Roxann Morgan Rowley – Next Reflex Dance Collective

Next Reflex Dance Collective was founded by Roxann Morgan Rowley and Erika Surma in 2007. An award winning modern dance company based in Northern Virginia, NRDC has been presented throughout the region by multiple venues and festivals including The DC Dance Festival, The Charlotte Dance Festival, The DUMBO Dance Festival, The Cool NY Dance Festival, The Goose Route Dance Festival, The Howard Community Festival, Mason/Rhynes Productions “Late Night Series”, The Carter Barron Amphitheater, The Workhouse Arts Center, The American Dance Institute, Dance Place, The Harman Center for the Arts, The 2010 Metro DC Dance Awards, The National Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, among others. NRDC has received support from the Puffin Foundation, the Arts Council of the Valley, the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Arts Council of Fairfax County. NRDC’s en Route! A Touring Dance Project was established in 2007 with the purpose of bringing together diverse artists from various communities to broaden the awareness of dance performance in select cities and to provide touring opportunities for independent artists and small companies. In 2009, NRDC was the proud recipient of the Metro DC Dance Awards’ “Founders Award” for innovation in dance and was a finalist in multiple award categories.intimatewindow2