• DanceAbility International�s mission is to encourage the evolution of mixed-abilities dance by cultivating a common ground for creative expression for all people. The mission is accomplished through performance, educational programs, teacher training and workshops.

  The work of DanceAbility International helps decrease prejudice and misconceptions about diversity in the field of dance, and by extension in society.

DanceAbility is a unique dance method founded in 1987 by Alito Alessi and Karen Nelson and has been under Alito�s leadership since 1989. DanceAbility uses improvisational dance to promote artistic expression and exploration between people with and without disabilities.

Through experiencing movement together, misconceptions and/or prejudices that able-bodied or disabled people might have about themselves and each other are uprooted. DanceAbility workshops provide a supportive atmosphere for attitudes to change, and for people to learn about the beauty and joy of communicating through movement.