Show Box LA evolved out of a monthly dance series that ran from 2006-12, a meeting place for artists and those seeking innovative work. SBLA was granted 501c3 status in 2010, and has fostered the development and production of over 100+ dance works, brought visiting artists to perform and teach, offered residencies, and connected artists with each other and new audiences. In 2015, Show Box L.A. began to focus on a residency program to provide studio space to Los Angeles based artists for the incubation of new dance works – called “we live in space”. WLIS is located in the socio-economically diverse neighborhood of Jefferson Park, in South LA. Through our free residencies to choreographers, as well as subsidized rental space for artists in the immediate area, dance-based artists deepen their practice and create new work. Additionally, residency artists can share their process with the public through open rehearsals, informal showings, discussions, workshops, or other neighborhood events. SBLA also contributes to building networks with schools that are underserved in the arts as ways of creating dialogue within the arts and providing marginalized students opportunities.