Our Mission
To use the arts as a creative platform for initiating social change through meaningful productions, innovative programs and outreach endeavors that:
● Inspire community consciousness about
social equality and the value of diversity
● Support women and minority artists in their
efforts to create and showcase new work
About The Center for Contemporary Dance
For the past 7 years, The Center for Contemporary Dance has been successfully initiating social change through inspiring productions, innovative programs and active community outreach. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is home to six professional contemporary dance companies and an institute for dance education, The Center for Contemporary Dance is a leader in contemporary dance performance, arts education and a catalyst for creative efforts in social justice. Recently featured on PBS, The Center’s programs have been enjoyed by children’s organizations, homeless shelters, our public schools, the disabled, the underprivileged and many more. The Dance for Change initiative is specifically designed to support and produce programs by The Center that contribute to our community’s educational, social, creative and expressive needs. To learn more about The Center for Contemporary Dance, please visit www.TheCenterForDance.org.
Dance For Change is an initiative of The Center for Contemporary Dance, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization that uses the arts to foster our community’s conscious imagination,
a powerful and limitless resource for inspiring positive and lasting social change.
Evidence supporting the importance of the arts to a community’s progress is well-
In the words of Albert Einstein, “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.”
Each year, programs implemented through Dance for Change reach thousands of people
of all ages, races and economic backgrounds, supporting and nurturing our community’s
collective ability to imagine, create and innovate. Ultimately, Dance for Change
contributes to the development of a critical mass of citizens who understand their
potential to act as imaginative agents of change in all arenas of life, including
fields that extend far beyond the arts. Those who experience programs supported
by Dance for Change and its partners are destined to become forward-
● Provide arts education and equal access to the arts for underserved
youth and public school children
● Meet the expressive and creative needs of marginalized populations,
including the elderly and disabled
● Entertain and inspire the community-
perspectives in dance
