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One of the least expensive (and can be totally FREE) forms of exercise great for our body and brain is DANCING! This is not news to our subscribers, of course! But it is worth knowing WHY this is so. And being able to reference 3rd party evidence makes it more …

Debbie Polisky (Avondale), owner of Nutrition Tango, together with partner Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix), received a grant for $18,500 from the Parkinson’s Foundation to use Argentine Tango and nutrition to benefit the Phoenix Parkinson’s community. “I’m honored to receive this grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation,” states Debbie. “It’s an opportunity …

There have been a lot of jobs listed recently. Here are some of the ones posted by Arizona Dance Coalition members: Mesa Arts Center – FT Public Relations/Marketing Communications Specialist II – closes July 29. $61,809.18 – $88,566.40 Annually. A Marketing/Communications Specialist II is a journey-level, professional classification responsible for developing, …

by Dr. Hanna Ian, NMD I recently had an opportunity to attend a webinar with Betty Siegel from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts discussing the impact of disabilities on Arts and Culture. From the onset of the discussion Siegel dispelled myths and misconceptions on the pervasiveness of disabilities …

The Arizona Dance Coalition has learned two very important Arizona rules/laws that 1) define who is ‘present’ in virtual meetings, and 2) allow the board to take ‘action’ following a vote by email.  But first, a little background… The Arizona Dance Coalition (ADC) is a statewide, membership-based nonprofit, and our …

Ballet Yuma’s THE SEASONS AND OTHER WORKS was a year in the making. Postponed from last year, dancers made their appearance on the football field of Yuma Catholic High School on Saturday, April 17, 1 pm. It was 90 degrees and sunny. “Thank you to our patrons, artistic directors, volunteers, …

Movement Source Dance Company is heading to San Diego in June to perform in their TROLLY DANCES™! Here’s how it works: For two weekends tour guides lead groups of 70 – 100 audience members on and off the trolley at three or four stations throughout the county. More than 50 …

Recorrido Mexicano, inspired by Vanessa Ramirez, Artistic Director of Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ, is a 6-week virtual journey through Mexico featuring a new instructor each week presenting a lecture on the culture, traditions, history, dance, music and food of a specific state in Mexico. Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ dancers will perform the …

Phoenix dancer Paityn Lauzon won $3000 in the NSALAZ competition, with runners up Flagstaff dancers Rylee Keller and Eliza Moyer, 2nd & 3rd place, winning $2000 and $1000, respectively. Yuma Ballet dancer Mia Williams won a full scholarship with room and board to School of American Ballet (SAB) summer program …

Arizona Dance Coalition, in a series of ‘staged photo shoots’ and ‘crashed rehearsals,’ surprised 19 organizers with the first ever CREATING CONNECTIONS AWARD!  The award consists of two exquisitely etched glasses by the famous dance artist Laura Higgins Palmer. Two glasses — so that no one has to drink alone. …

Arizona Dance Coalition has recognized 13 dance events in Arizona that have significantly ‘created connections’ — ADC’s tag line — for many, many years. Not only that, they have contributed to Arizona’s economy to the tune of $711,000* in 2019 (most current calculation as of May 1, 2021. May be …