Bringing It In!

What a beautiful season we have had for 2023-24!

Movement Source dancers shared their talent and joy this season by Bringing it In!

The company performed an inspiring season finale on the beautiful main stage of Tempe Center for the Arts to an enthusiastic and supportive audience! We had amazing artistic collaborators joining us for this performance – violinist Megyn Neff and cowboy poet, Jon MIncks alias Jonny Hotshot. Guest Choreographer Tyler Orcutt (TX) created new work on the company, mesmerizing audiences. Thank you to all who performed, attended, and for those of you who came out to share in events all season long.

We enjoyed a community performance in collaboration with Scottsdale Artists School in March as well! Dancing outside and building new relationships with the artists at the school and the Scottsdale community was so rewarding We had such a fun time performing “West” for the Windows of the West 50th anniversary celebration! Even Mayor Ortega liked our moves!  

Dancing at the Cactus Collective at Fashion Square was prickly fun as well! Scottsdale Arts keeps things moving!

We were able to share work in the Arizona Dance Festival in the fall and on the outdoor stage at the Herberger in the Spring as well as dancing in the beautiful Phoenix Art Museum this season.

Our outreach program is thriving – sharing dance at Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, Hirsh Academy and Biltmore Prep. We were also able to share dance with the residents at Morning Star Assisted Living. Our belief that dance is for all ages is active and evident. So much joy.

Our guiDANCE program allowed several young artists to connect with professional companies touring through Arizona. ASU Gammage Beyond Series continues to support our mentorship mission and we were able to experience classes and connections with Kyle Abraham A.I.M, Diane McIntyre,and  Malpaso this year. So inspiring!

We welcomed a beautiful new dancer into our family this year, Ka’Via Boswell! We sadly say goodbye (for now) to Zoe Sommers – as she moves to a new state to explore life! She will always be part of our dance family. We welcome two new board members; Amanda Coppola (North and Co) and William Herding (Camelback Wealth). Thank you to our families, friends, patrons, and all who support us. Thank you to our donors, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Scottsdale Arts and Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. Crucial to the work we do. We appreciate our home base at Dance Theater West. Susan Silverman is amazing.

We embrace change, new ideas and collaborations as we move into our 2024-25 season – we have exciting plans – stay tuned! XO

Season Recap

We went full blast this Spring…bringing dance to outdoor spaces! We graced the Herberger Outdoor stage in early April and Trolley Dances filled 5 public art spaces in Scottsdale mid-month! We are filled with gratitude, seeing so many friends and new faces at these performances! Thank you for being there and sharing your positive energy with us!

 We were inspired by classes with various artists this season including class with Victor Quijada/Rubberband dance, at the studio – We are grateful for our relationship with ASU Gammage and our guiDANCE program – bringing youth into the space with us! We also want to express ongoing gratitude to our home at Dance Theater West! 

We are so happy to have seen many of you at classes and performances this season – thank you for your support and  for building community with us  through dance!

 Welcoming Jada Randall, a lovely new dancer to our company this season! Lots of love and good energy as we present new works from choreographers: guest Jordan Kriston, in-house work from Mary Anne, Susan, Angela, Nikki and Khala. Our dancers bring passion to all they do! 

 Nikki taught several outreach programs for Movement Source this season, reaching youth at Hirsch Academy and at Biltmore Prep. 

 A shout out to Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, and Scottsdale Arts for grant support and partnerships;  as well as all of our Board members and Patrons who made generous donations this season. This support is essential and appreciated!

 We are off in many directions this summer from spending time with friends and family, swimming, hiking, biking, meditating, dancing and traveling…

We will be regrouping mid-August and look forward to another innovative season for 2023-24!

Some fun new events are in the works – we are excited to share them with you! Stay tuned!

Stay connected with us through social media and hope to see you at class or a performance soon! 

Wishing you all health and happiness this summer and always! XO

Happy Holidays from the Movement Source

Happy Holidays! We are so grateful for the fall season we are experiencing and we hope you are all healthy and happy as we close out 2022 and welcome in the New Year! We hope to see you at a class or at a performance or event this season!

Please check out our website, and social media for updates as the season continues!

We encourage you to make a donation to our company, a 501c3 non-profit arts organization celebrating our 34th season in Arizona! We continue to provide outreach dance programs in the valley and innovative performances and events each season. The collaborations we create serve artists and audiences in our community and we cannot do it without your support! We continue to reach youth through our mentorship program, guiDANCE as well as through open company classes and workshops. We are visible and active in our community, sharing dance enthusiastically! We appreciate our patrons, board, friends and family! Thank you for your engagement with us and the arts in Arizona!

Look for our donation tab on our website or send us your tax deductable donation to:

Movement Source

P.O. Box 44452 Phoenix, AZ 85016 -

We truly appreciate it!

Sharing love, and good dancing energy with you all!

2022-23 Season is Off to a Great Start!

The Movement Source dancers have kicked off the year with a Master Class with Leandro Damasco and started rehearsing new dances for our upcoming season! We will have more details about our season and performances to come but here is a sneak peak of what is on our calendar thus far! We are excited to bring back Trolley Dances to Old Town Scottsdale and are looking forward to a great year!

We will continue to offer open company classes occasionally on Monday evenings at 6:30 at Dance Theater West $10—check social media for updates.

2022-23 Season Calendar:

September 23rd - Tempe Center for the Arts; Arizona Dance Festival

November 5th - Community Performance/Morning Star Assisted Living Arcadia

December 10 10am Phoenix Art Museum Children’s Programming

April 1st, 7 pm - Season Finale Performance - Herberger Theatre / outdoor performance

April 14 and 15th Scottsdale Arts Collaboration Trolley Dances

Movement Source celebrates finishing an AMAZING 2021-22 Season!

Movement Source celebrates finishing an AMAZING 2021-22 Season!

This year we had performances at Tempe Center for the Arts/Arizona Dance Festival, Winter Solstice with Zuzi in Tucson, We created Arizona's First Trolley Dances in Scottsdale, Presented in the Tempe Dance Film Festival, and a collaboration between Mary Anne Fernandez Herding and visual artist Abbey Messmer created an opportunity for the company to perform at Art Detour in downtown Phoenix - an incredible Gala performance event! We were also thrilled to do a performance for First Friday at the Herberger Theater in the Outdoor Atrium, and we wound things up with a moving Season Finale at Changing Hands Bookstore/Newton/Phoenix! Drew Bollman collaborated with us several times this year with inspiring live music! We loved doing a pop-up performance at the Phoenix Art Museum in May (where these incredible photos below were taken by their talented photographer!) It is one of our favorite places to dance! We had residencies at Hirsch School and several other awesome places in our community, taught by Nikki Turner, our dynamic outreach teacher! We also had our guiDANCE mentorship program with ASU Gammage/Bill T. Jones experience - moving forward this season! DanceTalk101.com continues to grow as part of our online dance education and outreach as well!

A HUGE Thank You to ALL who showed up and supported us in various wonderful ways this season and shared our joy and love for movement! Much Gratitude from our Movement Source Dance Company Family to you all!

We are looking forward to the next season - hello season 2022-23 ...will be here before you know it! Exciting things to come!

Movement Source is energized and ready to start another season!

We are welcoming with open arms "new" returning members Angela McGinty and Jennifer Chiarelli and brand new members; Nic Herring-Harman and Zoe Sommers to the company! Our dance family is expanding and beautiful!

We will be joining with other companies/dancers from AZ in the upcoming Dance Festival (October 2021) at Tempe Performing Arts Center and we will be creating Arizona's first Trolley Dance Performance in the spring of 2022 in collaboration with Scottsdale Arts. We are starting our season with some in house choreography by company member Nikki Turner as well as MaryAnne Fernandez Herding and Susan Pine Harris. Our guest choreographer this season, Aaron McGloin will be setting a piece starting in September!

We thank POAC and Arizona Commission and the City of Scottsdale for supporting us as we embark on another season of creating dance in our community. We are grateful for our home at Dance Theatre West and encourage dancers to check our social media for open classes on some Monday evenings! We look forward to dancing with students at PDSD and around the valley through our outreach programs. More performances and events will emerge as our season develops so ... stay tuned!

Thank you for your interest and support of Movement Source Dance Company!

Movement Source Hits The Road this Weekend!

We are so excited to be performing in Trolley Dances this weekend in beautiful San Diego, CA.

Show information and ticketing can be found here: www.sddt.ticketleap.com/TD-2021

The Parking Lot Dance Project, Take 2!

Movement Source presented their successful Parking Lot Project for the second time this past week! This time at Park Central in Phoenix! It was a wild night of dancing in the wind and rain! Thank you to all who came out to see it and we look forward to sharing another exciting night of dance and film at Pemberton on May 7th at 7pm!

Thank You!

Thank you for supporting our Parking Lot Dance Performance show in Scottsdale in November - it was so great to see you all! Those who couldn't come, thank you for being with us in spirit—check out the mini-documentary below by Jonathan Mincks! We had such a great time dancing under the stars to the beautiful live music of Tobie Milford and Drew Bollmann! Great energy from the audience and really a wonderful weekend! We are planning on doing a Spring outdoor event - stay tuned for details! We are so appreciative of being able to work together and share dance even during the challenging times we are all experiencing!

We are grateful for support from our patrons, friends, family, and these awesome organizations:

Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Scottsdale Arts, Dance Theatre West, Arizona Local First, and Arizona Dance Educators Organization!

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season! Stay well and know that we are sending you love!

Staying Connected

During this unusual time, Movement Source Continues to create and stay connected virtually to each other and to you, our friends and patrons of dance through social media! Though we are sad to not be performing this spring  (our first time in 32 years to not be out in our community performing).

We are creating work based on various ideas and themes, outdoor activities, biking, meditation, sharing movement in our spaces. We will be part of Flagstaff Dance Festival virtually May 29th and 30th! Check it out!

We invite you to share with us in new ways for the time being. Thank you for your continued support and love and we send YOU positive energy, our love and gratitude during these challenging times! Stay well. XO

2020 Events and Happenings!

Hi All! We are so excited about our current Spring season! We have been dancing and creating … works based on Chance and Change! We will be Performing March 28th at the Phoenix Art Museum with interactive dance workshops at 1 and 2 pm. We will be appearing at Film Bar in Downtown Phoenix with an inspiring multi-media evening of live music, film and dance! April 30th 7:30 pm.

We will be traveling to Flagstaff and Tucson for festivals with Canyon Movement Company May 8th and 9th in beautiful Flagstaff Arizona for the Flagstaff Dance Festival and June 19th and 20th with Zuzi dance for the Summer Solstice Performance in Tucson!

We are collaborating with amazing artists - musician Chad Wilson Bailey and Filmmaker, Lawrence Fung this season! Our guiDANCE program continues to thrive, connecting young dance artists with touring professionals. We thank ASU Beyond and AZDEO for ongoing collaboration and support for this program!  We have our annual workshop happening at Phoenix  Day School for the Deaf, taught by our energetic and talented, Nikki Turner! We appreciate the support of Arizona Commission on the Arts and all of our board members, donors, friends, family and patrons as we continue to teach, create and perform! We look forward to seeing you at our Movement Source events in our community! Join us for classes Monday nights at Dance Theatre West, check social media for updates! Thanks for your support and sharing in the love of dance! 

Arizona Fall Fest

Movement Source dances into fall with an upcoming performance at Margaret T. Hance Park, Downtown Phoenix with Local First Arizona! 1 pm on the community stage, Saturday November 2nd! The event supports our local Arizona community and runs from 10am-4pm. Visit https://www.localfirstaz.com/fall-festival for more information!

End of Season Update

Movement Source is happy to say our 2018-19 season was a success and brought much joy through dance to many! Thank you to all who came out to support us this season and all who collaborated with us! We completed a workshop with students at the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf with Nikki Turner leading inspiring and energetic youth in dance creation and performance in the Spring! Keith Johnson brought his magical and amazing African drumming to accompany the second half of the workshop! Throughout our season we were able to host and co-host many exciting dance master classes with amazing artists including; Tamara Williams, Lilliana Gomez, Liz Lerman, Ronald K. Brown company, as well as create mentorship experiences for youth, community performances and workshops. 

The company performed an array of moving dance pieces for fabulous audiences at the Tempe History Museum in March with "Our Stories" and now the dancers are traveling and rejuvenating to resume working together in August. We will be creating new work with various artists including choreographer, Jessica Starr who will be coming in the fall to Arizona from Los Angeles for our 2019-2020 season. We look forward to making dance happen in various settings in our community! Our upcoming season theme revolves around the excitement of change and taking chances - we are looking forward to embarking on new territory!

We continue to enjoy and appreciate our home at Dance Theater West and honor Fran Cohen who recently passed, with continuing the passion and love of dance with every class and rehearsal held in the studio where she worked and inspired us for so many years.

Wishing you all a wonderful Summer! We look forward to seeing you next season!

2018-2019 Season News!

Our 2018-19 season is off to a running, dancing start! We are performing Sunday evening at ASU Noble Library October 14th as part of the Jewish Dance Conference – with choreography from our Susan Pine Harris! The amazing live music of violinist Tobie Milford accompanies and inspires the work! We will also perform this piece on stage at the Arizona Dance Festival – October 19th at 7:30 pm at the Tempe Center for the Arts!

Our season theme is “Our Stories” and we will present a season finale concert at the Tempe Historical Museum the weekend of March 15th 2018.

We are working with a film maker,  spoken word artist, choreographers and musicians as the season collaborations begin – exciting new work will be emerging based on our personal stories that resonate with all humans on this amazing journey of life. 

 Our company continues to perform throughout the valley in theater spaces and non traditional sites reaching community everywhere. We are happy to be working with the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf again in residency format. We recently attended the National Dance Educators Conference and presented about our mentorship program, guiDANCE sharing our mission to reach youth and connect with professional touring dancers in our community. We had a wonderful master class with Ronald K. Brown/Evidence company this fall. We are grateful for our ongoing relationship with ASU Beyond and AZDEO. We thank the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and the City of Tempe for supporting our season in part and all of our patrons, friends and family!  

 We hope to see you soon! Check us out on Facebook and Instagram for updates!

Summer Updates!

Movement Source just finished an amazing season and culminating performance, "Alone Together"! Thank you to all who came out to enjoy the event! We had such a great cast of amazing, talented performers and such receptive, supportive, fun audience members - you are all appreciated!  We invite you to escape the heat and join us for a summer performance at the Phoenix Art Museum on June 9th and 10th in the afternoon for Family Weekend. After that, our dancers will be dispersing to adventure for the summer and we will be re gathering toward the end of August. We look forward to seeing you next season! Wishing you all much love and happiness and of course, dancing!

February Updates and Fundraising Fiesta!

Currently Movement Source is in residence at the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, with teacher, Nikki Turner dancing with inspiring students! She will be joined by African Drummer, Keith Johnson later this semester there! This residency is supported in part by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.

We are gearing up for our Fundraising Fiesta, Thursday, March 29th at Los Sombreros! 6 to 8 pm on the patio with the company!   Dine anytime that day and our company will receive 25% of all sales if you mention Movement Source! (Print the flyer or show on your phone.)  Help us out and have some awesome food and drink at this fun locally owned restaurant!

We want to thank Starbucks and Masterpiece Donuts and Coffee along with Arizona Dance Educators Organization for sponsoring students in part for our guiDANCE programs! Our next open master class and guiDANCE experience will be April 11th, Wednesday night, with Dance Theatre of Harlem - class at Dance Theatre West at 6:30 pm for one hour. 

We look forward to seeing you at our concert, "Alone, Together" April 27th and 28th at Tempe Center for the Arts!Along with Movement Source, we have guest choreography by Ann Ludwig, guest performers from our dance community, Including Taimy Miranda and Joan Rodriguez, Shannon Dooling and Ramon Soto. All of this innovative dance will feature music of world renowned composer and violinist, DBR, Daniel Bernard Roumain.

Collaborating with the inspiring Daniel Bernard Roumain!

Movement Source met and danced with musical artist Daniel Bernard Roumain at ASU this past week.  We had the wonderful opportunity to dance and speak with him about our exciting upcoming collaboration!  It was a inspiring evening and we are looking forward to working together this season!

Photos by: Tom Eldridge

Movement Source is Celebrating our 30th Season!

We are so excited to bring innovative dance to our community once again this year!

We will be collaborating with the amazing DBR, Daniel Bernard Roumain! Moving to his inspiring music is a thrill for us this season, culminating in “Alone, Together” at Tempe Center for the Arts April 27th and 28th, 2018.

Our talented group of dancers will also be working with Shannon Dooling as a guest choreographer later this spring. We have ongoing company classes, and many performances, workshops and residencies lined up for the season!

 Our GuiDANCE program continues to thrive as we partner with ASU BEYOND artists mentoring committed young dancers. Many aspects of Movement Source will be visible in our community through education, outreach, performances in traditional and non traditional venues. Check us out on facebook to see what we are up to including: October 7th weekend at the Arizona Dance Festival, Tempe Center for the Arts; and December 9th and 10th at the Phoenix Art Museum!

Our season is supported in part by Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, and the City of Tempe. We are proud members of AZDEO, ADC and Local First Arizona.