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Dance New Jersey

Working to build & sustain a healthy, diverse, & equitable dance community in our state

Location:New Jersey

Address:682 Bloomfield Avenue
Box #205
Verona, NJ 07044

Contact Name Sarah Weber Gallo

sarah.dancenj@gmail.com

973-222-8844

Website: http://dancenewjersey.org

About us

Dance New Jersey CONNECTS the dance community through education and advocacy to build and sustain a healthy, diverse, and equitable dance community in our state. DNJ creates opportunities for the NJ dance community to connect, learn, and share resources to help keep dance thriving in our state. By cultivating wide, diverse participation across the spectrum of dance styles and professional roles, DNJ seeks to build an equitable, inclusive community that elevates the role of dance in New Jersey’s creative landscape. Members are encouraged to cooperate and collaborate to promote the success and vitality of our art form.

Programming / Repertoire / Offerings

Dance New Jersey offers multiple annual opportunities for professional development, shared performance opportunities, regrants to individual artists, emerging artist opportunities for creation and sharing of new works, and connection opportunities across the spectrum.

Organization/Business Type + Areas of Expertise

Education (teaching artistry)Higher educationK-12Professional trainingFundingPresentingProducingService organization

Dance Styles & Movement Techniques

African DiasporaAlexander TechniqueArgentine TangoBachataBalletBallroomBollywoodBombaBreakdancingCaribbeanClassical IndianClub StylesContemporaryDancehallExperimentalFlamencoFreestyleHaitian Dance (Folklore)Hip-HopHouseInterdisciplinaryJazzModernPostmodernSalsaStreet JazzStreet StylesTapVernacular JazzWest African Dance