Supporting artists. Creating movement. Connecting community.
Photo by Zoltan Suhay - FOCUS (Spring 2025)
Salsa Classes - The Art of Salsa Dance (Fall 2025)
Photo by Zoltan Suhay - in the fold (Spring 2025)
Mission Statement
Kenia Rosete Dance supports the creation and presentation of movement-based work while fostering community connection and expanding access to dance in the NJ/NY region.
Areas of Work
Kenia Rosete Dance operates through three interconnected areas of activity:
Creation — Original Choreography
Kenia Rosete Dance develops and presents original choreographic works created by Kenia Rosete.
Examples include:
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Presentation — Artist Platform
FOCUS Innovative Choreography Series
A curated performance platform presented by Kenia Rosete Dance in collaboration with Art House Productions, featuring emerging and established choreographers from the NJ/NY region in thoughtfully assembled shared evenings of movement-based work.
Community Engagement
The Art of Salsa Dance
A community dance initiative offering accessible partner dance programming that introduces social dance practices to new audiences. The program creates welcoming spaces for learning, connection, and cultural exchange through dance.
Photo by Lisa Hibbert - in the fold (Nov 2024)
Core Values
• Embodied Awareness
We foster awareness through movement practices that invite people to reconnect with their bodies and with one another.
• Cultural Context
Our work draws from social and contemporary dance traditions while honoring the cultural and historical contexts that shape them.
• Artist Support
We create opportunities for artists to develop and share new work through collaborative processes and curated platforms.
• Community Connection
We use dance as a means of bringing people together across backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
• Access to Movement
We believe dance should be accessible to a broad public as both artistic expression and cultural practice.
About the organization
Kenia Rosete Dance is an artist-led platform dedicated to the creation, presentation, and sharing of movement-based work in the NJ/NY region. Through original choreographic productions, curated performance platforms, and community dance programs, the organization supports artists while expanding access to dance for diverse audiences.
Led by Artistic Director Kenia C. Rosete—a Mexican-American dancer, choreographer, educator, and performance producer—the work draws from her roots in the borderlands of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California to create moments of connection across distance. The organization operates bi-coastally, with activity centered in the Jersey City/New York City region and connections to Southern California.
Kenia Rosete Dance develops collaborative choreographic work grounded in both social and contemporary dance practices. The artistic work explores proximity, touch, and relational movement as ways of reflecting on migration, identity, and human connection.
Artistic Vision
The choreographic work of Kenia Rosete draws from her Mexican-American upbringing in the borderlands of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California. These lived experiences inform an ongoing exploration of proximity, distance, and human connection.
Working collaboratively with dancers and artists, Rosete develops movement grounded in both social and contemporary dance practices.
The work explores proximity, touch, and relational movement as embodied reflections on migration, identity, and belonging.
Through these physical encounters, the choreography seeks to create moments of connection across distance—bringing performers and audiences into shared spaces of awareness, empathy, and presence.
Artistic Background
Kenia Rosete Dance brings social and contemporary dance forms to life through teaching, production, and live performance. The organization regularly collaborates with artists and cultural spaces throughout the region.
Work has been presented at venues including The Mayan (CA), Café Sevilla (CA), La Nacional (NY), SMUSH Gallery (NJ), Arts On Site (NY), IMUR Gallery (NJ), and Art House Productions (NJ).
Kenia Rosete Dance is a three-time recipient of the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund grant. The organization has participated in the Monira Foundation residency program and the SMUSH Dance Fellowship. Kenia C. Rosete was a 2025 Choreography Finalist from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Artistic Director Statement
Kenia C. Rosete is a Mexican-American dancer, choreographer, educator, and performance producer whose work bridges social and contemporary dance practices. Raised in the borderlands of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California, her artistic practice explores proximity, touch, and relational movement as reflections on migration, identity, and belonging.
Through choreographic works, artist platforms, and community dance programs, Rosete creates spaces where artists and audiences can encounter movement as a form of connection, cultural exchange, and shared experience.
Photo by Zoltan Suhay - FOCUS-group improvisation (Feb 2026)
Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion
Nondiscrimination Statement
Kenia Rosete Dance does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, language, immigration status, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or socioeconomic background in its hiring practices, partnerships, collaborations, or programming. We are committed to providing equitable access to artistic and educational opportunities for all members of the community.
Commitment
Kenia Rosete Dance is a small, artist-led dance organization dedicated to creating, presenting, and teaching culturally grounded movement experiences. Through choreography, artist platforms, and community-based programs—including The Art of Salsa Dance and the FOCUS Innovative Choreography Series—the organization works to expand equitable access to dance as both artistic expression and cultural practice.
We recognize that diversity, equity, access, and inclusion are ongoing practices requiring reflection, structural awareness, and intentional action.
