On Sept. 4, Dance Initiative visited the Navajo Nation in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of the Navajo Nation to bring breakdancing classes to the youth of the reservation during the Navajo Nation Fair. Made possible by Johier Begay, a Dance Initiative instructor, and Executive Director Joan Dizon, the collaboration attracted a […]
Joan Dizon
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Joan Dizon steps up as Dance Initiative’s executive director
Earlier this summer, Dance Initiative announced the hiring of its new executive director, Joan Dizon. A second-generation Filipino immigrant, mother of three, professional dancer and real estate investor, Dizon is excited, honored and humbled to assume the position. She and her family lived in the Philippines before moving to the Valley a little over three […]