About
Dance and Wellness
We help organizations provide equitable, accessible opportunities for community members to participate in the performing arts, improving mental & emotional health through community connectedness.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy the physical, emotional, and relational benefits of dance.
Because dance addresses multiple levels of life (self awareness, connection, and community), it is wonderful for your community to experience dance for fun or sparking the desire to seek dance as a profession.
Social and Emotional Wellness
Equity and Access Through the Arts!
Inclusion is facilitated through the arts by creating entry and advancement points for people of all ages and ability levels to experience wellness through the arts: connection, release of chemicals that contribute to pain and stress relief, exercise, and opportunities to perform.
There are mental, physical, and emotional health benefits that people of all ages can experience through the arts.
Callie’s Background
Callie Rich Neal has always loved the arts and enjoyed all aspects of the performing arts: singing, dancing, acting and producing. While the stage still lights her up, creating opportunities for others to experience the arts at all levels is a priority to Callie.
When she had the opportunity to open a dance studio, her son guided her in knowing the only logical name for the business was Jo Jo’s, paying homage to her nickname as a hopeful, excited girl who wanted a career in the performing arts.
Following her heart of helping others, Callie is always finding innovative ways to open the doors for anyone to partake in the arts from whatever angle they decide: as a performer, instructor, or a community member looking to have some fun! Her focus in experimental choreography at UCR has provided her with the skills to create connection and community in any environment.
Winning a Fulbright to study dance in Colombia solidified in Callie’s mind and heart, the importance of equity and access through the arts and her desire to build upon programs she has previously created and been recognized for in the community and internationally. As Callie’s mantra of encouragement says, “Let’s Get Movin’!”
Callie Rich Neal has always loved the arts and enjoyed all aspects of the performing arts: singing, dancing, acting and producing. While the stage still lights her up, creating opportunities for others to experience the arts at all levels is a priority to Callie.
When she had the opportunity to open a dance studio, her son guided her in knowing the only logical name for the business was Jo Jo’s, paying homage to her nickname as a hopeful, excited girl who wanted a career in the performing arts.
Following her heart of helping others, Callie is always finding innovative ways to open the doors for anyone to partake in the arts from whatever angle they decide: as a performer, instructor, or a community member looking to have some fun! Her focus in experimental choreography at UCR has provided her with the skills to create connection and community in any environment.
Winning a Fulbright to study dance in Colombia solidified in Callie’s mind and heart, the importance of equity and access through the arts and her desire to build upon programs she has previously created and been recognized for in the community and internationally. As Callie’s mantra of encouragement says, “Let’s Get Movin’!”