Dance NOW! Miami

Dance NOW! Miami was founded in 2000 by Artistic Directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini. Voted "Best Dance Company" by the Miami New Times in 2022, and a resident company at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex and the Miami Beach Bandshell, the company presents several major projects annually, featuring original work from the Artistic Directors, created individually and collaboratively. In addition, the company's Masterpiece in Motion series honors the rich legacy of dance through the reconstruction of historic works of ballet and modern dance from the 20th and 21st Century, presents branded, immersive, site-specific performances that take place in museums, galleries and architectural sites called the Ekphrasis Project and has collaborated with over 200 artists and organizations nationally and internationally including New York's Limón Dance Company, Dança em Diálogos from Portugal, Mexico City Ballet and Opus Ballet out of Florence, Italy. 

A leader in the Florida Dance Community, DNM created initiatives such as the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler. The company has been presented in sixteen states and on three continents, from Brazil to Mexico, Honduras to Italy and Portugal. With a strong commitment to education, Dance NOW! has reached over 50,000 children in South Florida alone through its in-school residencies, the World Dance Summer Intensive, the Dance NOW! Youth Ensemble, and performances throughout the community and from its home at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.