Charisma is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the union of body, mind and spirit through dance. Charisma uses dance movement to speak to the soul. The dancers are inspired by their inner spirits as they use physical motion as a conduit to express a collective inner voice. Our goal is to be more than a dance company, but a force to promote growth and spiritual awakening through a profound connection with our audience

What is Charisma?

Charisma Dance Theatre is a Richmond-based professional dance company that focuses on raising the consciousness of the new millennium to a higher level of spiritual growth through cutting edge works that challenge traditional boundaries. Presenting a spectrum of works that are multicultural and intergenerational as well as socially and visually appealing to all audiences, Charisma embodies exceptional artistry and a profound sense of spirituality that evokes an energy of healing in the audience, touching their souls. Charisma Dance Theatre is dedicated to the unity of all mankind.

Charisma is an exhilarating and soul-stirring force of lightworkers whose mission is to help shift the focus from fear to love in the new millennium. As members of Charisma, we are here to motivate our audience. We embrace spiritual growth as our common bond. We come from many different backgrounds and offer a variety of different talents which often results in a variety of different surprises.

Charisma celebrates messages of the heart through the combination of dance, voice, art, and music, which results in a greater impact for the audience because all of the senses are involved. Charisma celebrates metaphysical themes which educate and entertain, providing the community with affordable dance performances and related experiences. Charisma dancers offer not only a dance performance but an experience for the soul that inspires, aligns, and energizes audiences of all ages, cultures, religions. Committed to unity, Charisma seeks to discover the common bond that connects us all.

Charisma is a non-profit corporation, originally founded by Kay Hearton and spearheaded by Daina Cockrell for the last 10 years, that brings together like-minded artists with this common goal: To create a very diverse repertoire of works that are contemporary and spiritual, using modern ballet, rhythm, blues, body sculpture, African music and movement, and structures to produce captivating images.