Performing in the 2019 Green Show on Wednesday, September 25 and Friday, September 27

This is their seventh season at the OSF Green Show

Mixed-abilities dance company showcases the art of being together

DanceAbility International’s performers have diverse abilities and disabilities, all of whom have worked with the DanceAbility method, teaching or assisting locally and internationally. The dancers showcase what we like to call the “Art of Being Together” with works by company founder and Guggenheim Fellow for choreography, Alito Alessi, in collaboration with the dancers.

Alito Alessi is the founder and Artistic Director of DanceAbility International and Joint Forces Dance Company and is a Guggenheim Fellow, Ashoka Fellow, Fulbright Senior Fellow, and is internationally known as a pioneering teacher and choreographer in the fields of contemporary and inclusive dance.

Jana Meszaros is a Master DanceAbility Teacher, contributing choreographer and Rehearsal Director for DanceAbility International. She is an independent designer, performer and musician and also directs Oregon Programs for DanceAbility International's Eugene headquarters.

Bakul Willard is a DanceAbility Teacher and solo artist living and working in Eugene. He was adopted from India when he was a child, and flourishes as a 22 year old dancer with a disability.

Kelcie Laube has been performing her whole life, and has been a part of DanceAbility for three seasons. She is a professional dancer with Cerebral Palsy. She is also training in horse management near her home in Elmira, OR and attending college part time.

Maria Antonieta Alvarez is a certified DanceAbillity Teacher, performer, and Disabilities Services Professional. She has trained in dance from an early age and immigrated from Mexico in 2011.

Karen Daly has been dancing with the company for over twenty years, traveling all over the world. She was an official US State Department "Arts Envoy" in 2013, taking the DanceAbility Method and performances to Mongolia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Jim Ballard is an actor and dancer in Eugene, Oregon. He has worked closely with DanceAbility International, Joint Forces Dance Company, Ballet Fantastique, OFAM (Oregon Festival of American Music) and The Shedd Productions.

www.danceability.com