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James Lemons, 2026-2027

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Returns to Lake Placid

March 3, 2026 Curt

Year: 2026-2027
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artists: Emilio Ochando; Carlota Santana
Community Partners: National Endowment for the Arts; New England Foundation for the Arts; Pendragon Theater
Audience: 340
County: Franklin

Isaac Tovar. Photo by Christopher Duggan

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James Lemons, 2025-2026

MOMIX returns to New York’s North Country

February 25, 2025 Curt
MOMIX. Photo by Max Pucciarello

Year: 2025-2026
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artist: Moses Pendleton
Audience: 263
County: Essex Continue reading MOMIX returns to New York’s North Country →

James Lemons, Ivan Sygoda, 2025-2026

Celebrating Kathak Dance in the Adirondacks

February 25, 2025 Curt
Barkha Patel. Photo by Iakov Doumanoff

Year: 2025-2026
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Partnering DanceForce Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artist: Barkha Patel
Community Partner: Lake Placid School of Dance
Audience: 59
County: Essex Continue reading Celebrating Kathak Dance in the Adirondacks →

James Lemons, 2024-2025

Ailey II

March 11, 2024 Curt
Ailey II arrives in Lake Placid. Photo courtesy Ailey II

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James Lemons, 2023-2024

Parsons Dance Company Residency

May 25, 2023 Curt

Year: 2023-2024
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artists: Rebecca Josue, David Parsons
Community Partner: Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Audience: 478
County: Essex

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James Lemons, 2021-2022

DanceForce/Adirondack Residency at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts

February 16, 2021 Curt

Lake Placid Center for the Arts dance studio

Year: 2021-2022
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artists: Bethania Gomes; Tiffany Rea-Fischer; Andre Zachery
Community Partners: EMERGE125; Lake Placid School of Dance
Audience: 100
County: Essex

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James Lemons, 2020-2021

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

July 23, 2020 Curt

Year: 2020/2021
DanceForce Member: James Lemons
Artist: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Community Partner: Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Audience: 527
County: Essex

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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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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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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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