next level fusion
Include | Empower | Celebrate | COMMUNITY | Dance
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Next Level Fusion
Include
Empower
Celebrate
Next Level Fusion is more than just a dance team. We are a community, a movement. We perform, we connect, we challenge. We work hard and play hard. We take board games almost as seriously as we take queer liberation.
Founded and directed by Tina Cavicchio in 2019, Next Level Fusion seeks to include, empower, and celebrate through dance. Our shows welcome people of all dance abilities, from absolute beginners to professional dancers. We combine bachata, salsa, hip hop, waacking, commercial jazz, and more into moving performances.
Based in Boston, MA, we work to:
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broaden inclusion, access, and safety for the queer / trans / LGBTQIA+ community
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expand inclusive language
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unlock creativity and grow as dancers through many styles of dance, including Afro-Latin dance, bachata, salsa, hip hop, waacking, commercial jazz, and more
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celebrate diverse identities
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emphasize consent and connection in the social Latin dance scene
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promote gratitude and love for bodies
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honor the historical roots of dance
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host events that feel welcoming, inclusive, and safe for queer and trans people, and
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create communities of care, connection, empowerment, and joy
TInA CAVICCHIO
Director & founder
Tina Cavicchio (they / she) is the founder and director of Next Level Fusion Dance collective (Boston, MA), est. 2019.
Tina has trained in a wide variety of dance styles, including Afro-latin dance, street dance, and codified dance techniques.
As a queer lead, follow, switch, and solo dancer, they are internationally renowned for social dancing, effective and empowering teaching methodology, creative fusion choreography, and inspirational story telling through dance.
Tina's is a major advocate for inclusivity, empowerment, and creative expression. Tina's goal as a teacher is to continue to make the Boston dance community more inclusive, empowering, celebratory, and safe. She challenges her students to overcome limitations, realize their full potential as dancers, and feel empowered as their unique and whole selves. The Next Level Fusion Dance collective carries out this mission both within the team and through community-wide events, workshops, and performances.
