MOVE|NYC| is making a difference in the world of dance by helping to mentor the next generation of black and brown artists. Co-founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell join Fox 5 TV to talk about the program’s impact.

Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell Are on a Mission to Mentor Dancers From Underserved Communities.

MOVE|NYC| Co-Founders and Young Professional Carlos Carreras on ABC News’ Tiempo, 2026

MOVE|NYC| Founders Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva featured on NY1 News.

The 2025 winners join a distinguished community of artists who are offered creative and professional development support throughout their careers.

MOVE|NYC| leadership Nigel Campbell, Chanel DaSilva, and Niya Nicholson named 2025 Nonprofit Power Players by PoliticsNY and amNewYork.

MOVE|NYC| performed at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Netflix’s Wednesday float and with performance by Bishop Briggs.

MOVE|NYC| Co-Founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell and Executive Director Niya Nicholson proudly announce the 17-members of the Class of 2025 Young Professionals Program.

Move | NYC is a non-profit arts organization focused on shaping the next generation of dance artists, by providing tuition-free artistic training, mentorship, professional development and essential resources for career advancement. Since their first full graduating class nine years ago, 100% of Move | NYC graduates have been accepted to the nation’s top colleges and dance conservatories. Our guests are Co-Founder Nigel Campbell and Executive Director Niya Nicholson.

Founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell announce the 10th Anniversary 2024-2025 Season of MOVE|NYC|.

MOVE|NYC| Co-Founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell and Executive Director Niya Nicholson have announced that the MOVE|NYC| 2026 Dreams Fulfilled Gala Celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 10.

MOVE|NYC| performed at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Netflix’s Wednesday float and with performance by Bishop Briggs.

MOVE|NYC| hosts its 2026 Dreams Fulfilled Gala Celebration. MOVE|NYC| 2026 Global Impact Honoree is Debbie Allen and Philanthropic Leadership Honoree is Bethany & Euan Menzies and The Ready Foundation.

Waverly Fredericks was on the verge of quitting dance when Chanel DaSilva invited the LaGuardia Performing Arts High School freshman to audition for the inaugural cohort of Young Professionals. Standing 6-foot-2, he’d been told that he looked too awkward and was “too big” to be a dancer.

MOVE|NYC| Co-Founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell and Executive Director Niya Nicholson announce that MOVE|NYC| Young Professionals Program Dancer, Carlos Carreras from the Bronx, will receive the 4th Annual Darius Barnes Award of Excellence.

Excitedly, our organization is the inaugural recipient of the National Dance Education Organization's 2024 Outstanding Dance Organization Award.

Co-Founders Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva talk with 106.7 LITE FM Radio Station.

Nigel Campbell wants to let you in on a secret: College is finishing school. “You’re meeting the people you’ll know for the rest of your artistic life,” explains the co-director of the Gibney Dance Company. “You never know if the person next to you at the barre will be the next director of a big company.”

Co-Founders Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva nominated for the Who is Making History in 2021 GMA Inspiration List

MOVE|NYC| Young Professional Blu Furutate selected as Dance Spirit Magazine’s March 2021 Cover Model!

MOVE|NYC| is a New York City-based arts and social justice non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate greater diversity and equity within the dance profession and beyond.

When they first met at age 10 in rehearsals for a church dance pageant, Nigel Campbell was the pudgy newcomer and Chanel DaSilva the experienced star. When he was teased, she became his ally and encouraged him to join her afterschool dance class. It was the start of a beautiful friendship.

MOVE|NYC| Young Professional Nyoka Wotorson selected as Dance Spirit Magazine’s April 2020 Cover Model!

MOVE|NYC| has commissioned an exciting roster of diverse creators to premiere six new works during its summer season.

MOVE|NYC| Young Professional Omarion Burke selected as Dance Spirit Magazine’s December 2021 Cover Model!