FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2023
Contact: Johanna Tschebull
Washington, DC – One year ago, Dance/USA announced its Round Two Artist Fellows as part of the second round of Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA), which has now concluded. DFA supported 30 dance and movement-based artists with sustained practices in art for social change with unrestricted funding and cohort building initiatives. Each Fellowship included a $30,167 grant which was used at the artist’s discretion. DFA is made possible with generous support from the Doris Duke Foundation.
Learn About the Round Two Artist Fellows!
The Round Two DFA cohort features artists from across the U.S. representing an array of modalities rooted at the intersection of social and embodied practices. These include community-building and culture-bearing practices, healing and storytelling practices, activism and representational justice practices, and more.
The Round Two Dance/USA Artist Fellows are:
MK Abadoo
Columbia, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia
Mesma Belsaré
West New York, New Jersey
Natalie Benally
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phil Chan
Brooklyn, New York
Jemal “P-Top” Delacruz
Chicago, Illinois
Tyde-Courtney Edwards
Baltimore, Maryland
Peter Rockford Espiritu
Honolulu, Hawai’i
Jenn Freeman | Po’Chop
Chicago, Illinois
Gabriel “MoFundamentals” Gutiérrez
Los Angeles, California
Harrison Guy
Houston, Texas
Dr. Julie B. Johnson
Decatur, Georgia
Petra Kuppers
Ypsilanti, Michigan
ShanDien Sonwai LaRance
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
cat mahari
Chicago, Illinois
Muisi-kongo Malonga
East Palo Alto, California
Kesha McKey
New Orleans, Louisiana
Prathiba Natesan Batley
Louisville, Kentucky
Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez
Brooklyn, New York
Luis Ordaz Gutiérrez
Austin, Texas
Nkeiruka Oruche
Oakland, California
iele paloumpis
Brooklyn, New York
Bhumi B Patel
Oakland, California
Potri Ranka Manis
New York, New York
Angelina Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Vershawn Sanders-Ward
Chicago, Illinois
Gema Sandoval
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Iquail Shaheed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shakiri
Sacramento, California
Olivier Tarpaga
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anna Martine Whitehead
Chicago, Illinois
About Dance/USA
Propelled by our belief that dance can inspire a more just and humane world, Dance/USA will amplify the power of dance to inform and inspire a nation where creativity and the field thrive.
Established in 1982, Dance/USA champions an inclusive and equitable dance field by leading, convening, advocating, and supporting individuals and organizations. Dance/USA’s core programs are focused in the areas of engagement, advocacy, research, and preservation. Learn more about Dance/USA at danceusa.org.
