Every Body Move
Our community engagement platform EVERY BODY MOVE (EBM) works to inspire and incite ambitious collective action fueled by the art of social dance.
Built on our belief that social dance works as a powerful tool for social change, EBM brings the artistic rigor of Camille A. Brown & Dancers’ beyond the stage and into communities. EBM works to cultivate the creative capacity of its participants through innovative workshops, summer intensives, artistic encounters, educational experiences, public actions, and celebrations for people of diverse abilities, identities, and ages.
EVERY BODY MOVE INITIATIVES
Black Girl Spectrum (BGS)
A 10-session experience in movement, self-empowerment, and creative action for Black girls and women. Read more.
Black Men Moving (BMM)
Launching spring 2018, BMM is an interactive experience exploring healthy masculinity, movement, and creative action for Black boys and men. Read more.
Black Liberation Moves (BLM)
BLM is an 8-session creative action residency designed to encourage families and communities to move and make art together.
The Gathering
The Gathering serves as an open forum for intergenerational Black female artists to support one another and to advocate for greater cultural equity and acknowledgement in the contemporary dance world. Read more.
Every Elder Move
A senior-based workshop providing movement opportunities to spark joy, improve motor skills and coordination, reduce stress and anxiety, and encourage self-expression for the elderly.
EBM Celebration
EVERY BODY MOVE celebrates the power of creative citizenship. We see you, building thriving and interdependent spaces and communities. We see you, making art, volunteering, organizing, teaching, or growing food in neighborhood gardens. We know that EVERYBODY has a role to play in sustaining cultural vitality and creative action in our communities. We are celebrating how communities use their creative capacity to build the world they want to see. A world that honors EVERY BODY. We celebrate the myriad ways communities resist through brilliant, bold, and brazen practices of resilience. Join us for music, art-making, dance, poetry, and community-building. The time is now! EVERY BODY MOVE!!!
EBM VIDEO GALLERY
SUPPORT
EBM 's Black Girl Spectrum activities are made possible, in part, with support from the Tides Foundation, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
EBM's Coast to Coast Initiative and Black Men Moving programming is made possible with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affaris and the New York State Council on the Arts
Camille A. Brown & Dancers is committed to engaging audiences and empowering communities through dance and dialogue, both nationally and internationally. We pride ourselves not only in presenting authentic performances, but also in creating safe spaces that foster collective learning and individual growth.
TESTIMONIALS
“Camille A. Brown & Dancers makes them [students] excited to try.”
— Aurora Barnes, Founder of Girlstalk/Guystalk Program
“Not only a well thought out project implemented by Camille A. Brown & Dancers; it is an overall experience… powerful social impact”
— Michelle Durante, Director of Arts at Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
“Hands on, personal and relevant… The satisfaction and pride our students exhibited after the workshops was the real indicator of how connected they were to Camille and the work”
— James O’Brien, Principal at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School
“It was wonderful having Pia Murray working with our fourth and fifth grade girls after school program. We truly admired Pia's ability to stay patient with our girls' tendency to want to move and talk and not necessarily listen and follow instruction. That said, Pia was able to give them many opportunities to co-create with her and although we weren't able to work through the entire Black Girl Spectrum curriculum in the 12 weeks, I am confident that the girls has an experience that will resonate with them and take on new meaning as they grow.“
— Stefanie Siegel, Bailey’s Cafe
“Aaron and Eki, once again, thank you! From the moment you both walked into my classroom, it was magic. You brought such a huge sense of community, social connection, and togetherness. Both of you gave your heart and soul to my students and touched their lives forever. You were able to bring my classroom to life in a way I never could. Not only have both of you had such a huge impact on my students, but you've truly inspired and sparked a light in myself, my creative process and my teaching. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! What you do is so impactful and meaningful. Continue to set fire to the art form of dance! Can't wait to see you next year!”
—Brooke Hahn, IS131 Albert Einstein School
“We explored in a joyful way and were given space to express and encourage our own experiential understanding of EBM philosophy...this leads us to reflect on our own teaching and philosophies as well and impacts our organization as a whole as well as individually as we embrace opportunities to grow along with our students. Simply, we had a really fun time dancing together and it served as a bridge to opening up to learning more about non-euro-centric dancing and teaching. Centering black voices, embodying dancehall, and inquiry-led conversations.
— Calia Marshall, NDI Teaching Artist & Equity Advocate.