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Explore press coverage of Dance/USA’s Round 3 Artist Fellows, including interviews, features, and stories.
Stance on Dance | March 30, 2026
Umi IMAN shares how home became a central part of her practice, how Al Taw’am became a vehicle to tell her story, and how Sequoia Ascension creates space for other Afro-Indigenous dance artists to learn about their culture.
Stance on Dance | March 23, 2026
Quynn Johnson shares how sand dancing has become a central part of her practice as well as how she approaches teaching literacy and math through tap dance.
Stance on Dance | March 16, 2026
Ani/Anito Gonzales Gavino discusses Ani/MalayaWorks, an ongoing collaboration with their daughter, Malaya, as well as how their work serves to bridge the Pilipinx diasporic experience.
Bronx Times | January 15, 2026
“As part of the Dance/USA cohort, the opportunity to learn from other longtime Bronx artists has been invaluable, [Hamilton] said. ‘To be alongside them in this award does something to my heart and spirit. When I’m like, oh, can I keep going? Look at Arthur and Kwikstep. And yeah, you can, girl!'”
LA Dance Chronicle | December 1, 2025
“It is rare for artists to receive fellowships that do not require a project proposal, specific work, or an outcome. Thankfully, Dance/USA is one of them and centers the fellowship around this key principle.” — Sage Ni’Ja Whitson
The Scarlet and Black | November 24, 2025
Sanou said that, unlike many artists’ grants, Dance/USA’s comes with little to no restrictions as to what it can be used for. Some fellows choose to put the money towards basic living expenses to balance the demands of their work with living a decent, dignified life, he said.
American Folklore Society | November 20, 2025
Lucy Salazar is a nuevomexicana born in Agua Fria, NM. She has been dancing since childhood as her grandfather, uncles, aunts and father were all musicians with whom she would go to local “bailes” where they would listen to music and dance well into the night by kerosene lamp light.
Collegiate Standard | November 11, 2025
Williams has a long history of community engaged research, teaching and choreography, working locally, nationally and internationally. Across all of these areas of creative and scholarly activity, her focus is on the arts of the African Diaspora.
Pacific Daily News | November 11, 2025
Guam artist Dakota Camacho has received recognition from Dance/USA, a national service organization for dance.
Broadway World | November 6, 2025
Dance/USA revealed the newest 25 recipients of the Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists program, honoring dance and movement-based artists with sustained practices in art for social change.
Broadway World | March 13, 2025
Dance/USA has announced Finalists for the third iteration of Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA), generously funded by the Doris Duke Foundation.