Among artists, choreographers have it pretty tough—their art requires not just space, but people. For disabled choreographers, those requirements can be even harder to meet. Is the (probably expensive) space accessible? Do they have access to dancers, disabled or not? Can they afford to pay them? In June, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, AXIS Dance Company gave a group of disabled choreographers the gift of time, space and dancers in a weeklong program called Choreo-Lab. Spearheaded by artistic director Marc Brew, who served as a mentor along with co-facilitator Caroline Bowditch, the inaugural Choreo-Lab included seven choreographers and a physically integrated cast of 20 dancers.

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Today is Native American Day! The states of California and Nevada celebrate this day on the fourth Friday of September each year. This day honors Native American cultures and contributions to our country. As dance enthusiasts, one of our favorite contributions any culture can give is movement-based, and we are so thankful for Native American dance.

In honor of the holiday, we thought we would share three different videos of these dances that have inspired us.

Enjoy!

What would the dance world be like without Tim Milgram's mind-blowing cinematography? Can you even imagine??

At this point it feels like he's always been here to catch every fabulous set of eight. Every hair flip. Every turn. Every splat split. We digress... Everything about his work is smart and intentional, and makes the viewer feel like they're in the room experiencing class with him. What more could we ask for as dance enthusiasts?

We sat down with the film mastermind himself to get the inside scoop on how he produces some of our favorite content to ever grace the internet. Enjoy! 👇