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Inclusive Dance Intensive 2020

Apr 2, 2020 | Dance For Health, Disability, Eurasia Foundation, global, news, training

Our free, daily Inclusive Dance class is heading into week SEVEN with new guest choreographers from the US and Russia. Made for people of all ages and abilities, the class includes a full-body warm-up, improvisation, and camaraderie. Please join us and help spread the word by forwarding this email to someone who loves to dance! 10 am EDT every weekday Click HERE to...

Launching Online Morning Moves

Mar 6, 2020 | Dance Classes, Education, Inclusion, Life-long learning, news

Regardless of how much toilet paper you may have, I’m sure you’re experiencing some ups and downs as we all adapt to social distancing. For the short-term, we’re keeping our friends and communities safe by staying close to home. So here’s something fun: Starting Monday at 10 am EDT, join me weekday mornings for a FREE 30-minute dance blast....

Therapy dogs danced in a not-to-be-forgotten grand finale.

2018 All About Dogs

May 19, 2017 | Arts Integration, D.C., Disability, Education, Family, Inclusion, news, participation, Performance

JOIN US! BodyWise Dance and the MVLE Moves Performance Group presents our 2018 production, All About Dogs. It’s an immersive, participatory performance celebrating the way we love our dogs and the way they love us back, all through the lens of a super fun...

Woman with Sword > first stop BRAZIL

Aug 5, 2016 | Arts Integration, global, Life-long learning, news, participation, Performance

Woman with Sword opens the 2016-2017 season this September by traveling to Costa do Sauípe, Brazil for a day-long conference about child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). You may be aware of the Girls Not Brides project. It provides comprehensive information on the...

Stay Out of Jail

Feb 14, 2016 | Arts Integration, Executive functioning, Life-long learning, news

FEBRUARY 14, 2016 Warm Greetings from Beckett, Massachusetts where I am wrapping up a two-week dance residency with Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion®. I, along with fellow artists Elizabeth Johnson and Alivia Schaffer, collaborate with teachers to meet...

MVLE Moves!

Nov 2, 2015 | Creative Aging, Creative Retirement, D.C., Dance Classes, Dance For Health, Dance for Parkinson's, Dance For Seniors, featured, Life-long learning, news, projects, Washington

BodyWise Dance has partnered with MVLE to lead weekly movement arts programming for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Our dance classes offer participants FUN exercise, personal expression, camaraderie, and creativity. We dance to Michael Jackson, Phillip Glass, Madonna and Prokofiev. A recent improvisation took us on an underwater journey past...