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Toni Smith, 2013-2014

Capital Region Dance Season Calendar

July 22, 2015 Curt

Year: 2013-2014
DaanceForce Member: Toni Smith
Community Partners: 20 regional dance presenters, colleges and dance companies; Dance Alliance (Ballston Spa NY); Kim Engel
Audience: 2,500
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady Continue reading Capital Region Dance Season Calendar →

Paz Tanjuaquio, 2013-2014

Dance In-Focus

July 22, 2015 Curt
Paz Tanjauquio in Topaz Arts studio
Paz Tanjauquio in Topaz Arts studio

Year: 2013-2104
DanceForce Member: Paz Tanjuaquio
Artists: Souleymane Badolo, Molissa Fenley, Sylvain Geunot, Hsiao-Ting Hsieh, Hsiao-Wei Hsieh, Whitney V. Hunter
Community Partners: Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Audience: 800
County: Queens
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Nancy Long, 2013-2014

Doug Varone and Dancers

July 22, 2015 Curt
Daniel Charon of Doug Varone and Dancers. Photo by Phil Knott
Daniel Charon of Doug Varone and Dancers.
Photo by Phil Knott

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Nancy Long
Artists: Doug Varone and Dancers
Community Partners: Hamilton College, Mohawk Valley Dance Partnership, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Audience: 945
County: Oneida
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Jim Self, 2013-2014

Dreams to Life: Community Hopes, Dreams and Aspirations Realized

July 22, 2015 Curt
Rik Daniels in CELEBRATION, 2013 Photo by Andy Gillis
Rik Daniels in CELEBRATION, 2013
Photo by Andy Gillis

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Jim Self
Artists: Rik Daniels, Jim Self
Community Partners: Cornell University, Finger Lakes Independent Center
Audience: 738
County: Tompkins
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Kim Engel, 2013-2014

Expanding the Next Move Festival

July 22, 2015 Curt
Lior ShneiorPhoto by Charles Roussel
Lior Shneior
Photo by Charles Roussel

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Artists: Project 44, Lior Shneior, Ellen Sinopoli
Community Partner: Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady
Audience: 162
County: Schenectady
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Ivan Sygoda, 2013-2014

Heidi Latsky Dance Upstate

July 22, 2015 Curt
GIMP by Heidi Latsky Photo by Darial Sneed
GIMP by Heidi Latsky
Photo by Darial Sneed

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artist: Heidi Latsky
Community Partners: Adaptive Sports Foundation (for Wounded Warriors), Catskill Mountain Foundation, The College at Brockport, University of Rochester
Audience: 211
Counties: Greene, Monroe
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Gregory Cary, 2013-2014

Kaatsbaan UpStream Residency Awards 2013-2014

July 18, 2015 Curt

Oliva Contemporary Dance Project
Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Gregory Cary
Artist(s): Oliva Contemporary Dance Project, Terra Firma Dance Theatre
Audience: 206
Counties: Dutchess

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Diana Cherryholmes, 2013-2014

Kyle Abraham/In.Motion “Pavement”

July 18, 2015 Curt

Kyle Abraham PAVEMENT
Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Diana Cherryholmes
Artist: Kyle Abraham
Audience: 1,045
County: Suffolk

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Elaine Gardner, 2013-2014

Now Practices: Contact Improvisation in Buffalo

July 22, 2015 Curt

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Elaine Gardner
Artists: Nancy Hughes, Brandin Steffensen
Community Partners: Buffalo Contact Improvisation Performance Group, Dance WNY, Nichols School
Audience: 322
County: Erie
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Kim Engel, 2013-2014

Residencies by Gesel Mason in Two NYS Sites

July 22, 2015 Curt
Gesel Mason Photo by Enoch Chan
Gesel Mason
Photo by Enoch Chan

Year: 2013-2014
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Artist: Gesel Mason
Community Partners: Emma Willard School, Russell Sage College, Skidmore College, SUNY Potsdam
Audience: 618
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, St. Lawrence
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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, George Mechalke (R) with mentors, Bridgman Packer Dance (Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer on the L) in process at the University of Rochester. With collaborators Grace Myers Rachel Best Laura D’Amico NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣

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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, Kaley Pruitt (R) with mentor, Monica Bill Barnes (L) in process in NYC. With collaborators Jenna Purcell Shiloh Hodges Laura Coe NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣 Established in 2018, the NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) is designed

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📣 Exciting news for Downtown Jamestown! Over the past year, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) has undertaken a strategic evolution of its mission, governance structure, and priorities to strengthen its role as a catalyst for downtown revitalization and economic development. Building on nearly two decades of work implementing Jamestown's Urban

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June Dance 2026 returns to Ithaca’s The Cherry Arts Friday-Saturday, June 5th-6th! NYSDanceForce Member and Project Director (and performer!) Jim Self gives us a preview! literock973.com/mornings-with-dave-and-jen/the-cherrys-june-dance/?cn-reloaded=1 Tickets available here: thecherry.org/cherry-events/june-dance6/ New York State Council on the Arts Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County @followers

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“June Dance 2026” returns to the Cherry Arts in Ithaca next weekend

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NYS DanceForce is with Thomas Talawa Prestø at Skidmore College.

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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, Kieron Sargeant (R) with mentor, Thomas Talawa Prestø (L) in process at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY.  NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣 Established in 2018, the NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) is designed to support dance

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Brava! Elena Mosley, founding DanceForce member and co-founder of Operation Unite NY, was recently honored at the Hudson Hall Gala for her profound impact, “generosity, collaborative energy and dedication to the arts.”

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NYS DanceForce is with Mark D. Schmidt at The Cherry Arts.

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📢 JUNE DANCE 2026 at The Cherry Arts! 📆 Friday, June 5 + Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 PM  Featuring works by Rik Daniels | @danielsrik Mark Schmidt | @mark.the.movement.maker Jim Self | @jimboself Danielle Russo w/performance by Jason Collins | @drpp.nyc @jjcolls @ms_russo Queer Culture, physical intensity, stories of

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Pope Leo XIV called for AI to be "disarmed" during the presentation of his first encyclical document, "Magnifica Humanitas." Read more at the link in our bio.

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Brava! Elena Mosley, founding DanceForce member and co-founder of Operation Unite NY, was recently honored at the Hudson Hall Gala for her profound impact, “generosity, collaborative energy and dedication to the arts.”

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NYS DanceForce is with Lois Welk and 2 others in New York.

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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, Mark Schmidt (L) with mentor, David Dorfman (R) in process in Corning, NY. With collaborators Kelly Johnson Katrina Kiklowicz Rosita Adamo Wright Grace Myers Ethan Beckwith-Cohen Remi Harris NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣 Established in 2018,

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NYS DanceForce is with Mark D. Schmidt at The Cherry Arts.

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📣 JUNE DANCE 2026 at The Cherry Arts! 📣 📆 Friday, June 5 + Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 PM  Featuring works by Rik Daniels | @danielsrik Mark Schmidt | @mark.the.movement.maker Jim Self | @jimboself Danielle Russo w/performance by Jason Collins | @drpp.nyc @jjcolls @ms_russo Queer Culture, physical intensity, stories

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Happy International Dance Day! Dance can’t solve all the conflicts of the world. It can’t resolve global wars. It can’t cure illness, or fix poverty, homelessness, or food insecurity. But what it can do or what it has always done is bring us back to what it means to be

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A network of dance activists working to increase the quality and quantity of dance throughout upstate New York.

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NYS DanceForce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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PROJECTS BY YEAR

  • 2026-2027
  • 2025-2026
  • 2024-2025
  • 2023-2024
  • 2022-2023
  • 2021-2022
  • 2020-2021
  • 2019-2020
  • 2018-2019
  • 2017-2018
  • 2016-2017
  • 2015-2016
  • 2014-2015
  • 2013-2014
  • 2012-2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011

PROJECTS BY MEMBER

  • D. Chase Angier
  • Jenise Akilah Anthony
  • Hanaah Bates
  • Sukanya Burman
  • Gregory Cary
  • Robin Collen
  • Jacqueline Davis
  • Kim Engel
  • Margarita Espada
  • Elaine Gardner
  • Judy Hussie-Taylor
  • Margaret Kaiser
  • James Lemons
  • Nancy Long
  • Elena Mosley
  • Carlota Santana
  • Jim Self
  • Missy Pfohl Smith
  • Toni Smith
  • Ivan Sygoda
  • Paz Tanjuaquio
  • Lois Welk
  • Cynthia Williams
  • Glenna Yu

SPECIAL INITIATIVES

  • Juried Bessies Artists Initiative
  • NYSCI 2026 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2025 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2024 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2023 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2022 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2021 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2020 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2019 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2018 Awardees

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