Dance Now! Performs in Coral Gables, Florida

The Dance Now! Ensemble (DNE) is one of Miami’s hottest dance companies.  The DNE is in residence at Miami’s Little Haiti Cultural Center, however, on Sunday, April 17, they brought their electrifying and sensual choreography to Coral Gables for a performance at the Cocoplum Women’s Club as part of the Miami Dance Festival as part of Dade Heritage Days.

Dance enthusiasts and the public were treated to small vignettes of larger dance pieces from DNE’s extensive repertoire. As a former dancer, it was most refreshing to see modern dance choreography representing the cultural life of South Florida and dancers representing the region’s multi-ethnicity which happens to be DNE’s mission.

The ensemble's goals are to choreograph and perform high-quality dance, build community, promote diversity, and through teaching and outreach, help audiences gain a deeper understanding of the creative process in dance.

The company was founded in Miami Beach by Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten; both were dance partners and collaborators. DNE is deeply committed to our community and has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The company offers daily classes for children and adults at its home studios, where it also rehearses and performs.

In addition, DNE created and continues to implement DIP (Dance in Public Schools), a comprehensive educational outreach program, stimulating arts awareness, critical thinking and freedom of expression. This program reaches over 1,000 children annually with master classes, workshops, in-school performances, site visits and open dress rehearsals at Little Haiti Cultural Center as well as an apprenticeship program.

The artistic work of the ensemble has received critical and popular acclaim both at the local and national level. “It was certainly a treat to get to see this type of creative dance come to our city. I look forward to future DNE shows,” said Jenny May, a Coral Gables resident.

For additional information regarding future performances go to www.dancenowmiami.org

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