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Dancing for a cause: getting involved outside the studio.

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Dance can be a moral transporter as well as an artistic one. It's a form that joins the heart and mind and has the power to bridge different worlds. Dance Magazine interviewed several artists who are using dance to engage in, or raise awareness for, a variety of causes.

Boulder, Colorado's Eco Arts was founded by Marda Kirn. Her mission is to bring together science, environmental arts, and indigenous organizations to increase awareness about climate change and sustainable living. Eco Arts' projects combine the cognitive power of science with the emotional power of art to get people to think about these issues. "We try to be to scientifically accurate and to have as many full-on collaborations as possible," says Kirn, who also edits the International Tap Association Newsletter. This is where local dancer/choreographer Michelle Ellsworth comes in. She is collaborating with climate change scientist Jason Neff on a piece called The Wheels of Blame, which will be performed in a...

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