Stories in Motion

How does your story connect with others? How does your story inspire others? How do our collective stories celebrate who we are? And how can dance and movement weave these stories together as one?

The Alabama Dance Council invites you to gather with dancemakers and fellow community members to explore the idea of place, home and community. More than six communities will participate in these gatherings to honor and celebrate Alabama’s diverse cultural perspectives as part of Alabama’s Bicentennial.

Join us for food and fellowship, dance making, and story circles to share reflections of how we are connected to Alabama, what connects us as members of a community, and how our sense of home and history further connect us.

The Alabama Dance Council (ADC) is one of twenty-one organizations selected nationally to receive funding in Round Four of Dance/USA’s Engaging Dance Audiences (EDA). EDA is the national funding program focused on refining and sharing dance audience engagement practices established through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The ADC will celebrate Alabama’s cultural perspectives with guest artists and local artists in a series of “community gatherings” in multiple cities across Alabama. The “community gatherings” are designed and facilitated in a way that leads participants on a personal journey through dance and builds a sense of community with other participants.