About us
We provide meaningful programming that brings people together to activate an authentic sense of place.
KineoLab is a nonprofit organization dedicated to dance, kinetic exploration, and community. We strive to foster inclusive, collaborative communities where individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can engage in dance and movement. Through our work, we seek to address conflict within communities by providing sustainable, movement-based solutions that promote healing and growth. We also offer community-based workshops, performances, and spaces that encourage critical dialogue and self-expression. By creating opportunities for artistic exploration, we amplify the voices of those who are often unheard, making dance a powerful tool for social change.
Our team
Meet the rockstars that make KineoLab possible!
Curtis Stedge
Co-founder
Executive Artistic Director
Whitney Denesha
Co-founder
Director of Community
Nanako Horikawa Mandrino
Associate Artistic Director
Our programs
KineoLab’s programs center dance education, research, performance, and community.
Education
Dance +
Movement Classes
At KineoLab, we offer foundational training in movement to students age 3-13, and adult classes for the complete beginner to the advanced complex mover, in Rochester, NY. Pairing teacher-directed learning with student-centered learning, we provide a well balanced program that trains students to master their movement, expand their creative/artistic expression, stay fit, and most importantly have fun.
community
Community Residencies
We offer a variety of high-quality, customizable, community residency programs throughout the FingerLakes region, including: school day residencies, after-school programs, healthy aging residencies, and professional development workshops.
research
KineoLab ADK
KineoLab ADK is a year round, dance/movement-based, retreat center located in the “base camp of the Adirondacks”, Old Forge, NY. We host a variety of workshops, intensives, artist residencies, and other events throughout the year.
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit”
— Aristotle
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