CMDC's mission:
Critical Mass Dance Company (CMDC) was founded in 2010 by a diverse group of young women activists in Central Los Angeles who believe in the healing power of dance. Our mission is to catalyze community health, personal growth and social justice in Central Los Angeles by:
(a) creating works of blacklight dance theater that uplift the spirit, ignite the imagination and raise awareness about various social and environmental issues
(b) providing no/low cost dance instruction that promotes healing, health and wellness
(c) sponsoring public events that encourage the creative expression of the public
(d) increasing public access to affordable dance instruction and healing services
Critical Mass Dance Company (CMDC) was founded in 2010 by a diverse group of young women activists in Central Los Angeles who believe in the healing power of dance. Our mission is to catalyze community health, personal growth and social justice in Central Los Angeles by:
(a) creating works of blacklight dance theater that uplift the spirit, ignite the imagination and raise awareness about various social and environmental issues
(b) providing no/low cost dance instruction that promotes healing, health and wellness
(c) sponsoring public events that encourage the creative expression of the public
(d) increasing public access to affordable dance instruction and healing services
CMDC's values:
Catalyzing social change: Helping people to understand the world and inspire social action
Transformation from within: Shifting our inner world (thoughts, feelings, etc) shows up as change in the external world
Dance is healing: Supporting health, wellness and personal growth on the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental levels.
Full creative expression of all people: Providing an environment that encourages
human beings to unleash their creative potential and share their healing gifts
Respecting the inherent value in all: Appreciating that everyone has something
important to contribute.
Creating community: Building strong, lasting relationships with each other that promote the personal, cultural social and economic well-being of all.
Heart-centered organization: Embodying and teaching an organizing principle of heart-centered leadership.
Catalyzing social change: Helping people to understand the world and inspire social action
Transformation from within: Shifting our inner world (thoughts, feelings, etc) shows up as change in the external world
Dance is healing: Supporting health, wellness and personal growth on the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental levels.
Full creative expression of all people: Providing an environment that encourages
human beings to unleash their creative potential and share their healing gifts
Respecting the inherent value in all: Appreciating that everyone has something
important to contribute.
Creating community: Building strong, lasting relationships with each other that promote the personal, cultural social and economic well-being of all.
Heart-centered organization: Embodying and teaching an organizing principle of heart-centered leadership.