MISSION
Motion X Dance Company creates innovative contemporary dance that explores the complexity of the human experience through movement, collaboration, and artistic curiosity. We cultivate an environment where artists are empowered to create immersive, thought-provoking work that invites interpretation, inspires reflection, and fosters meaningful connection.
VISION
Motion X Dance Company envisions a world where abstract movement creates meaningful connection. We believe that by leaving space for interpretation, dance becomes accessible to people from all walks of life.
We aspire to cultivate a distinct artistic voice that is immediately recognizable, while inspiring fearless creativity in others. We believe creativity isn't reserved for artists, but that it belongs to everyone. We hope our work encourages people to embrace curiosity, trust their perspective, and create without fear.
Motion X Dance Company creates innovative contemporary dance that explores the complexity of the human experience through movement, collaboration, and artistic curiosity. We cultivate an environment where artists are empowered to create immersive, thought-provoking work that invites interpretation, inspires reflection, and fosters meaningful connection.
VISION
Motion X Dance Company envisions a world where abstract movement creates meaningful connection. We believe that by leaving space for interpretation, dance becomes accessible to people from all walks of life.
We aspire to cultivate a distinct artistic voice that is immediately recognizable, while inspiring fearless creativity in others. We believe creativity isn't reserved for artists, but that it belongs to everyone. We hope our work encourages people to embrace curiosity, trust their perspective, and create without fear.
Movement style
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The movement style of the company has evolved since its founding in 2013, reflecting a blend of diverse modern dance influences. Motion X dancers cultivate a deep connection between breath and extension, using it to expand the body’s reach both vertically and horizontally.
Over time, founder Stephanie Dorrycott has developed this approach as a way to guide dancers toward a more expressive and technically integrated place. This evolving movement language—often described as “dynamic release”—is grounded in classical modern, ballet, and jazz techniques. Motion X dancers are technically strong, with the ability to move seamlessly through transitions by relying on breath, gravity, and momentum. Their movement carries a sense of ease, supported by clarity of intention, control, and strength. "To say this is “dancing” seems to undermine the power of the performance. The cadence is hypnotic to the point that I stopped viewing the dancers as people, but more as perennial beings lost in an endless metamorphosis." - Max Kaplow, DC Theatre Scene |