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Judy Hussie-Taylor, 2025-2026

Symara Sarai Residency in Hudson, NY

February 25, 2025 Curt

Symara Sarai in I want it to rain inside. Photo by Maria Baranova.

Year: 2025-2026
DanceForce Member: Judy Hussie-Taylor
Artist: Symara Sarai
Community Partner: Sondra Loring
Audience: 369
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D. Chase Angier, 2025-2026

The Echoes of Africa

February 24, 2025 Curt

Year: 2025-2026
DanceForce Member: D. Chase Angier
Artists: Jenise Anthony; Mohamed Diaby
Community Partner: Alfred University
Audience: 1,200
Counties: Allegany, Steuben

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Jim Self, Ivan Sygoda, 2025-2026

Troy Lingelbach Residency and June Dance 2026

February 25, 2025 Curt

Rik Daniels in ‘The Light We Shine’ – June Dance 2026. Photo by Marilyn Rivchin.

Year: 2025-2026
DanceForce Member: Jim Self
Partnering DanceForce Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artists: Rik Daniels; Troy Lingelbach; Danielle Russo; Mark Schmidt; Jim Self
Community Partners: Cherry Arts Space; Circus Culture; Hupstate Circus Festival
Audience: 190
County: Tompkins Continue reading Troy Lingelbach Residency and June Dance 2026 →

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NYS DanceForce is at University of Rochester.

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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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NYS DanceForce is at NYC.

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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

Cherry Arts’ “June Dance”

“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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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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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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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

NYS DanceForce is at University of Rochester.

NYS DanceForce is at NYC.

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NYS DanceForce is with Thomas Talawa Prestø at Skidmore College.

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

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

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

NYS DanceForce

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