The mission Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts (EMIA), a subsidiary of the not-for-profit Diversity of Dance, Inc., is to provide an environment where student artists from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds can achieve the highest levels of excellence through positive collaborations with teachers and peers. The mission is achieved through its summer intensive, residencies, workshops, and its Workforce program. EMIA's teachers and staff insure that every student is welcomed and celebrated in a non-competitive environment. The institute strives to build a community of dance which enables each student to connect both technically and spiritually with their own art and individuality, one where they can feel safe to learn and grow in preparation for the challenges that lie ahead for them in the world of dance, the workplace, and life.

• Diversity of Dance, Inc. was founded by Fredrick Earl Mosley in 1996 as a professional dance and teaching company and became a not-for-profit501(c)(3) in 1998
• Mr. Mosley created its subsidiary, Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts (EMIA) in 2005
• Provides teaching residencies and workshops across the country and abroad
• Operates a student-led dance company in Waterbury, CT Workforce Investment Act program: Life Dance Company - A Vision Reborn
• Conducts a summer dance intensive in Kent, Connecticut

• EMIA's stellar line-up of internationally-known residential artists provide students with the highest technical training and personal support
• Students are encouraged to learn from one another creating a global community of dancers who have the opportunity to experience and share the traditions and the arts of many cultures
• EMIA celebrates diversity: ethnic, socio-economic, geographic, and physical
• Over 90% of its students receive partial or full scholarships
• EMIA seeks gender balance, averaging 33% male dancers annually
• Students have represented over 16 states and 11 foreign countries
• The day and residential program is offered to students ages 13 and above
• The program consists of two two-week sessions held at The Marvelwood School, Kent, CT
• Dancers take Technique classes in ballet, modern, African, tap, hip-hop, theatre jazz, composition and Yoga
• Special workshops are offered by guest artists
• Workshops are provided covering wellness and nutrition, college prep, the business of dance, theatre talks, body conditioning and many more
• During each session students research the pioneers of dance in the interdisciplinary program: Movement That Lights the Soul presenting their findings in a performance each session
• Students attend Repertory classes and rehearsals for weekly performances for peers, families and the community
• Students are encouraged to participate in the two student choreography concerts
• EMIA provides free outdoor dance concerts for the local community

• Life Dance Company- A Vision Reborn (LDC) is a Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB program in Waterbury, CT
• The program serves high schools students focusing on academic, workplace and life skills
• Once students join the program, they remain until graduation
• Students meet twice weekly after school throughout the school year increasing dance skills, learning the business of dance, and increasing academic achievement through direct support and tutoring
• The NRWIB provides additional workshops on workplace and job skills
• The company attends EMIA's summer intensive for four weeks with an extra week in the summer for academic tutoring
• Students perform throughout the year during the summer intensive and at community service events in the region
• LDC participated in a mentoring program offering training and personal interaction with elementary and middle school students
• Students receive support and guidance in applying and entering college
• Once they have graduated, they receive continued support while in college or advanced technical training

Fredrick Earl Mosley, choreographer, teacher and dancer is the founder and artistic director of Diversity of Dance, Inc. In 1998, DoD became a not-for-profit organization concentrating on dance education. The major focus of the organization is Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts (EMIA) which offers residencies and workshops, and conducts a summer intensive at The Marvelwood School in Kent, CT. Born in Raleigh, NC, Mr. Mosley began his dance training at the North Carolina School of the Arts. After relocating to New York City, he trained at the Ailey School and Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. Soon his professional performing experience grew to include the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (Ailey II), Gus Soloman's Dance and Ron Brown's Evidence Dance Inc. Mr. Mosley's choreographic credits include such established companies as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Dallas Black Theater, American Dance Theater Studio Company Edge Works Dance Theater. He received praise from New York Post critic Clive Barnes and New York Times critic Anna Kisselgoff for his work "Days Past, Not Forgotten" premiered in Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's City Center 1997 season. New York Times critic Jennifer Dunning called his 2000 premier of "Lil' This, Lil' That" "an evening of crackling imagination, hilarity and terrific performing." Mr. Mosley was laughed to national acclaim for his world premier ballet- "Saddle Up!" set on The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2007 City Center Season, NY, New York! New York Sun Dance Critic Joel Lobenthal writes:" It's usually to the audience's benefit that Mosley lets his imagination run where it pleases."

During Mr. Mosley's performing career a passion for teaching was born. His giving spirit led him to guest teach at some of the most noted conservatories and institutions of higher learning in the United States and abroad, among them University of Oklahoma; University of Kansas City, Missouri; Wesleyan University; S.U.N.Y. at Purchase; Interlochen Center for the Arts; Virginia Commonwealth University; Alvin Ailey/Fordham University; Long Island University, Brooklyn; Ohio University; Santa Fe Community College; Yale University; and New York University; Tokyo School of Music in Japan; and the Sadler Wells Theater Senior Citizen Ensemble in London. Mr. Mosley's greatest love is to work with teenagers. He was named Teacher of the Year by Dance Teacher magazine in 2005. In addition to teaching engagements across the country, he has worked with students in Connecticut for the past ten years. He is the artistic director of the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment program, Life Dance Company - A Vision Reborn, a student-led dance company in Waterbury, CT.

EMIA is honored to be generously sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts; The Connecticut Department of Education in collaboration with Education Connection; the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board; and local individuals.To add YOUR support please check out our Support Us page.

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