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Dance With Me

Gabriel Diamond

For years I’ve had a crazy idea in my head, and I was always afraid to do it… until I finally did it.

Material Bodies

By: Julie Machin, Lucy Pucillino

A visceral and empathetic exploration of people’s relationship with their prosthetic limbs.

Who Said You Can't Dance

David Block

Wheelchair users, whether athletically mobile or not can learn to dance with a standing partner.

Global Dance Heroes

Teresa Taylor

The mission of The Global Dance Initiative is to spotlight and support heroes from around the globe that use DANCE to Heal, Connect, and Inspire.

Jodie Gates

Producer: The MY HERO Project

Founder of the Laguna Dance Festival, Jodie Gates is also the Vice Dean & Director of the Kaufman School of Dance at USC.

Movement

Producer: Daniella Segal, Daniel Lebaron, and Amal Adawi - CANADA / ISRAEL / PAL...

Two dancers from opposing communities express their pain through movement. PEACE IT TOGETHER

Dancing Eyes Closed

Producer: Mark Lawson Shepard

What a ballet dancer feels when she is dancing.

Turning Pointe

Producer: Produced by: Michele Forman, Rosie O'Beirne / Directed by: Duy Tran, H...

Ballet takes hard work and sacrifice

Island Dancer

Producer: Cheikh Seck

A colorful celebration of music and dancing in Senegal Africa!

Dance With Me

Producer: Consuelo Duenez

Raul, a dance teacher who overcame his own obstacles to give back to the community, inspires his young students.

Breakdancers of Konik City

Producer: George Grayson, DJ Aki Muric, Kate Carr and Boro Milovic

This wonderful piece is about a crew of Roma (gypsies) breakdancers from a slum outside Podgorica called Konik City. This project was produced as part of the MY HERO Global Exchange Workshops held in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Express Your Emotions

Produced by:Christian Rosales, Sean Hoffman, and Andrea at Taft High School

A young man finds a way to express himself through dance.

Stories

Misty Copeland

By: Francesca from San Diego

Misty Copeland has paved the way for other African American ballerinas.

Michaela DePrince

By: Clare from Keller, Texas

Michaela DePrince is an inspiring American ballerina, rescued as an orphan from Sierra Leone, and who now dances for the Dutch National Ballet.

Alvin Ailey

By: Danelle from Montvale

"...I wanted to celebrate the differences in people."

Jodie Gates

By: Betty Bailey

Jodie Gates is a groundbreaker in the international world of dance.

Anna Pavlova

By: Linda from San Diego

Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballerina and is known as one of the finest classical dancers in history

Doris Humphrey

By: Emma from Greytown, New Zealand

Doris Humphrey was a modern dance pioneer.

Isadora Duncan

By: Christina from Indonesia

Isadora Duncan popularized emotional self-expression in dance.

Margot Fonteyn

By: Amy from Ventura

Margot Fonteyn was a world-renowned dancer.

Maria Tallchief

By: Rebecca Miller

Maria Tallchief was a Native American ballerina known worldwide for her outstanding performances.

Allegra Kent

By: Mikayla from Glenbrook

"All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power." ~ Allegra Kent

Rudolph Nureyev

By: Shannon from San Diego

Rudolph Nureyev was a legendary Russian ballet dancer.

Veronica Tennant, the Prima Ballerina

By: Kate from Victoria

Veronica Tennant, the Prima Ballerina is an accomplished Canadian dance film producer and director.

Barbara Stuart Rabinowitsch

By: Rebecca Miller

Barbara Stuart was one of those unsung heroes who almost always flew under the radar - and that's how she preferred it. But that doesn't mean she was shy and meek. Far from it!

Gene Kelly

By: Erika from Fredericksburg

Gene Kelly brought dance to the screen with his grace, energy and well loved personality.

Martha Graham

By: Tina from Leawood

Martha Graham is known as the Mother of Modern Dance.

Bob Fosse

By: Cassie from Billings

Bob Fosse received many Academy Awards for his innovative choreography.

Josephine Baker

By: Amélie from Lyon

Josephine Baker was a popular African American dancer in France, fought for civil rights and freedom against the Nazis.

Bob Hope

By: Nina from Hobart

Bob Hope had the rare ability to bring laughter everywhere he went.

Michael Jackson

By: Elma from Fredericksburg

Michael Jackson was capable of interpreting music and dance his own unique way.

Julio Valdez

By: Annie Merkley

Julio Valdez is a Tango instructor by night and charity worker by day.

Aurelia Chillemi

By: Annie Merkley

"Liberty comes with interpretation and improvisation"-written on the wall where Bailarines toda la vida meet.

Clayton Bates

By: Isabella from Loveland

Clayton Bates is in the Tap Dance Hall of Fame.

Teresa Taylor

By: Shannon Luders-Manuel

Teresa Taylor's Global Dance Initiative celebrates two programs, Free 2 Be Me and Danza Down, that teach ballet to those with Down Syndrome.

Teacher combats a Colombian youth crisis with dance

By: Sara Miller Llana<br> Contributor of The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>P...

Internationally known dancer Alvaro Restrepo returned to his native land to help slum-dwelling children discover their potential and change their lives.