| Dancing Through Life | |
| Artist: | Schomer Lichtner |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Type: | painted sheet steel |
| Height Imperial: | 132 |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| City: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Museum: | Milwaukee Riverwalk |
Dancing Through Life is a public art work by artist Schomer Lichtner. It is installed on the Riverwalk in Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The steel sculpture depicts a ballerina "poised prettily" on a cow.[1] The cow is painted green, purple, blue and yellow, with a black face, white triangular nose and red horns. The ballerina bends one knee to rest on the back of the cow and kicks her other leg overhead. She wears a red and white polka-dotted leotard, white tutu and red ballet slippers. Both arms extend aloft, and she holds a blue fan above her head in one hand. The entire composition incorporates folds and assemblage to create a sense of angularity and dynamism.
Dancing Through Life occupies a prominent location at the southern entrance to Pere Marquette Park. Lichtner collaborated with the Riverwalk District BID to contribute to its RiverSculpture! program by placing the sculpture at this location.[2]