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Award Winner
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Founder
1991
Oregon Governor’s Arts Awards, Guest Choreographer
1992-1994
National Endowment for the Arts 2-year Choreographer’s Fellowship
1995-1996
National Endowment for the Arts Choreographer’s Fellowship
1997
First DanceAbility Teacher Certification Training happens in Eugene, Oregon
1987
DanceAbility International is founded by Alito Alessi and Karen Nelson
1987-1988
Common Foundation Artist in Community Award
1991
National Educational Film & Video Festival, Silver Apple Award, and American Film & Video Association Festival , Finalist, for ‘Common Ground: Dance and Disability’ (co-producer, teacher of workshop documented)
2017
DanceAbility is featured as the Gala company and Keynote speaker at National Dance Day in Shanghai, China
Second Master Teacher Certification Course is offered in Trier, Germany
2016
Oregon Public Broadcasting airs DanceAbillity International documentary on ArtBeat
2015
First Master Teacher Certification Course is offered in Montevideo, Uruguay
2007
Alessi is awarded Hong Kong Choreographer of the Year
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Alito Alessi is awarded recognition as a Fulbright Senior Specialist
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Marisa Lusiardo De Leon makes a contribution to form DanceAbility Latin America
2005
Fentress Endowment Award, Eugene Arts and Letters Award
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Alito Alessi receives a Guggenheim Fellowship
1974
University of Oregon Kole Cup Award and Joseph Kinsman Starr scholarship for outstanding community contributions
1979
Joint Forces Dance was founded."Hoop Dance" received critical acclaim and proceeds to be performed globally.
1998-1999
Youth Board and the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture
Project
1989-1990
Metropolitan Arts Commission Award
1990-1991
Oregon Arts Commission Choreographer’s Fellowship
1974 1980 1990 2000 2010
1988-1989
Tides Foundation Award
2006
DanceAbility receives an Asian Cultural Council Fellowship