On March 6, the DEI Fellowship will be discussing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in “Abilities and Challenges”. Our discussion will be led by Mary Elizabeth Lenahan, Founder, Artistic Director, & Executive Director of Dance Express. Discussion will begin immediately following the Noon Rotary meeting, approximately 1:10 PM Wednesday in the Columbine Room at the Lincoln Center. All are welcome.
Dance Express is a vibrant, community-oriented dance company dedicated to promoting the art of dance in its various forms. With a strong emphasis on inclusivity and creativity, we offer dance training and performance opportunities for persons with and without disabilities. Dance Express has been improving lives through dance virtually and in-person since 1989!
Named a Northern Colorado Woman of Distinction in 2015 and an honoree for the Northern Colorado Community Ordinary Extraordinary People Award in 2019, Mary Elizabeth Lenahan notes “Each of us has a dancer waiting to share the light.” In 2021, Lenahan became a certified Colorado Creative Change Leader. In 2022 and 2023, she represented Dance Express in a United Way Equity and Excellence cohort and she persists in dreaming of establishing an expressive and healing arts center as a cultural hub. A proponent of inclusive dance, she gleaned insights through her experiences as an occupational therapist, modern dancer, and eurythmist. She expands her skills through Dance Express, and by building on her learning from the State University of New York at Albany (BA), Colorado State University (MS), Sound Circle Eurythmy, and dance companies regionally, nationally, and internationally.