New orleans society of dance

New Orleans Society of Dance – Home of the Baby Doll Ladies 💃🎭🎷

Founded in 2005, the New Orleans Society of Dance (NOSD) is a community-centered dance company that identifies, develops, and enriches emerging performing artists ✨ while preserving and showcasing the cultural legacy of women’s folk arts in Louisiana 🌺🎶.

As the official historic preservationist of the Mardi Gras doll-masking tradition 🎭👒, NOSD is home to the acclaimed ensemble The Masking Krewe of Baby Doll Ladies, which revives this once-dormant cultural practice and brings it back to public prominence 💫.

Today, NOSD is Louisiana’s most comprehensive source and curator of historic artifacts related to the anthropologically at-risk tradition of doll masquerading 🧸📚. The company operates year-round, with robust teaching programs serving schools, youth organizations, and young adults 🎓👯‍♀️.

Their signature ensemble, Millisia White’s New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies, shines each season with the Mardi Gras Dance-Parade, held every Fat Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. 🎉🎺—a vibrant celebration blending tradition, pageantry, and dance.

With over a decade of experience in professional dance and set production 🎬💃, NOSD offers expert services in choreography, talent recruitment, show coordination, and custom cultural performances for public and private events 🩰🎭.

NOSD also partners with initiatives that support artist development, cultural education, and social justice ✊🏽📖—ensuring dance remains a powerful tool for community empowerment and cultural preservation 🌍💖.

👉Visit:www.neworleanssocietyofdance.com
📍 Location: 1315 S Norman C. Francis Parkway #215, New Orleans, LA 70125
📞 Phone: (504) 304-1610