Urbanity Dance

Rachel first walked into Urbanity as a teenager. Years later, she came back as an intern, then as an educator, and now as a resident artist with Urbanity X.

Rachel's story is what Move What Matters is all about. Help us reach $75,000 by June 30 so artists like Rachel have a long-term home to build bold, ambitious work like "Looking Back, Stepping Forward," an evening-length collaboration with Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band that weaves Yiddish folk dance into contemporary practice.

Announcing the 2026 recipients of Urbanity X, our annual residency program supporting emerging Boston movement artists.

This year marks an exciting first for the program: Urbanity X is now offered across two distinct tracks. The Dancemaker track supports choreographers advancing their artistic practice, while the new Community track supports artists whose work directly benefits the Boston dance community. Each resident receives a $1,000 stipend, 40 hours of studio space, the opportunity to share their work publicly, and more.

Meet our partners at Pine Street Inn. Through Urbanity's Movement Meets program, dance shows up exactly where it's needed most: in shelters, where joy and creativity aren't extras, but essential. For an hour, the room lifts, and so does everyone in it.

This partnership is what Move What Matters is all about. Help us raise $75,000 by June 30 so programs like Movement Meets keep showing up where they're needed most.

Read the full story: https://www.urbanitydance.org/move-what-matters
Support our goal: https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/792896/donate

You spoke, we listened! ✨ Summer 2026 adult classes (both session and drop-ins) are starting in June, and this season was shaped by what you told us. We're leaning deeper into the fundamentals, adding new styles, and offering a special summer price that meets you where you are.

Visit www.urbanitydance.org/adult to reserve your spot.

She rediscovered the love she thought she'd lost, and discovered something new about herself as an artist at Urbanity. At 15, she started her own dance company.

Sage's story is what Move What Matters is all about. Today we're launching our campaign to raise $75,000 by June 30, so the next dancer who walks through our doors finds what Sage found.

Support: https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/792896/donate
Read Sage's Story: https://www.urbanitydance.org/s/She-Almost-Walked-Away-from-Dance-Then-She-Found-Urbanity.html

We’re excited to announce we are one of 157 nonprofits who received a grant this spring from Cambridge Community Foundation. This funding will help us continue our Dance with Parkinson's program at Youville Assisted Living Residences.

Learn more about CCF’s annual Community Fund grants at cambridgecf.org/community-fund-2026

CCF's annual Community Fund is our broadest investment in Cambridge nonprofits, and our widest lens on the city. This spring, 157 organizations received a total of $1.37 million across child and youth development, arts and culture, education, housing, food security, health and wellbeing, economic security, community building, and the environment. That breadth is how we track what's changing in Cambridge and where the need is growing.

It's also a shared investment. Donor-advised fund holders and other local funders expanded what was possible this year by co-investing alongside CCF and contributing 46 percent of this year’s funding pool, allowing us to reach organizations we otherwise couldn't. We're grateful for every person who chose to be part of that.

We built renewal grants and consolidated the Community Fund into one cycle because we wanted the process to embody the values we hold around trust-based philanthropy. Trust runs through every part of this program. Reviewers give their time and knowledge. Nonprofits open their work to outside assessment. Donors invest without directing the outcome. We try to honor all of it—in how we design the application to minimize administrative burden, how we give feedback to applicants, and how we stay present as partners throughout the year.

Congratulations to this year's grantees and thank you to everyone who made this cycle possible. Learn more about our FY26 Community Fund partners in our press release: https://cambridgecf.org/community-fund-2026

Been wanting to try dance again… or for the first time? This is your sign.

Urbanity’s Adult Spring Session in Boston’s South End offer beginner and intermediate adults a fun, welcoming, and low-pressure way to move, build confidence, and stay active. Style options include Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, and K-Pop Dance Covers.

Join our community and register today!

Seasonal Sessions — Urbanity Dance Adult Sessions are available in Contemporary, Hip Hop, Ballet, and Tap, offered at Beginner, Beginner/Intermediate, and Intermediate levels.

Curious about using dance to support healing and community?

Movement Meets Volunteer Training is happening this week with Urbanity Dance and the Office for the Arts at Harvard on Friday, April 10 from 3-5pm at Harvard Dance Center (Studio 1).

Led by Founder & Director Betsi Graves, this free training includes an overview of the Movement Meets program and trauma-informed practices for supporting movement workshops in a variety of settings.

Spots are limited to the first 20 respondents (ages 18+). RSVP: https://www.urbanitydance.org/movement-meets-training-at-harvard

Last week, we taught a Movement Meets class at Pine Street Inn, leading a mindfulness and movement workshop for shelter guests.

Movement Meets is Urbanity’s rapidly expanding program of customized dance classes designed to “meet” life-altering physical or mental challenges through embodied movement. Learn more about Movement Meets here: https://www.urbanitydance.org/movement-meets