The Movement Foundation agency

In 2003 Mike had the vision to create a company that would focus on the importance of music and dance as one unit. In that vision, The Movement Foundation was born. Originally a performance-based dance agency that featured new up and coming artists from various artistic and visual arts background. In Addition, TMF also implements a structured DNA of combining three primary elements Music, Dance, and Color. Due to the success of the agency, Mike was then able to launch two conceptual dance projects which would be the visual voice of TMF, Starting with the first project The Group TMF and soon after The Rhythm Conclave.

 

Music Theory(DANCE)MTD.

Mike soon began to approach furthering his knowledge of dance and music by combining various elements of historically structured dance art-forms and various types of music to the house dance art-form he learned and experienced over the course of his dance career. After a collaborative tour and program project with Brian "Footwork" Green in 2008 called "Music Theory Relating to Dance", Mike was then inspired to create a curriculum based dance program on the same concept principals. In 2009 "Music Theory(DANCE)MTD" was born. An 8-month curriculum dance course designed to fully develop the body as a musical instrument, enabling the dancer to fully understand and express themselves instinctually through improvised movements. In a short time, the program became successful and worldly recognized by dancers and dance teachers alike from various genres for its non-conventional format in fusing together and expressing the two elements of music and dance.

 

TMF Social Network

In 2009 The Movement Foundation social network was launched. This Society and Culture Network based website was inspired on the premise to create a place for urban dance styles, music, and art/design culture. In addition to following along the guidelines of five principal brand values which are Learn, Teach, Educate, Communicate, and Cultivate. It would also serve as the home where all TMF events are promoted.

 

TMF non-for Profit

On February 21, 2012, The Movement Foundation non-for Profit was established, an organization that teaches inner-city children and young adults the fundamentals of Music and dance through the proper observation of Music Dance and Color. Our motto “What is Your Movement” strengthens the consistent growth to fulfill a long-term goal to build a conservatory of learning implementing both TMF’s DNA and its five core brand values.

 

TMF Conservatory

TMF’s overall goal is to create a conservatory school of learning that focuses on the importance of music and dance education. The Movement Foundation’s dedicated purpose is to provide a place and opportunity for both children and young adults to exercise both their mental and physical ability through proper emotional, social, physical and academic development. Through various curriculums oriented dance and music programs. These programs include learning to dance various art-forms, the art of music- making, in addition, learning to play various musical instruments. TMF conservatory will serve as a place of cultivation, creating an atmosphere which enhances the potential attributes of a young person’s life through the proper observation of music, dance, and color which is the DNA of TMF.