Virtual Event Featuring Mia Schaikewitz - Mini Dance Class: Tell Your Story + Podcast Recording
Join us Thurs Oct 8 for a fun and casual virtual event, highlighting Infinite Flow Dance Company Artist Mia Schaikewitz (She/Her).
Agenda:
Mini Dance Class led by Mia Schaikewitz. Theme: Tell Your Story (20-25 min)
Live Podcast Recording. Mia will be interviewed by Marisa Hamamoto, Founder, CEO, Artistic Director, Infinite Flow Dance (25-30 min)
Q&A with Mia and Marisa + Community Hangout (Rest of the Time)
No dance experience needed.
We welcome disabled and nondisabled movers of all levels and experiences.
Deadline to request access accommodations: Oct 5, 12pm PST.
Inquiries: Info@InfiniteFlowDance.org
Mia Schaikewitz (She/Her)
Founding Member, Company Artist
Infinite Flow Dance
After a spinal cord arteriovenous malformation (AVM) left her paralyzed from the waist down as a teenager, Mia Schaikewitz has become an internationally recognized disability advocate, actor, speaker, and creative. She rose to prominence as one of the stars of the Critics Choice Award-winning reality series Push Girls and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and more. Mia is also a founding company artist of Infinite Flow Dance, where she has helped shape our organization since the very beginning. Today, she continues to champion disability representation and accessibility through the arts, media, and her work as an aspiring American Sign Language interpreter.
Marisa Hamamoto (She/Her)
Founder, CEO, Artistic Director
Infinite Flow Dance
Marisa Hamamoto is the 1st professional dancer named People Magazine “Women Changing the World.” A leading authority on mental wellness, disability inclusion, Asian American experience, building a culture of belonging, and changemaking, Marisa is a LinkedIn Top Voice and has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Today, and Forbes, among other media outlets. As a sought-after international speaker, performing artist, and creative director, Marisa has been a speaker at the United Nations, shared the stage with Tim Cook at Apple HQ, 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, 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, and is an Honorary Member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Marisa is a two-time Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Finalist: 2025 (Killed It) and 2026 (Before I Die). She is dedicated to creating transformative experiences that expand how people see, feel, connect, and imagine what’s possible.