By R.E.Dinlocker

Diego Salterini, co-director of Dance Now, teaching

Today, many dance companies have to dance as fast as they can just to keep up.   Dance Now Ensemble not only performs, but also picks partners from the community it serves to ensure South Florida’s future.

Dance Now’s lecture/demonstrations, master dance classes and residencies offer a solid base from which aspiring dancers can launch their careers.  Co-director Hannah Baumgarten stresses that, “These programs help dancers understand their art form as well as educating audiences and encouraging prospective dancers.  Schools with regular dance programs benefit from the ensemble’s movement classes and Dance Now’s co-directors choreography classes.  The area’s student dancers and choreographers have left for other cities where they’ve performed with skills taught in these classes.”