August.
- Columbia City Jazz Dance is supported by the Richland/Lexington Cultural Council, the City of Columbia, Richland County, the SC Arts Commission, which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the generosity of the community.
