founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Dance Place. The Co-Director is Deborah Riley. They bout worked together toward the development of Dance Place. Carla is dancer, choreographer and teacher, Ms. Perlo has had an active career for over twenty-five years. As a solo performer, artistic director of Perlo/Bloom and Company and most recently of Carla & Company, Ms. Perlo continues to teach dance and lecture at universities, colleges and community centers throughout the region including American University, George Mason University, George Washington University and Montgomery College. Visiting performers The Blue Man Group Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Eiko and Koma Philadanco Urban Bush Women Parsons Dance Company Tim Miller Rennie Harris PearsonWidrig DanceTheater Bill Shannon Victoria Marks Marc Bamuthi Joseph Paul Zaloom Elizabeth Streb CityDance Ensemble See also Theater in Washington D.C. List of theaters for dance References External links Dance Place website Edgewood (Washington, D.C.) Dance venues in the United States Dance schools in the United States National Performance Network Partners Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Members of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Theatres in Washington, D.C. Organizations established in 1978 1978 establishments in Washington, D.C.