What Movement Means to the Student
New York City-based movement educator Rachel McCaulsky describes how she ended up teaching dance across multiple schools to students with disabilities, and how that led to a passion for writing dance curriculum and developing creative assessment tools.
August 26, 2021 | Read Article
Advocating for Inclusive Dance in the Public Schools
New York-based dance educator Sandi Stratton-Gonzalez describes her experience working for 20 years at the first fully inclusive public school in the country, and how it led to her later efforts to represent dance educators and advocate for students with disabilities.
August 23, 2021 | Read Article
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