Youth & Family Programs at the Mark Morris Dance Center
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1415
About
Youth & Family Programs at the Mark Morris Dance Center are part of the Youth & Family programs offered alongside dance classes for adults, The School, and Dance for PD. These Youth & Family programs include The School and work with community-based partners, and they are culturally responsive, inclusive, and non-gendered for students of all levels, with and without disabilities.
• Ages: 18 months–18 years old
The Youth & Family programs take place within the broader Mark Morris Dance Group organization, whose mission is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community. The Dance Group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Mark Morris Dance Group was founded in New York City in 1980, the Music Ensemble was formed in 1996, and the Mark Morris Dance Center was founded in 2001.
Leadership connected to these programs includes Mark Morris as Artistic Director, Nancy Umanoff as Executive Director, Bianca Golden as Director of Education, Calvin A. Rollins II as Community Engagement Programs Manager, Lily Khan as School Manager, and Elise Gaugert as Dance Center Director, along with additional artistic, administrative, and board leadership. The organization is a member of Dance/USA and the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance. Testimonials about the Mark Morris Dance Group describe it as “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo-Yo Ma), praise “their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity” (Bloomberg News), and note that “with the dancers come the musicians…and what a difference it makes” (Classical Voice of North Carolina).
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 18 months–18 years old
The Youth & Family programs take place within the broader Mark Morris Dance Group organization, whose mission is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community. The Dance Group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Mark Morris Dance Group was founded in New York City in 1980, the Music Ensemble was formed in 1996, and the Mark Morris Dance Center was founded in 2001.
Leadership connected to these programs includes Mark Morris as Artistic Director, Nancy Umanoff as Executive Director, Bianca Golden as Director of Education, Calvin A. Rollins II as Community Engagement Programs Manager, Lily Khan as School Manager, and Elise Gaugert as Dance Center Director, along with additional artistic, administrative, and board leadership. The organization is a member of Dance/USA and the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance. Testimonials about the Mark Morris Dance Group describe it as “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo-Yo Ma), praise “their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity” (Bloomberg News), and note that “with the dancers come the musicians…and what a difference it makes” (Classical Voice of North Carolina).
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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