Woyaye translates to “we are going.” It’s an inspirational song that reminds us that though life may be full of struggles and hardships, “heaven knows where we are going … we will get there.” Witness the joy of our young adults with special needs and our older adults as they move in creative ways through choreography inspired by them that demonstrate the struggles and joy of the human experience. Not to be missed!
Pirouette means to turn. Witness the joy in our students as they create their own individual ways of turning. Prepare to be inspired!
Final Presentations: Creative Learning Dance Project, 2023
/Witness the Joy at our public presentations!
(Videos are best viewed on a Chrome browser.)
1 hr, 14 min
1 hr, 25 min
Final Choreography
Witness the Joy as we danced together as one on Thursday, December 14, 2023. (Best viewed on a Chrome browser.)
4 min, 38 sec. Videography by Sandra Antognazzi
Witness the Joy as we danced together as one on Friday, December 15, 2023. (Best viewed on a Chrome browser.)
7 min, 30 sec. Videography by Lara Gerstein.
About this project: Engaging Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities through Contemporary Dance is a 12-class series of movement arts classes. Adapting ballet, modern, jazz, and Broadway dance language with yoga and gymnastics principles, we work together in nurturing and expanding upon students' capabilities -- while providing joy and human connection through the arts and public performance! These videos show the creative learning and teaching techniques we discovered together along the way in our journey these past 3 months, as well as the choreographed dance pieces that the teaching artists and students co-created. Not to be missed!
The major funders of this project are the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Creative Learning Grant program, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Additional general support was provided by the Marta Heflin Foundation, and by our community of donors.
Final Presentations: Creative Learning Dance Project, 2022
/Final Choreography
Engaging Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities through Contemporary Dance
Join us for the culmination of our 10-week series of movement arts classes! Our students have learned ballet, modern, and jazz dance techniques adapted to their abilities. Come see the creative learning and teaching techniques we discovered together along the way, as well as the choreographed dance pieces that the teaching artists and students co-created. Witness the joy and human connection through the arts and public performance – not to be missed!
Presentation Dates & Times
Wed, Mar 1: 5:30 pm, featuring teens/young adults … RSVP here.
Fri, Mar 3: 12:15 pm, featuring adults and seniors … RSVP here.
Fri, Mar 10: 5:30 pm, featuring teens/young adults … RSVP here.
Presentations last between 60-75 minutes.
Location: Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 West 43rd St. in Manhattan
For the safety and wellbeing of our community, each presentation will be limited in size.
Masks are optional but highly encouraged.
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Creative Learning Grant program, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) are major funders of this project. Additional general support was provided by the Marta Heflin Foundation, and by our community of donors.
Final Presentations: Creative Learning Project, 2021
/Engaging Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities through Contemporary Dance
Join us for the culmination of our 10-week series of movement arts classes! Our students have learned ballet, modern, and jazz dance techniques adapted to their abilities. Come see the creative learning and teaching techniques we discovered together along the way, as well as the choreographed dance pieces that the teaching artists and students co-created. Witness the joy and human connection through the arts and public performance – not to be missed!
Presentation Dates & Times
Wed, May 25: 5:30 pm, featuring teens/young adults
Fri, May 27: 1:30 pm, featuring adults and seniors
Fri, May 27: 5:30 pm, featuring teens/young adults
Presentations last between 60-75 minutes.
Location: Clinton Cameo Studios - Studio B, 307 West 43rd St.
For the safety and wellbeing of our community, each presentation will be limited in size.
Masks are optional but highly encouraged.
Kindly RSVP to info@keonimovementarts.org.
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Creative Learning Grant program and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs are major funders of this project. Additional general support was provided by the Ford Foundation, the Marta Heflin Foundation, and by our community of donors.