Perhaps the most significant challenge that emerging choreographers face is simply presenting their work.

There are dancers to pay, but then there’s also the cost of securing a decent venue, a lighting designer, and a publicity manager. Two small groups of choreographers, however, have figured out the way to make it happen: pool their resources.

This weekend, a gang of three known as HO3 (or Hockman, Hogan & Howard) is sharing costs, work, and stage time to present a program at University Settlement’s Speyer Hall. Last weekend, another group of three choreographers – Chris Elam, Nicole Berger, and Laura Peterson – used a similar approach to show their work at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

What’s key here is they’re producing the evening as a group, instead of having an outside producing entity take care of the details. But while they’ve collaborated on the business end, they’re on their own in terms of artistry. Each choreographer is showing his or her own work only.

“It’s a different model from the single choreographer with a full evening,” said Sue Hogan. “This is one way to produce a work without paying off credit card debt for several years.”

Ms. Peterson, founder of Laura Peterson Choreography, sees it clearly: “We all want so much to make our work. It’s super competitive. We came together really for financial reasons.”

Indeed, for both HO3 and the Baruch group, the connections between the choreographers are not so much based on friendships. These are dance professionals who knew of and respected each other’s work. They might have a similar sensibility, but what they really have is a similar desire to present together.

“We found a creative solution to be able to self-produce in a cost effective manner,” said Mr. Elam, who brought his threesome together simply by asking around. “I spoke with several people, and I sent out feelers,” he said, adding that the resulting combination was a good balance. “We’re three offbeat, experimental dance theater companies. All three have a nice appeal.”

This trio knew each other from Manhattan dance circles; more specifically they’ve all attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. HO3, which in addition to Ms. Hogan includes Laurie Hockman and Katherine Howard, came together through similar networking.

“Katherine met Laurie when they shared a mixed bill concert and worked at the same studio,” explained Ms. Hogan, who overlapped with Ms. Howard during her graduate studies in California. Then the two called Ms. Hogan: “They said they would like to do a concert this spring, and would I like to show some of my work?”

(The ladies got a laugh when they realized their last names all begin with “h” and “o.” “It really looks like a law firm,” said Ms. Hogan.)

What audiences can see this weekend is a varied presentation in a small, but carefully selected venue. “I think it’s one of the nicer and most financially feasible spaces in the city. There’s about 70 seats on risers, so the sightlines are good,” said Ms. Hogan.

On the program are two works by Ms. Howard, whose choreography has been presented at the Joyce SoHo, Symphony Space, and the 92nd Street Y. Her abstract work “Meanwhile the wild geese…”is for five women and set to two works by Arvo Part. “Valentine” is a solo danced by the choreographer based on the myth of Sisyphus.

Ms. Hockman, who is also a flutist, has been at the choreography game since 1993. Her solo “close to the sun again – the way up and the way down are one and the same” begins as a flute duet with musician Daniel Carter. It then moves into improvisational and choreographed dance.

Ms. Hogan will dance her duet “Menuett #3,” which is inspired by Balthus’s paintings. She also contributed a solo, “Look!”, which combines text from reading primers and the theme song from the “Dinah Shore Chevy Show.”

The HO3 choreographers decided to present the same five-piece program on each night (April 29, 30 & May 1). By contrast, the group at Baruch divided up the curtain times equally among themselves. Mr. Elam’s Misnomer Dance Theater showed five pieces under the title “Toes of a Snail” at 7 p.m. April 20 through April 24. Working with an abstract vocabulary, Ms. Elam’s work is richly creative and takes on a distant, absurd theatrical quality.

Ms. Peterson presented two works under the title “Security” at 9 p.m. on two nights and then one afternoon at 5. The first piece “Absentia” cleverly combined intense contemporary movement with hilarious moments in which the performers argued with each other verbally or through gestures. “Security” juxtaposed live movement with dance captured on security cameras; the effect was an artful, grainy film – contrasted with dancers in hot pink outfits crawling around on the floor.

The Nicole Berger Performance Group showed “Welcome to Birdland” at 9 p.m. on the remaining two nights plus a matinee. This work of dance theater was a sharp take on an unhappy family that comes together and learns about themselves through bird-watching. Though the movement was limited, the work hit with a compact force.

Ms. Berger pointed out that the benefits of working together can play out over time. “There are some real advantages to the shared production. There are opportunities for shared marketing and expanding your audience,” she said.

And by presenting in a venue that would otherwise be too costly, the choreographers create a sense of professionalism about their work. “The high level of production at Baruch is something that we could not have had on our own,” said Ms. Peterson. “There are 200 lights and a big theater.”

Ms. Berger and Ms. Peterson used the opportunity even more by bringing in some talented friends for a late night show at 10:30 p.m. “In an effort to build community, we said let’s curate our favorite people in a variety hour, with comedy, improv, and singers,” said Ms. Peterson.

Ms. Hogan, of HO3, likes the sense of togetherness that the joint venture created. “It’s really nice to share ideas, and not feel that the whole burden of responsibility is on you,” she said.

Whether or not it’s all wine and roses backstage is another matter. But from the outside, it sure seems to be working.