Alito Alessi is the Artistic Director of DanceAbility® International and co-founder of DanceAbility®. Alessi has been involved with the evolution of contemporary dance for the past 30 years, and is internationally known as a pioneering teacher, choreographer, and mentor. Although his work spans the field of dance, he specializes in working with diverse populations, utilizing tools from the study of improvisation and contact improvisation, the latter of which he was present during its development.

Significant teachers

Nancy Stark Smith, Andrew Harwood, Karen Nelson