About us
Ayalis in Motion (AyalisIM) is committed to empower individuals and strengthen diverse communities through the art of movement. We aim to inspire, and engage people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, both in their own communities and in our studio space. By inviting people in our world, they experience and discover the joy of movement. Our wide range of partnerships with after school programs, health centers, and local arts institutions allows us to share quality dance experiences with the New York community as well as internationally.
AyalisIM aspires to push the limits of contemporary dance technique, inspiring audiences with its movement-based holistic experiences and startling unpredictability. The Company is dedicated to providing provocative, visually arresting and musically stimulating performances for diverse audiences of all ages.
Multi-sensory works spring from collaborations with composers, visual artists, architects, fashion designers, and light designers. Our dancers are lifelong learners chosen for their sharp adaptability, dancing prowess, and creative vision.
Director Ayako Takahashi, is dedicated to community outreach as she believes that dance is a healing force as well as a way to connect with people. The past years, she visited diverse communities to provide dance/movement therapy in many regions such as Haiti, Palestinian District, listed a few. She also produced the shows and all proceeds went to Dance for PD® (Parkinson’s Disease), and another show for Doctors without Borders (MSF).
AyalisIM aspires to push the limits of contemporary dance technique, inspiring audiences with its movement-based holistic experiences and startling unpredictability. The Company is dedicated to providing provocative, visually arresting and musically stimulating performances for diverse audiences of all ages.
Multi-sensory works spring from collaborations with composers, visual artists, architects, fashion designers, and light designers. Our dancers are lifelong learners chosen for their sharp adaptability, dancing prowess, and creative vision.
Director Ayako Takahashi, is dedicated to community outreach as she believes that dance is a healing force as well as a way to connect with people. The past years, she visited diverse communities to provide dance/movement therapy in many regions such as Haiti, Palestinian District, listed a few. She also produced the shows and all proceeds went to Dance for PD® (Parkinson’s Disease), and another show for Doctors without Borders (MSF).
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Ayako Takahashi is a movement based artist, originally from Kanagawa, Japan. She has presented many works nationally and internationally; Boston Contemporary Dance Festival (USA), Reykjavik Dance Festival (Iceland), Seoul International Dance Festival (Korea), Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Nitzotzot (Israel) listed a few. Currently working/dancing with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston resident choreographer/artists (Boston), Mari Natsuki Terroir (Japan), The Next Stage Project, and AZOTH Dance Theatre (France) besides Ayalis in Motion.
Ms. Takahashi is also holding BS in Human Science/Psychology from Keio University, and MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from Lesley University, and working as R-DMT (Registered Dance/Movement Therapist) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and also happy to contribute her work to Doctors without Borders (MSF). She is dedicated to community outreach as she believes that dance is a healing force as well as a way to connect with people. The past years, she visited diverse communities to provide dance/movement therapy in many regions such as Haiti, Palestinian District, listed a few. She also produced the shows and all proceeds went to Dance for PD® (Parkinson’s Disease), and another show for Doctors without Borders (MSF).
Ms. Takahashi is also holding BS in Human Science/Psychology from Keio University, and MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from Lesley University, and working as R-DMT (Registered Dance/Movement Therapist) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and also happy to contribute her work to Doctors without Borders (MSF). She is dedicated to community outreach as she believes that dance is a healing force as well as a way to connect with people. The past years, she visited diverse communities to provide dance/movement therapy in many regions such as Haiti, Palestinian District, listed a few. She also produced the shows and all proceeds went to Dance for PD® (Parkinson’s Disease), and another show for Doctors without Borders (MSF).
Assistant Director/Dancer
Jill Pajer, raised just outside NYC, began her training at Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. She continued on to study at SUNY Purchase where she received her BFA in Dance. Over the course of her training, she has been given the opportunity to perform works of Lar Lubovitch, Robert Battle, Bill T. Jones, Doug Varone, Lucca Signoretti and alex|xan Median Movement. She is currently the choreographic assistant and rehearsal director for Megan Basom and Dancers. In addition, she is currently dancing for Nadine Bommer Dance Company and Inclined Dance Project.
Dancer
Michelle Bay is from Brooklyn, NY. She studied dance at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts where she performed works by Zvi Gotheiner and Joey Smith. She then graduated from SUNY Purchase's Conservatory of Dance with a BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Psychology. At Purchase, she performed works by Jacqulyn Buglisi, Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Shannon Gillen, Sarah Mettin, and Claire Porter. She is currently dancing with Azoth Dance Theatre and has been dancing with Ayalis in Motion for the past year. Michelle is also a certified Pilates instructor and is a dance teacher for young children.
Dancer
Nicole Stapleton is from Westchester, New York where she began dancing at the age of eight. At the age of fifteen, Nicole began training in New York City at SLK Ballet School under the artistic direction of Sara Knight. After graduating from SLK Ballet in June of 2017, she joined the Nadine Bommer Dance Company Trainee Program, and joined JKing Dance Company in March of 2018. Nicole is thrilled to be dancing with Ayako Takahashi | Ayalis in Motion! Nicole is also pursing a bachelor's degree at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, studying the intersection of gender and storytelling.
Dancer
Anna Gichan is a B.F.A Dance Graduate from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University and a 200 hour Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher from OM Factory. In school she performed pieces by Bereishit Dance Company, Brian Brooks, Randy James and Paul Ocampo. Anna spent a year studying at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Israel. There she performed works by Ohad Naharin, Noa Wertheim, Noa Zuk, Dana Ruttenberg and Aya Israeli.
Upon graduation she has performed works by Mignolo Dance Company, Adriana Santoro and Artist, Moe-tion Dance Theatre, as well as danced at the Parsons Fashion Gala with Lindsey Dieters 'Proximities'. |
Company Manager
Ayaka Kamei is currently dancing with the Metropolitan Opera, MorDance and Ayalis in Motion. She is a recipient of the Regional Cultural Award from Ehime Cultural Association in 2017. She graduated from Northern Ballet School in England as well as SUNY Purchase, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a President Award for Achievement in the Conservatory of Dance. She has danced with many companies including New York Theatre Ballet and Azoth Dance Theatre and performed works by choreographers such as Balanchine, Cunningham, Tudor, Roy Assaf, Aszure Barton, John Heginbotham, Jessica Lang, Austin McCormick, Alexei Ratmansky, and many more.
Dancer
Mizuho Kappa is from Japan and started her dance training at the age of 3. She attended Hans Meister Summer Ballet Course and learned the Vaganova Method. She worked with La Danse Compagnie Kaleidoscope directed by Kazuyuki Futami and also performed works by Miho Ryu, Jonathan Huor, Jorge Vasquez, Ryu Suzuki and many others.
In 2018, she moved to New York and started training at the Peridance Capezio Center with scholarship. In NY, she worked with Dances Of Vice, Open Source Gallery, citizenM Hotel and performed works by Igal Perry, Vivake Khamsingsavath, John Gutierrez, Beth Graczyk, Shuntaro Yoshida and more. Guest Artists:
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