One step at a time. Agnes McConlogue Ferro and Kay Gayner are working to change the definition of "dancer."

"Everyone can dance - if you can blink your eyes, you can dance. And in some ways, the world maybe doesn't quite see it that way yet, but they should," Gayner said.

Gayner and McConlogue Ferro both have backgrounds in dance - Gayner is a dancer and actress and McConlogue Ferro is a physical therapist who once performed with The Rockettes.

In the hopes  of sharing their love of the artform with anyone who wanted to learn, the duo created the "DREAM Project", an inclusive dance program for children with physical and cognitive disabilities.

They launched the program five years ago with the Harlem-based non-profit the "National Dance Institute".

Twice a year, "DREAM" runs week-long peer-to-peer workshops. Children with disabilities are paired with other students without disabilities.

With teamwork and a little bit of creativity, every child is able to find their place on the dance floor.

"Everybody is of equal importance and we want everybody to excel to their own level of challenge but I have to say time after time, DREAM after DREAM, I am completely blow away by the children - I get choked up just thinking about it," McConlogue Ferro said.

With every new dance move comes new opportunities for friendship, confidence, and acceptance.

"Even though I'm in a wheelchair, I can dance. I've gotten pretty good at dancing because I've been doing it for a while. And it's a really great thing that dance companies include people like me and I don't think I am any different than any other person dancing," said Greta Baier, a dancer.

Celebrating similarities over differences – and expanding horizons – is what it’s all about for McConlogue Ferro and Gayner.

"The challenge of doing something that could open up a whole new world for all of us, and for children, is thrilling, creatively and artistically. But the human-to-human connection, there is just nothing like it. It's beyond fun. It's joy. Snd there is no place I'd rather be," Gayner said.

So, for choreographing inclusivity, exploration, and joy, Agnes McConlogue Ferro and Kay Gayner are our New Yorkers of the Week.