Joint Forces Dance Company’s mission is to encourage the evolution of contemporary dance and provide ways for people to connect through dance. This mission is accomplished through the work of DanceAbility International, contact improvisation workshops and events, and performances.

The work of JFDC creates inclusive communities through dance.

“I believe that DanceAbility goes beyond movement exploration and is, for many people their first opportunity to define themselves in their own terms and see that this dance form, like their lives, has many options and possibilities.”

~Susan Sygall,

Executive Director,

Mobility International U.S.A.

Welcome

What’s Happening

• The 31st anniversary of the BREITENBUSH Hotsprings CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM will be March 1st to 9th, 2012 in the mountain paradise of Oregon. Click on the link to learn more about the Jam, Breitenbush Jam »

• Are you interested in teaching mixed-abilities dance? The next DanceAbility TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE starts January 15, 2012 in Bogota, Colombia. For information visit our DanceAbility Teacher Certification page. »
  There will be another course in Vienna, Austria from July 15th to August 11th, 2012. For more information please visit ImPulsTanz Website. »

• Our 25th anniversary performances at the University of Oregon Department of Dance, November 11th and 12th were sold out, with great feedback. Many thanks to our audience, performers and those who assisted in celebrating Joint Forces Dance Company’s 25th anniversary. May we have many more years to come!
• Congratulations to our Eugene-area raffle winners Alana, Harriet, and Pam! Enjoy your prizes from Passionflower Design, Sundance Natural Foods, and Full City Bakery. Thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets to raise money for performance-assemblies in schools, to teach about people with and without disabilities creating art together.
• Also in Eugene-area news, check out the article in the Register-Guard about Artistic Director Alito Alessi, DanceAbility and Joint Forces. You can see a review of the show by clicking here for the Oregon Daily Emerald article.
• A big thank you to Eugene’s Dance For a Reason! They have selected us as the 2012 recipient. The 18th annual Dance For a Reason show will be held January 27, 2012 at the Hult Center. It showcases a wonderful diversity of dancers and styles from Eugene’s dance professionals and most dedicated students.
• WEBSITE TIP: Our site that you are viewing here at Joint Forces Dance Company focuses on all of our programs including contact improvisation and bodywork offerings, while our DanceAbility International site
  focuses on our mixed-abilities or integrated dance activities. There is a link button to our DancAbility site on the bottom left of every page.