Next Reflex Dance Collective is a modern dance company based in Northern Virginia. Artistic Directors Roxann Morgan Rowley and Erika Surma center the collective around collaboration and providing a venue for more artistic voices in the Metro DC dance community. Since 2006, 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 Goose Route Dance Festival , The DC Improvisation Festival, Jane Franklin’s Dance Sampler, Mason/Rhynes Productions "Late Night Series", The American Dance Institute, The Harman Center for the Arts, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. NRDC has received support from the Puffin Foundation, the Arts Council of the Valley, the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. NRDC's educational programs are designed for all populations including public and private schools, community centers and universities. In 2009, NRDC was the proud recipient of the Metro DC Dance Awards Founders Award for innovation in dance.

Our Mission

It is NRDC's mission to create dance collaboratively with artists of all disciplines and to support the creation of experimental dance work. We believe that the sharing of ideas facilitates creativity on many levels while also reaching a broader audience. As a unit, we are committed to creating new work which challenges ideas and broadens our perceptions, while also encouraging experimentation at the highest level. We are devoted to being a part of our dance community's growth by supporting dance artists through inclusion in specific performance and outreach programs. NRDC generates opportunities to reach into the community through performances, residencies, workshops, and lecture demonstrations geared towards all ages and experience levels. Each NRDC collaborator brings a new community of not only audience but also outreach to our collective.