DanceAbility International’s mission is to encourage the evolution of mixed-abilities dance by cultivating a common ground for creative expression for all people. The mission is accomplished through performance, educational programs, teacher training and workshops.

The work of DanceAbility International helps decrease
prejudice and misconceptions
about diversity in the
field of dance, and by
extension in society.

“I believe that DanceAbility goes beyond movement exploration and is, for many people their first opportunity to define themselves in their own terms and see that this dance form, like their lives, has many options and possibilities.”

~Susan Sygall,

Executive Director,

Mobility International U.S.A.

Welcome

What’s Happening

• WEB TIP: Have fun watching some videos of DanceAbility in action. You can find them by clicking the red “danceability videos” button on the right of the page above the quotation or click here ».
• Alito is excited to conduct a Teacher Certification course in Helsinki, Finland from June 28 to July 24, 2009. For more information contact Gunilla »in English or Finnish.
• ImPulsTanz is Europe’s biggest contemporary dance festival, held in Vienna, Austria. Alito will be giving classes in DanceAbility and Contact Improvisation from the August 3 to 7, 2009, and a Bodywork workshop August 8 and 9. You can enroll in the courses at their website: www.impulstanz.com »
• Oregon’s Laura Hiszczynskyj taught DanceAbility to school teachers, dance educators, and kids in Buenos Aires and Montevideo recently. She says, “The children I worked with were so open to the work and their joy of dancing was contagious! I learned so much about the DanceAbility work, its power, its usefulness, and its versatility.” Her teaching met with rave reviews.
• The Spanish version of the website is under construction. Check back around July 15!
• We’re pleased to invite you to a DanceAbility Teacher Certification course in Montevideo, Uruguay. It will take place February 1 to 26, 2010. You can email DanceAbility Uruguay’s producer, Florencia Martinelli » for more information in English or Spanish.