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Dance expression for diverse beings that promotes liberation, well-being, community, visibility & access.
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What is
Diverse Dance Arts?
Diverse Dance Arts was created by Chezale Rodriguez; an Arizona based multidisciplinary performing artist, dance educator and arts & cultural practitioner who utilizes music, dance, storytelling and dialogue to inspire healing, liberation and inclusivity. It manifested out of a deep need and desire to express and reconnect with her passion for dance, after experiencing a life-altering injury in 2023.
What makes it Diverse?
The artistic and holistic expression of diverse dance that is welcome to those with diverse-abilities and different ways of being.
What is the Vision?
TO EXPRESS AUTHENTICALLY
TO EXPAND THE VISIBILITY OF DIVERSITY
TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING
TO BUILD COMMUNITY
TO PRACTICE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY THAT IS CENTERED IN THE ART OF DANCE
What are our Aspirations?
Diverse Dance Arts aspires to collaborate and partner with educational institutions, arts & cultural organizations, health & wellness businesses, movement artists, dance companies, community & corporate spaces, advocates and supporters to help elevate the art of dance and to reimagine the diverse ways it is expressed and experienced.
What has Developed?
In early 2025, the launch consisted of a transformative four-part event titled, "Breaking Through: Diverse Dance Arts Workshop Series with Chezale."
The theme of these workshops was directly tied to using dance expression as a healing art to support in “breaking through” personal challenges.
The series was open to 15 diverse community members of different backgrounds, ages, cultures and abilities who participated in a progressive class inclusive of: storytelling, collaboration, improvisation and culminating in a private performance.
The partnership was with Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (formerly SAACA, now Art State Arizona) & Catalyst Creative Collective in Tucson, Arizona.
This program was funded in part by Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona with funding from The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through the City of Tucson.
BREAKING THROUGH TESTIMONIALS
BREAKING THROUGH PERFORMANCE
Dance/Movement Experiences and Community Engagement in the forms of…
What are the Offerings?
WORKSHOPS
(SINGLE OR SERIES)
COLLABORATIONS
VIDEO CONTENT
(CHOREOGRAPHY, ARTISTIC WORKS, TALKS, DEMOS, ETC.)
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