An Adaptive Dance-A-Thon hosted by Healing Hearts and New Paradigm Theatre Co.
The New Paradigm Theatre Company, a nonprofit theatre well-known for collaborations with other community nonprofits presents: “Can’t Stand Still” an Adaptive Dance-A-Thon produced with local nonprofit Healing Hearts on Friday, July 16th from 5-8pm.
Audience members are welcome to cheer on our participants from both nonprofits. Any donations for the dancers are welcome.
The Dance-A-Thon will take place at BreakThu Fitness located at 48 Union Street in Stamford starting at 5pm.
Healing Hearts Adaptive Recreation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides social and recreational programs for children, teens, and young adults with special needs to foster* friendships, promote fitness, and support independence. Executive director, Kimberly Colletto says, “We at Healing Hearts Adaptive Recreation provide a weekly Friday night Club Night with a different theme every week! We offer dance nights, Karaoke, Ariel Fitness, Krav Maga(self-defense), Big Game Nights, Summer Barbecues, Movie Nights and more. We are very excited for our first Dance-A-Thon and collaboration with New Paradigm Theater Co, and hope to make this a yearly event!”
The New Paradigm Theatre Company (NPT) is a nonprofit organization promoting social responsibility and fostering creative problem solvers, leaders, and global citizens through arts education and theatrical productions. The Dance-A-Thon is the brainchild of Youth Board Director and recent UConn graduate, Katherine Griffin. “The Youth Board is always looking for opportunities to build community and to participate in service or fundraising projects. After a long period of time without in person events due to Covid, this event seemed like the perfect way to get everyone excited and engaged.”
This August, New Paradigm Theatre will present “Footloose,” the Broadway hit musical, live on stage August 20th and 21st at Black Rock Church in its state-of-the-art theatre. The production will feature Emmy and Oscar winner Paul Bogaev as Reverend Shaw Moore and newcomer, Ramone Nelson, in the featured role of Ren McCormack as well as local youth and adults.
“The Dance-A-Thon was a natural tie-in to the show” says NPT Artistic Director, Kristin Huffman. We also have some special needs students, as well as in-need and typical students that are in our cast and they all, get to work foot-to-foot with our stars.”
Tickets for Footloose can be found here.
The Dance-A-Thon is a free event for audience members and dancers from both nonprofits are encouraged to get “sponsors”. Donations are welcome.
For more information about The New Paradigm Theatre Company visit: www.nptheatre.org.
For more information about Healing Hearts click here.