where your 9-to-5 meets 5,6,7,8
Urbanity 2 is Urbanity Dance’s highly selective second company, made up of up to 28 accomplished Boston-based artists balancing full professional lives with a serious commitment to concert-style modern dance. Grounded in contemporary technique, the company centers personal artistry—valuing individual style, choice, and voice within a rigorous creative process.
The program offers adult dancers with opportunities to take weekly technique classes, participate in creative processes, work with nationally renowned artists, and perform publicly in Boston. Dancers also engage in professional development through choreographic opportunities, personal branding and film, fundraising initiatives, and community involvement that connect dance-making to the broader Boston arts ecosystem.
The company is an intimate, driven collective of engineers, medical students, nurses, lawyers, financial analysts, tech specialists, educators, and movement professionals—united by excellence, curiosity, and a shared dedication to meaningful creation. The program fosters human connection, artistic rigor, and professionalism, offering a rare space where ambitious lives and serious dance opportunities coexist.
Company Leadership
Maggie Howe
Artistic Director
Katelin Firth
Director of Operations
Company Benefits
Weekly Company Class: Members participate in a weekly Sunday morning company class (10:00–11:30am) led by nationally and regionally recognized guest artists. Training spans a wide range of styles—including contemporary, modern, improvisation, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, and conditioning—supporting technical growth, versatility, and longevity as a professional dancer.
Performance & Professional Engagements: Urbanity 2 performs consistently throughout the season in curated company showcases, guest artist residencies, Urbanity X platforms highlighting emerging choreographers, and full-scale productions featuring leading Boston-based artists. Company members are also considered for paid commercial work, festival performances, and regional engagements across New England.
Choreographic Opportunities & Development: Dancers are supported as creators and are given opportunities to present original work in company showcases and select community and local performance contexts, fostering artistic voice and leadership throughout Boston.
Discounted Training & Resource Accessibility: Company members receive significantly reduced rates on Urbanity drop-in classes ($5 per class) and studio space rentals ($5/hour), encouraging continued training, independent creation, and rehearsal access.
Professional Media & Branding: Each season includes a professional company photoshoot with Ryan Smith Visuals, providing high-quality imagery for personal and professional use. Additional promotional photos and video content are generated throughout the year to support dancer branding and visibility.
Industry Networking & Organizational Pathways: A diverse group of professionals, there is much opportunity for professional networking in and out of the dance field. The company offers direct access to a broad network of artists, educators, choreographers, and creative professionals. Dancers may explore teaching opportunities, cross-company collaboration, and deeper involvement within Urbanity Dance’s larger organizational ecosystem.
Community & Culture: The company prioritizes a supportive, artist-driven environment rooted in collaboration, trust, and shared investment. Alongside rigorous creative work, the company cultivates meaningful connection and a sense of belonging—recognizing that sustainable artistry is built through both process and community.
2026 Upcoming Events
Urbanity Dance Soirée: February 28, 2026
Join us for our annual fundraising event featuring live modern dance performances, debut of DJ soundbite, raffle prizes, light bites and refreshments. The goal of the event is to raise money for our community and youth programming at Urbanity Dance, and promote our March showcase. Cocktail attire encouraged. Tickets on sale now & tiered pricing is available.
pulse, new works by Urbanity Dance: March 21, 2026 @ 7pm | March 22, 2026 @ 3pm
Presented by Urbanity Dance, “pulse” is a full evening of contemporary dance composed of distinct works that exist in different physical and emotional spaces. Together, the pieces trace cycles of tension, release, and exchange, pushing boundaries while returning to shared ground. Open-ended by design, the show invites audiences to consider how connection, repetition, and collective presence take form. Tickets on sale now.
Urbanity X Residency: May 2026
Company members will be performing new work set by guest artist Laila Franklin.
Upcoming Summer Series: Summer 2026
Stay tuned for performances and guest appearances in Boston & local New England dance festivals, as well as our dance film series launching this summer. Given the competitiveness of the program this coming year, if you are interested in auditioning for our 2026-2027 season in the fall, we encourage you to participate in our drop-in summer class series at Urbanity and contact us with your resume and cover letter.
Photos by Olivia Moon (2025), Alexa Flinker (2025) & Company Leadership
2025 — 2026 Company Members
Not Pictured: Clare Naughton and Rachel O’Donnell
2025 — 2026 Junior Apprentices
Photos by Ryan Smith Visuals
Past Performances & Events
Mosaic Dance Inc. Community Holiday Show: December 14, 2025
Company members James Ewell and Cass Rompala choreographed new work featuring Urbanity 2 dancers for Mosaic Dance, Inc.’s performance in Allston, MA.
UX: DANCE LAB: November 15, 2025
Experimental performance choreographed by the full company under direction of Maggie Howe.
Fall Crawl Performance: October 3-5, 2025
Dancers choreographed and performed work with broader Urbanity Dance faculty in different venues across the Boston South End.
Auditions for 2025-2026 Season: August 24, 2025
Adult Contemporary & Jazz Summer Intensive: August 10, 2025
Dance Intensive featuring teachers Jackie Nowicki, Ricky Cushing and Hannah Franz.
Urbanity X: August 16, 2025
Dancers performed Ana Delgado Cruz’s Turning Purple Project in the Harrison Ave venue in the South End. The performance featured music composed by Cruz, with inspiration from Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series. Urbanity 2 and Junior Apprentice dancers took the stage alongside other members of the Boston dance community.
ArtBeat Dance Festival: July 2025
Choreographer Courtney Spero presented new work featuring Urbanity Dancers at the Somerville, MA arts festival.
Mayfair Dance Festival: May 2025
Director and choreographer Maggie Howe set new work with company members for the annual dance festival, performing in Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Urbanity Dance Showcase: March 2025
Annual spring performance with guest choreographers Levi Marsmen, Haley Day, Adrienne Hawkins, and company members at Boston University’s black-box theatre.
Urbanity Dance Soirée: February 2025
Signature cocktail fundraising event with light bites, drinks, and dance.
Move for the Movement: January 2025
Urbanity dancers performed at a Dance Celebration to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Mosaic Dance Inc. Community Holiday Show: December 2024
James Ewell and Courtney Spero choreographed a new piece featuring Urbanity 2 dancers for Mosaic Dance, Inc.’s performance in Allston, MA.
Urbanity X: November 2024
Dancers performed In Collaboration on directed by Co-Directors, Colleen Roddy and Maggie Howe, in collaboration with the dancers. The performance featured Urbanity 2 and Junior Apprentice dancers exploring individual choice and how they influence movement patterns.
Fall Dance Crawl: October 2024
Urbanity 2 dancers performed work by guest artists in different venues across the Boston South End.
Concert Works
Dance Filmography
