COVID-19 has affected our world and communities in more ways than we could have imagined. But, community is grounded in solidarity and defined by its strength.
Social Dance for Social Change is reclaiming Black narratives for Black & Brown people, giving African Diaspora culture its rightful place in American culture, fostering learning & creativity, and spreading the joy of dance. This School aims to create safe spaces for healing & connection, and a creative environment for leadership building & consciousness raising through our FREE online dance classes and our artist/scholar lecture series, our mentorship program for emerging Black artists and our community engagement platform, Every Body Move. Camille A. Brown & Dancers is proud to celebrate community and our shared humanity by empowering all of us to use our creative capacity to build the world the way we want to see it!”
During the pandemic we've stayed connected to thousands of you through our free online Social Dance for Social Distance classes and talks and through our virtual Every Body Move workshops for NYC public school students.
Please stay tuned and stay in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
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Upcoming lectures
COMING SOON: THE SOCIAL DANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE LECTURE LENDING LIBRARY!
FULL LECTURE HISTORY
Learn More About Our Artists/Scholars!
Every body move during the covid-19 pandemic
Photos by Tiffany L. Clark Photography
During these unprecedented times of Social Distancing and Quarantine, CABD’s community engagement initiative, Every Body Move, has made it a priority to continue to connect with the community we serve. From virtual instruction, to outdoor, socially distanced workshops, we are excited to offer a creative outlet for elementary school children and teens that is hands-on, relevant, fun, empowering, but most importantly, safe.
Virtual Zoom Workshops
The Every Body Move team has worked tirelessly to bring the #socialdanceforsocialchange experience online. Our experienced Teaching Artists lead engaging, personal, exciting workshops rooted in social dance and celebrating joy.
Outdoor, socially distant workshops
Every Body Move is excited to be able to offer in-person workshops according to state and local safety guidelines. These workshops are an outdoor, masked, and socially distanced opportunity to safely engage with the community and move!
EBM 's Black Girl Spectrum activities are made possible, in part, with support from the Tides Foundation, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
EBM's Coast to Coast Initiative and Black Men Moving programming is made possible with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affaris and the New York State Council on the Arts
Camille A. Brown is proud to announce that she is an Emerson Collective Fellow, joining the cross-disciplinary #RecoverandRenew Cohort responding to COVID-19 with projects that aim to reimagine our systems and explore the path to a just recovery.