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MOMENTA dancers Isabelle Taylor and Ladonna Freidheim at CounterBalance 2021

MOMENTA dancers Isabelle Taylor and Ladonna Freidheim performing a piece choreographed by Julia Cox at CounterBalance 2021.

Marcela Rafea

MOMENTA dancers Isabelle Taylor and Ladonna Freidheim at CounterBalance 2021

MOMENTA dancers Isabelle Taylor and Ladonna Freidheim performing a piece choreographed by Julia Cox at CounterBalance 2021.

Marcela Rafea

What does accessibility mean in the world of dance?

MOMENTA dancers Isabelle Taylor and Ladonna Freidheim performing a piece choreographed by Julia Cox at CounterBalance 2021.

Marcela Rafea

   

Ladonna Freidheim, a wheelchair dancer, has tried to join dance classes before, only to be met with: “What about our floors?”

So how can dance studios make sure they’re opening their doors to people of all abilities? Reset explores what accessibility looks like in the dance world.

GUESTS: Sarah Najera, artistic and executive director of MOMENTA Dance Company

Ladonna Freidheim, wheelchair dancer and EveryBody Can Dance teacher for MOMENTA Dance Company and founder of ReinventAbility

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