DanceAbility Latin America
A large donation from Marisa de Leon of Eugene, Oregon is fueling the Latin America project. Marisa, a visionary woman born in Montevideo, Uruguay, founded Escuela Franklin Delano Roosevelt there in 1941 for children with disabilities.She became a supporter of DanceAbility International because of her passion to expand expressive opportunities for children. To read more about Marisa, please click here ».
DanceAbility International, together with Latin American partners, envisions inclusive dance communities spreading throughout Latin America, connecting people with and without disabilities through art. Escuela Franklin Delano Roosevelt will be a major center for training.
For more information about existing integrated dance communities in Latin America, please visit the country listings below.
Marisa’s funds are enabling DanceAbility workshops to be offered affordably all over Latin America. Scholarships to attend classes are being offered to those in need. In 2010 and beyond, month-long DanceAbility Teacher Certification courses in Uruguay and elsewhere will provide an opportunity for educators to learn the DanceAbility methods and become local leaders. The program will support the development of amateur and professional mixed-abilities performances to be showcased throughout Latin America. DanceAbility International and Latin American partners are currently working to make teaching materials available in Spanish.
We would love to hear from dance teachers and organizations in Latin America who would like to partner in expanding dance opportunites for all people. If you are interested in bringing DanceAbility to your community or region, please click here».
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Brazil
Alito was in Brazil in 2007 for six weeks for DanceAbility workshops and a choreography commission called Joy Lab Research, which premiered at SESC in São Paulo.
Neca Zarvos, a certified DanceAbility teacher, directs Núcleo Dança Aberta, a company producing mixed abilities dance and theatre events and programs in São Paulo.
To email Neca Zarvos in English, Portugese or Spanish, click here».
or phone: 55-11-30620589 or 55-11-81058075
or visit: www.nucleodancaaberta.blogspot.com » (Portugese language site).
Argentina
The team of Danza Sin Límites (Dance Without Limits) promotes the diffusion, teaching, and practice of inclusive dance. DanceAbility is one of the central methods that they draw on in their work. In all their activities they recognize differences as valuable resources that enrich the expressions of people and communities. It was founded in 1997 by Andrea Fernández, Marina Gubbay and Gabriela Guebel, who continue to be co-directors.
To write the team of Danza Sin Límites in Spanish or English click here».
or visit: www.danzasinlimites.org » (Spanish language site).
or phone Gabriela Guebel in English or Spanish: (5411) 4544-9824
Uruguay
The Artistic Director of DanceAbility Uruguay is Florencia Martinelli. Florencia is a DanceAbility Certified Teacher. Together with Victoria Pin, she teaches an ongoing DanceAbility class for children at Escuela Franklin Roosevelt, the center for DAI in South America, and helps lead an ongoing DanceAbility community group for adults. Florencia is also co–director of La Pista, a virtual studio and dance production company based in Montevideo. Other partner organizations helping to support DanceAbility International in Uruguay are the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC), Plataforma–a production arm of the Dirección Nacional de Cultura, La Pista, Asociasión Nacional para Niño Limpiado (National Association for the Disabled), and Facultad de Psicologia at the Universidad de la Republica and Asociacíon Nacional para el Niño Lisiado.
Read more about Escuela Franklin Roosevelt »
To email Florencia and DanceAbility in Uruguay in English or Spanish, click here».
Mexico
DanceAbility came to Mexico City in January 2004, when Leticia Peñaloza and the National School of Dance Nellie y Gloria Campobello hosted Alito Alessi to teach DanceAbility. That same year Ma. de Lourdes Arroyo M., Valentina Castro and Rosana Padilla became certified DanceAbility teachers. In 2008, Directors Arroyo M. and Martha Heredia formed the Foundation DanceAbility International Mexico to continue inclusive dance in Mexico. Classes are being offered in different institutions such as Cenesdi, deportivo Aragón, bartec, APAC, and others.
Escuela Nacional de Danza Nellie y Gloria Campobello runs another DanceAbility program in Mexico City. Dance students seeking a teaching degree through this dance school are required to study the DanceAbility curriculum and also participate in eighty hours of practicum within institutions with children with disabilities. Alito plans to return yearly to offer master classes and consult with the staff to keep the training updated. The school has a certified DanceAbility teacher on staff.
For information about DanceAbility in Mexico City, please contact:
Escuela Nacional de Danza Nellie y Gloria Campobello
Leticia Peñaloza, Project Coordinator »
Foundation DanceAbility International Mexico
Lulu Arroyo M. and Martha Heredia, Directors »
Chile
One of the objectives of the DanceAbility Chile project, which is based in Santiago, is to promote diverse experiences and through dance and reflection, while maintaining the skills learned from the workshops. The DanceAbility Chile project works together with the "Taller Exploratorio de Danza Integradora" (Exploring Integrated Dance Workshop). This workshop stresses the importance of generating a dialogue between bodies through movement, while respecting the abilities of each person. The workshop is designed to be a space for exploration of body language and the value of expressive movement. We are looking for people with diverse abilities who are interested in constructing, communicating, expressing, and reflecting.
Team: Angela Vega - Javiera Sanhueza - Nicolas Cottet
Websites: www.danceabilitychile.blogspot.com », www.danza-integradora.blogspot.com »
To receive more information about DanceAbility Chile, please contact Chile danceability.chile@gmail.com »