About One World Dance™One World Dance™ is a global dance initiative and educational company founded by Ada Cacciatore in 2022. Its mission is to connect dancers from around the world and foster cultural exchange through the shared language of movement.
Rooted in the values of diversity, inclusion, and artistic excellence, One World Dance™ promotes cross-cultural understanding through high-level dance training and immersive experiences. Programming includes both in-person and online workshops, classes, and intensives for dancers of all ages and levels.
Through dynamic instruction, the One World Dance Program explores the cultural and historical significance of dance styles from across the globe. In addition to regular classes, OWD collaborates with private schools and community organizations, offering curriculum-aligned lesson plans, arts integration tools, and resources for global learning.
About the FounderAda Cacciatore is an Italian dance educator and choreographer with over a decade of experience in the U.S. dance industry. She began her professional training at the National Academy of Dance in Rome, where she earned her B.A. in Dance. She later studied in London at The Place, and continued her education at The Ailey School in New York City through the Independent Study Program.
Ada is a versatile artist trained in ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz. She has performed works by renowned choreographers including Donald Byrd, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Amaury Lebrun, Francesca Harper, Sidra Bell, Lakai Worrell, and Max Luna. Her international training includes intensives at Alonzo King LINES Ballet (San Francisco), Nederlands Dans Theater (Netherlands), and Random Dance Company (UK). She has also appeared in an American Ballet Theatre production as a supernumerary and is a proud ABT Certified Teacher.
In January 2023, Ada joined The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as a ballet instructor in the Junior Division.
She is a passionate educator dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and joyful learning environment where students feel empowered to express themselves. Ada believes in the power of creativity, discipline, and play as essential tools for growth in dance and in life.
With Ada’s leadership and international perspective, One World Dance™ is poised to become a leading voice in global dance education and cultural exchange.