Cultivating A Better Dance Training Environment

Kenny Borchard, co-director of Joffrey Texas, shares how he is working to create an inclusive space for students of color and students who are gender nonconforming.

June 28, 2021  |  Read Article

Preserving Street and Club Dance Culture by Many Means

Tatiana Desardouin, director of Passion Fruit Dance Company in New York City, shares how she uses performance, education, and events to preserve the authenticity of street and club dance culture.

May 17, 2021  |  Read Article

Kris Lenzo: “An Opportunity to Educate”

"A goal of mine is to reduce barriers and create more connection between people with and without disabilities." Kris Lenzo, a dancer with MOMENTA in Chicago, shares how education is key to creating more understanding about disability.

February 18, 2021  |  Read Article

Judith Smith: “Making Physically Integrated Work Part of The Dance Canon”

"I started AXIS’ commissioning program out of selfishness. I wanted new motivation and I wanted to be pushed." Judith Smith, founding member and artistic director emerita, reflects on how AXIS Dance Company grew and eventually shaped the field of disability in dance.

February 11, 2021  |  Read Article

Turning Setbacks into Comebacks

Zazel-Chavah O’Garra, artistic director of ZCO/DANCE PROJECT in NYC, reflects on how the effects of her benign brain tumor caused her to become an advocate for physically integrated dance.

November 19, 2020  |  Read Article