Dance for Seniors is part performance and part interactive workshop. This city-wide tour visits nine separate NYC senior centers from October through December, and invites older adults of all abilities […]
Dances For A Variable Population promotes strong and creative movement among adults of all ages and abilities.
DVP's lively, fun and free programs for adults, low cost classes and performances with beautifully crafted choreography extends and improves the quality of life. We believe in dance that engages communities as participants and audience members.
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News & Events
DVP Winter 2023 Class Schedule Announced!!
Dances for Seniors – Don’t Miss the Last Performances!
Revival 6 Home / Body / Care Fall 2022 – A Look Back!
We invite you to join us as we look back at our September production of Revival 6: Home / Body / Care! Dances for a Variable Population’s Fall 2022 Revival […]
Check out the latest article in The Spirit featuring our last Revival 6 Performance in Washington Square Park!
“When the actual show started, the performances ranged from invigorating clap-along quick foot movements to soulful sways, African drum beats leading dancers clad in white, and various mixes of modern […]
DVP’s 2022 Dances For Seniors Announced!
Part Performances and Part Interactive Workshops for older adults of all ages and abilities for individual expression and community empowerment at nine NYC older adult centers!
DANCES FOR SENIORS During the Fall 2022 season, Dances For A Variable Population (DVP) will bring DANCES FOR SENIORS, free, community based performances with interactive creative movement for all ages […]
Check out the latest article in Chelsea News featuring our last Revival 6 Performance in Washington Square Park!
Check out the full article HERE! “It was certainly a happy atmosphere at the recent Saturday evening event in bustling Washington Square Park where the crowd quickly filled to standing […]
Revival 6 Home/Body/Care ANNOUNCED September 10th & September 24th!
PROGRAM and VENUE INFORMATION Saturday, Sept 10Live In-Person Performance at Washington Square Park at 6 PMPre-Performance All Together Dance workshop at 5 PMWashington Square SouthGaribaldi Plaza (east of the fountain)New […]
DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION PRESENTS REVIVAL 6 Home/Body/Care A Live Performance Festival in September 2022: A EXPLORATION OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE LENS OF 20 TH CENTURY DANCE!
NEW YORK, Sept 2022 – Celebrating the joy of age in response to innovative ways lessonslearned from COVID-19 and how to take care of one’s health, Dances For A Variable […]
Summer Schedule 2022!
Movement Speaks® outdoors and Senior centers July 7th, 2022 – August 19th, 2022
Save the Dates for REVIVAL 6: Home/Body/Care on Sat, June 11 & Sat, June 18
DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION PRESENTS REVIVAL 7 REVELRIES
WITH FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN JUNE 2023
DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION PRESENTS REVIVAL 7 REVELRIESWITH FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN JUNE 2023 Performances will honor lives lost during the time of COVID, transforming grief intoa celebration of […]
Revival: A Meditation on Aging, Dance, & Community – The Review
Read Karen Hildebrand from Fjord’s review of the documentary “Revival: A Meditation on Aging, Dance, & Community” in its entirety below. (Thank you to Fjord for allowing us to share!) […]
Naomi Goldberg Haas is a dancer, master teacher, choreographer and founding artistic director of Dances For A Variable Population.
Read more about Naomi, the core company, and their guest artists