All Bodies Dance

We are an inclusive dance company located on unceded Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) territories (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Our work brings together artists with and without disabilities to explore the endless creative possibilities in difference. Our company’s work straddles labels of community-engaged and professional practice. We aim to dismantle assumptions, biases and default notions around contemporary dance, the theatre and the dancing body. We offer accessible and inclusive dance classes for people of all abilities, genders, sizes, and backgrounds in addition to creating opportunities for diverse artists to practice, research and create innovative, inclusive dance. In our mixed-ability dance practice, differences are regarded as creative strengths. Dancers explore the choreographic possibilities of wheelchairs, crutches, canes and celebrate diverse ways of moving and perceiving. We seek to make opportunities for every body to discover dance and for under-represented artists to access dance training and mentorship. We want to widen the spectrum of who dances and what dance can be.