One of the things I see often in choreography, is focusing on the pain or the suffering but not offering hope on the other side. I have observed and learned through other studies that sadness and guilt alone don't have a strong impact factor if our goal is to motivate, so one of the goals of the workshop is to consider how an artist manifests the alternative they want to see in the world by making the movement (for justice) irresistible! It's something we're already well positioned for as artists who understand emotion and can tap into the mirror neurons of others. Our film, Beyond Borders that we will view as a vehicle for discussion, speaks to how dancers develop a uniquely sensitive way of listening to one another and develops the idea that empathy for others can provide hope for change and progress.

CINDY WELIK-SALGADO

Cindy Salgado has been a member of Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot since 2009. Graduating from the Juilliard School with the Princess Grace Award in 2005, she has performed with Aszure Barton and Artists, Peter Chu’s ChuThis, and on various projects for Mia Michaels and Andy Blankenbuehler. As a choreographer, Cindy has collaborated with writers Alejandro Rodriguez & Daniel Watts, directors Jesse Perez & Mauricio Salgado, choreographers Yvon Crazy Smooth Soglo of B-boyizm & Jermaine Spivey, and cinematographers Yazmany Arboleda & Devin Jamieson among other great artists.

Cindy was the co-founder of Artists Striving To End Poverty (ASTEP). She was an Assistant Rehearsal Director for Cedar Lake and the Assistant Choreographer for Crystal Pite with Netherlands Dance Theatre’s Kunstkamer. She also assisted on Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium and in preproduction on Hamilton, In The Heights, and other Broadway shows.

Cindy has taught for NDT, Geneva Ballet, the Juilliard School, NYU, and at other universities and intensives around the world. She also travels the United States serving on the faculty of the New York City Dance Alliance.