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Lois Welk, 2019-2020

Flamenco Olé! in Performance/Southern Tier of NY

March 24, 2019 Curt
Laura Peralta of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning NY

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Lois Welk
Artists: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Community Partners: 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning; Atomic Tom’s, Binghamton NY; SUNY Binghamton Department of Romance Languages
Audience: 208
Counties: Broome, Steuben
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Toni Smith, 2019-2020

Garth Fagan 50th Anniversary Performance at Catskill Mountain Foundation

March 24, 2019 Curt
Garth Fagan Dance. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor.

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Toni Smith
Artists: Garth Fagan Dance
Community Partner: Catskill Mountain Foundation
Audience: 475
County: Greene
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Gregory Cary, 2019-2020

Kaatsbaan/UpStream® Residency Awards

March 24, 2019 Curt

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Gregory Cary
Artists: Enzo Celli, Kyle Marshall, Lauren Post
Community Partners: Bard College Lifetime Learning Institute; Kaatsbaan International Dance Center; Tivoli Merchants and Artists Association; Village of Tivoli
Audience: 840
County: Dutchess
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Judy Hussie-Taylor, 2019-2020

Kayla Farrish: Residency at Petronio Residency Center

March 24, 2019 Curt
Kayla Farrish at Danspace Project

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Judy Hussie-Taylor
Artist: Kayla Farrish
Community Partner: Petronio Residency Center
Audience: 265
County: Greene
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Cynthia Williams, 2019-2020

Kyle Marshall Company at HWS Colleges

December 3, 2020 Curt
Kyle Marshall Company

Year: 2019/2020
DanceForce Member: Cynthia Williams
Artist: Kyle Marshall
Community Partner: Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva
Audience: 341
County: Ontario

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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, Elena Mosley, Ivan Sygoda, 2019-2020

THE KYLE MARSHALL PROJECT

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Kyle Marshall Choreography at Judson Church, November 20, 2017.

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Partnering Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artists: Kyle Marshall, Marcus McGregor
Community Partners: Hudson Hall; JD Urban Photography; Marathon Digital
Audience: 779
County: Columbia
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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, Toni Smith, Ivan Sygoda, 2019-2020

Kyle Marshall Residency at Bethany Arts Community

March 24, 2019 Curt
Kyle Marshall’s COLORED

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Toni Smith
Partnering Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artist: Kyle Marshall
Community Partners: Arts Westchester; Bethany Arts Community
Audience: 63
County: Westchester
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James Lemons, 2019-2020

Parsons Dance Company

March 24, 2019 Curt
Parsons Dance Company at Lake Placid.

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artists: Christopher Chambers; Michael Megliola; David Parsons
Community Partners: Lake Placid Center for the Arts; Open Sky Festival
Audience: 115
County: Essex
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Jacqueline Davis, 2019-2020

Stephen Petronio Company Teaching Residency

June 27, 2019 Curt

Ryan Pliss and Ernesto Breton in Stephen Petronio Company in Stephen Petronio’s AMERICAN LANDSCAPES. Photo by Ian Douglas.

Year: 2019-2020
DanceForce Member: Jacquie Davis
Artists: Stephen Petronio Company
Community Partner: The College at Brockport
Audience: 306
County: Monroe
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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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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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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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World renowned Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana will be heating things up in Elmira on April 12. 🌹 Get your ticket now! Not only will you see a remarkable program, you will be supporting the critical work of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. @flamencovivo believes that the universal spirit

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NYS DanceForce is with New York State Council on the Arts.

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📣 NYS DANCEFORCE WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS! The New York State DanceForce Member Search Committee has just concluded a five-month-long statewide search. We are proud to announce our two new members: Neva Cockrell (she/her) is a professional dancer, director, and educator. She is the co-founder and co-director of WildHeart: Center

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We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity and the journey of this program. Creative Director Teresa Fellion will be participating in the 2026 NYS Choreographer Initiative. She will be working with artistic mentor Seán Curran. Teresa will be representing the Central NY/Capital District/No. Country region alongside Maya June Dwyer, Liv

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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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