7 things we are grateful For in 2022

2022 was by far Reaction’s best performing year yet from traveling to our first international dance residency in France to performing our school assembly at more schools in a single year: 2022 was a year to be grateful for thanks to you.

Yes many of these amazing opportunities were made possible by your donations and many of our audience recommending us to others for future opportunities.

Here is a list of the top 7 things we are grateful for this year.

1. Going to our first international dance residency in the South of France at the Moulin Belle. 

Not only were we given a place to explore our craft for two weeks in a lovely dance studio near cobblestone streets, we were given a home far away from NYC. We were treated like family: taking part in weekly authentic French dinners, working side by side in the garden, and sharing fun filled nights together. 

It was because of your donations last year through the 12 Days of Christmas that allowed us to pay for our rooms, and airfare.

2. The ability to pay our dancers to train in our January bootcamp.

 It takes countless hours to properly prepare our amazing dancers in all  five styles we do in our shows: Hip Hop, Dancehall, Kpop, Regeatton and Bollywood Hip Hop. We are dedicated to teaching both the history of these styles and their proper fundamental movements in order to represent dances of all these different cultures authentically. We spent weeks having a blast learning about each technique and getting to know one another while being paid to do what we love.

Thanks to your generous donations last year for the 12 Days of Christmas, we were able to give our dancers stipends for the hours spent training in these styles and pay for the space we used.

3. Opening our dance studio!

Studio J

 Last year this time, we had no idea that a studio hung in our future. But last January our director, Juliette found not only an apartment to live in, but one with a gigantic basement fit for dance rehearsals. It’s now become our home for everything Reaction: from weekly dance rehearsals, photoshoots, video shoots, and even performances we love in our new home.

Last spring we held a fundraiser to get some essential items to make our space dance ready. Thanks to you we were able to purchase the mirrors we now use every week

4. It had been a long time coming, but we were finally able to get some amazing Hip Hop dance uniforms.

We now have jerseys  that make us feel our best while performing at our shows and market our brand our way.

Donations were set aside from last year's Christmas fundraiser to make these uniforms possible.

5. Our admin team.

 Behind the scenes, we have some truly dedicated team players that make all our operations, marketing, and social media run smoothly. Without their help we wouldn’t have been able to achieve the success that we had this year including some of our new initiatives of traveling and dancing. 

  Your generous support from the 12 Days of Christmas last year helped us keep on our     team when our performances slowed down at the beginning of last year. 

6. Going to teach in Peru. 

It’s been our director's dream to travel and dance in faraway places. This year we broke through and made it happen.

7. This year we performed at the most school shows ever in a  given year! 

We were able to bring our program “The Globalization of Hip Hop” celebrating diversity through dance  even further than we have before traveling to New Jersey, Massachusetts, and even California! 

This year has been one to remember! Here’s to consistently pursuing ones dreams

We can’t wait to see what will happen in the new year.