Infinite Flow Dance on Tour: FREE Marin County Community Performance

Join us for an exciting family-friendly community performance by Infinite Flow Dance, an award-winning dance company based in Los Angeles that employs disabled and nondisabled dancers with diverse, intersectional identities with a mission to advance disability inclusion, one dance at a time.

Infinite Flow Dance is touring to to nine Marin County public schools Dec 9-13 for school assemblies. Wednesday, Dec 11, we will host a FREE community performance. This performance will be similar to a school assembly with an added Q&A at the end.

Like the school assemblies, this event will include dance performances, motivational speaking, accessbility talks, introduction to sign language, and lots of audience interaction.

ASL interpretation included.
State any access needs in the registration form.

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Time: 6:00-7:15pm (Doors Open: 5:45pm)

Address:
San Marin High School
Emily Gates Performing Arts Center
15 San Marin Dr, Novato, CA 94945

Schedule Breakdown:
5:45pm - Doors Open
6:00-7:00pm - Performance
7:00-7:15pm - Photos, Meet & Greet the Cast

Cost: FREE
Partners: This performance has been made possible with the generous support by
Dedication to Special Education
Marin County Office of Education
Schools Rule Marin

Contact For Event Questions:

Alicia Ncho-Oguie
[email protected]
415-328-7756

Contact for Infinite Flow Dance:
[email protected]

Infinite Flow Dance is an award-winning Los Angeles-based professional dance company that employs disabled and nondisabled dancers with diverse, intersectional identities. As a nonprofit, our mission is to advance disability inclusion, one dance at a time. Since 2015, Infinite Flow has performed over 200 times, from school assemblies to events at Apple, Microsoft, adidas, and Red Bull, and other high-profile corporations. Our dance videos have been viewed over 100 million times across social media, and our dancers have been featured on NBC Today, Good Morning America, PBS, Inside Edition, and other national and international media outlets. Infinite Flow was founded by Marisa Hamamoto, a stroke survivor and late-diagnosed Autistic. Marisa recently became the first professional dancer named People Magazine's “Women Changing the World.” Infinite Flow Dance is a robust social justice entity committed to radical inclusion, systems change, and producing transformational experiences. Infinite Flow Dance is available for performances, keynotes, panels, school assemblies, and accessibility & inclusion workshops, virtually and in person.

Cast Bios:

Marisa Hamamoto (She/Her):
Marisa Hamamoto is the first professional dancer named People Magazine “Women Changing the World.” A leading authority on disability inclusion and building a culture of belonging, Marisa was recently named LinkedIn Top Voice, and has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Today, Forbes, Fast Company, amongst other media outlets. As a sought-after international speaker and performing artist, Marisa has shared the stage with Tim Cook at Apple HQ’s Steve Jobs Theater, and her clients and partners include Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Red Bull, Deloitte, adidas, PayPal, Farmers Insurance, Kaiser Permanente, among other forward-thinking brands. Marisa is a spinal stroke survivor, a late-diagnosed Autistic, and a proud fourth-generation Japanese American. She is the founder of Infinite Flow Dance, an award-winning dance company and nonprofit that employs disabled and nondisabled dancers with diverse, intersectional identities, with a mission to advance disability inclusion, one dance at a time. Marisa is bilingual and bicultural. She completed her BA & MA from Keio University, Tokyo.

Mia Schaikewitz (She/Her):
At 15 years old, an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) ruptured in Mia’s spinal cord, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. With resilient determination and a positive attitude, Mia finished high school, then attended the University of Florida where she excelled socially and academically, becoming the first woman in a wheelchair at the school to rush and pledge a sorority and graduated with top honors in Media Production. After college, Mia moved to Los Angeles where she worked in the recording industry and later developed an award-winning career in graphic design and branding. In 2012, Mia became one of the stars of the hit TV show Push Girls on the Sundance Channel which inspires audiences internationally and won the Critic's Choice Award for “Best Reality Series” in 2013. In addition to her dynamic career pursuits, Mia is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and media. She maximizes her time public speaking, giving back to the community, and participating in multiple adaptive sports. Mia is a founding member of Infinite Flow. She is proud to be part of an organization that pushes for change and influences humanity.

Shaheem Sanchez (He/Him):
Shaheem Sanchez is a talented self-taught dancer who went deaf at the age of 4. Shaheem always loved to dance and wouldn't let his inability to hear the music change that. So, he taught himself how to detect the music's vibrations instead, letting the feeling drive his rhythm. He comes from a family of dancers, who call themselves “Family First Crew”. They competed in Family Dance Off in 2013 and placed second. Sanchez now lives in LA and is pursuing many opportunities in the dance industry. In addition to getting his personal story out to various mediums, he is working on a TV show and a movie. He is out to make a difference in the deaf community through his love of dance. Sanchez wants to demonstrate that regardless of their inability to hear, deaf people can do anything they desire. Most recently, Shaheem made his actor debut on the Oscar-winning film "Sound of Metal" and made a solo appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Shaheem has been dancing regularly with Infinite Flow since 2016.

Danny Gomez (He/Him)
Danny J. Gomez is from New Orleans, Louisiana, and identifies as a paraplegic male with a T-11 T-12 spinal cord injury from a 2016 mountain biking accident. A professional actor, Danny is best known for his roles in NCIS: Hawai’i, New Amsterdam, All Rise, and Martinez, Margaritas, and M**der. He is a two-time Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winner (I/0 and Check Mate) and received the Christopher Reeve Acting Scholarship in 2020. Most recently, he completed a successful Off-Broadway run in All of Me, which earned rave reviews. Before his accident, Danny danced mostly for fun, learning moves from his teen idols Justin Timberlake and Usher. Known for taking over the dance floor, he always wanted to learn choreography. Working with Infinite Flow has been exciting and challenging, helping him rebuild his confidence in dance by learning to incorporate his wheelchair into his unique style. Danny is also an ambassador for the Triumph Foundation, visiting newly injured individuals in hospitals and providing resources to help them lead productive lives. He actively advocates for greater representation of disabled actors in entertainment. Through Infinite Flow, Danny has embraced dance as a way to grow, connect, and express himself in new and creative ways.

Lionel Taplin (He/Him)
Lionel Taplin is a Michael Jackson impersonator and self-proclaimed Disney nerd from Los Angeles, California. He expresses himself in many different styles of dance, including ballet, tap, modern, ballroom, belly, African, and jazz, and is often compared to Lumiere from his favorite Disney movie Beauty and the Beast because of their similar charming personalities. While Lionel has a well-rounded dance background, he considers one of his achievements to be performing despite his learning disability and autism. He continuously pushes through obstacles he faces and works on it every day. Lionel first heard of Infinite Flow in 2017. His first performance with Infinite Flow was a flash mob at Venice Beach, and he was hooked ever since. Since then, he has worked with Infinite Flow on a number of projects, including a collaboration with Adidas. While Lionel continues to perform with other dance companies, he considers Infinite Flow to be his true dance family because of the welcoming environment that is free of judgment. He is also thankful for the experiences he has had with Infinite Flow so far as it includes milestones such as his first time working with a green screen. 

Host or Publisher Infinite Flow Dance