Dancing at the Axis Dance Company Mission:
To create and perform contemporary dance that is developed through the collaboration of dancers with and without disabilities.
To teach dance and educate about collaboration and disability through community education and outreach programs.
To promote and support physically integrated dance locally, nationally and internationally.
Axis Dance Company was started by Thias Mazur who had the idea in 1987 to have dancers with and without disabilities to come together to make a collaborative performance. Mazur used dance to teach and educate about physically integrated dance. Over the decades, changes have been made to the company, new directors, and philosophy ideas, but the main focus has always been on challenging the definitions of "dance", "dancer" and "ability".
I think that this is a great program. I had never heard of this program. I was involved in dance for four years and know the importance it can have in people's lives. Dance is a great form of self-expression that I think many people can benefit from. Based on what I have researched about this company, I would suggest it to many.
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