About us

Chutzpah Dance is a contemporary and tap dance company led and founded by Erica Isakower. Often told she had a lot of chutzpah—in both positive and negative contexts—she embraced that nerve to pursue her passion for dance and create an inclusive company with the audacity to take up space. ​ The company has toured nationally and internationally, performing in cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and throughout New Jersey. Internationally, Chutzpah Dance has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, the Mood Indigo Festival in India, and in an international, interdisciplinary collaboration residency at the artsinTANK Festival in South Korea.

Programming / Repertoire / Offerings

In addition to performance and creation, Chutzpah Dance actively cultivates platforms for emerging choreographers. The company curates performances that amplify marginalized voices across identities and experiences, offering artists the opportunity to share their work without financial barriers.
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Chutzpah Dance is also deeply invested in community engagement and accessible training. Its new professional training company offers low-cost technique classes and rehearsal-process. Chutzpah Dance also offers drop-in workshops designed to serve dancers from a wide range of backgrounds and experience levels.

Organization/Business Type + Areas of Expertise

Dance Styles & Movement Techniques