Upcoming Shows

Friday, Nov. 22 and 7:30 PM, followed by a reception.
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 PM, followed by a reception.
The Flea Theater, 20 Thomas Street, New York, NY 10007, ADA accessible.
ASL Interpretation and live Audio Description offered at both shows. These shows do not use fog, smoke, strobe or flashing lights, or sudden loud sounds. Music is played at a level typical for live performances and includes live singing using a microphone.
We will be performing two favorite works:
Quartet - a series of duets inspired by art work by visual artist Ton Schulten.
An excerpt from So, Anyway.... set to music by Kenyan folk artist Ondara and joined by exceptional vocalist J.Hoard.

We are Born Dancing.

We are a New York based nonprofit founded on the belief that people of all ages and abilities should have access to every aspect of dance.

(Watch Born Dancing on the PIX11 News HERE)

New Dance Video! Performed by some of our awesome dancers, set to the beautiful cover of Run by Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlin.

From our homes and backyards we got together and created this DANCE CHAIN video during the NYS shutdown. The dance was passed from one dancer to the next and each dancer added their own movement sequence.

Dance Productions

Born Dancing creates one-of-a-kind dance performances featuring dancers of all ages with and without disabilities.

Education and Apprenticeship Programs

Born Dancing offers dance education and apprenticeship programs for underserved Students with Disabilities and High-Needs Students. We provide students with real-world dance performance and production experiences, apprenticeships to learn job and social skills, and internships in performing arts production and related fields to facilitate the participation and employment of people with disabilities and dance/theater production. Students with disabilities or high-needs are given the opportunity to take Dance or Production classes with performing arts professionals in immersive project-based classes and rehearsals. Student-dancers perform on stage with our company dancers while the student-apprentices assist backstage in Stage Management, Costume Design, Lighting Design, and Videography.

“Born Dancing has been my absolute favorite dance/life/everything experience to date.”

— Madeline Charles, Dancer

Enjoy video EXCERPTS and photos from some of our PERFORMANCES

Here’s what five productions worth of dancing, teaching, learning, and joy looks like, celebrating all our fantastic Born Dancing dancers, students, and artists. Music: 'I Was Born' by Hanson © 2019 Born Dancing, Inc. Choreography ©2016-2019 Melissa van Wijk

Second movement of Grey. Choreography: Melissa van Wijk / Dancers: Madeline Charles, Madison Ferris / Music: Waterways by Ludovico Einaudi / Video: Zarah Cabañas.

PHOTOS

Stillpoint: Eight dancers embrace in a small group as they all circle their trunks and heads in the same direction while supporting and holding each other. Dancers are dressed in white pants and light blue tops, while dark blue lighting casts a glow…

On the Way to School: Sara Schwabacher dressed in a gold and beige top and skirt turning with her arms out to the side. Other dancers appear in the background in similar turns. Photo: Steven Pisano

Phantom Limb: Four dancers in red, purple and blue tops are grouped together posing for a phone on a selfie stick. Photo: Steven Pisano

Sshhh: Four women in grey school uniform skirts and white tank tops form a clump while one dancer reaches out to one of the women who is contracting her shoulders with her hands held in fists and looking down. Photo: Steven Pisano

Quartet (first duet of a series of five)

DANCERS: Greta Baier & Lisa Clementi (Avery Roberts & Nicole Sclafani) CHOREOGRAPHY: Melissa van Wijk MUSIC: © Yiruma River Flows in You, 2001. VISUAL ART: © Schilder/Artist Ton Schulten Velden in bloei, 2009. LIGHTING: Bentley Heydt | COSTUMES: Stacy Jansen

Spin 1/2

"Spin is the rotation to return to the original state; it is an intrinsic property of all elementary particles." DANCERS: Lisa Clementi, Ilanah Everett, Madison Ferris, Basak, Beste, Nicole Sclafani. CHOREOGRAPHY: Melissa van Wijk (with student-dancers’ contributions) MUSIC: 'Justice' by Patrick Doyle LIGHTING: Michael Cole | COSTUMES: Stacy Jansen

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