"MorDance creates community through artistic expression."

About MorDance

Founded in 2014 by Founder, Artistic Director, and Choreographer Morgan McEwen, MorDance is a nationally recognized, women-led professional ballet company redefining the art form as a catalyst for civic engagement, social impact, and community connection. After a decade in New York City, MorDance relocated to Westchester County in 2024 and is now based in Dobbs Ferry, where it is building a permanent theater and cultural center to serve artists, students, and audiences across the region.

MorDance has become known for creating original works that pair strong formal craft with contemporary urgency, using ballet to explore environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and underrepresented narratives. Praised by The New York Times and CriticalDance, the company is recognized for choreography that is both artistically rigorous and deeply resonant with the world around us.

Mission

MorDance uses professional dance performance, arts education, and community engagement to expand access to the arts, uplift underrepresented voices, and create spaces where movement can inspire dialogue, empathy, and change.

Artistic Vision

MorDance believes ballet can be more than a preservation of tradition. It can be a living, relevant, and accessible art form that reflects the complexity of contemporary life. Through original choreography, interdisciplinary collaboration, and bold storytelling, the company creates works that invite audiences into meaningful conversations about who we are, what we value, and how we live together.

The company’s repertory addresses themes including climate justice, women’s rights, civic responsibility, and collective humanity, always grounded in the belief that art can connect people across difference and help communities imagine something larger than the present moment.

Community Engagement

MorDance’s artistic work is deeply connected to its public mission. The company expands access through:

Scholarship-supported dance education for young people, including after-school programs and classes designed to remove financial barriers to participation.

Student matinees and workshops that introduce children and teens to the power of live performance and create meaningful entry points into the arts.

Community-based programming including open rehearsals, panel discussions, free performances, and intergenerational events that invite the public into MorDance’s creative process.

Partnerships with schools, museums, and community organizations across Westchester and New York City that help bring high-quality dance experiences to broader audiences.

Impact and Recognition

MorDance has presented more than 35 original works, performed for tens of thousands of audience members and participants, and built a growing reputation for excellence, innovation, and public relevance. Since relocating to Westchester County, the company has expanded programming significantly, launched scholarship-supported youth programs, deepened partnerships, and produced sold-out performances in both Westchester and New York City.

Looking Ahead

As MorDance enters its next phase, the company is focused on becoming a lasting cultural institution for its community. The opening of its permanent theater and cultural center will allow MorDance to expand performances, education programs, public events, and partnerships while building a more sustainable and accessible future for the arts.

MorDance is not only creating performances. It is building a model for how a professional arts organization can serve as cultural infrastructure, deepen civic life, and make world-class dance more accessible to all.