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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 with Mark D. Schmidt at The Cherry Arts.

2 days 8 hours ago

๐Ÿ“ฃ JUNE DANCE 2026 at The Cherry Arts! ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿ“† Friday, June 5 + Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 PMย  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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2 weeks 6 days ago

Happy International Dance Day! Dance canโ€™t solve all the conflicts of the world. It canโ€™t resolve global wars. It canโ€™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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1 month 3 weeks ago

World renowned Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana will be heating things up in Elmira on April 12. ๐ŸŒน 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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2 months 1 week ago

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

2 months 2 weeks ago

๐Ÿ“ฃ 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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3 months 21 hours ago

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 Seรกn Curran. Teresa will be representing the Central NY/Capital District/No. Country region alongside Maya June Dwyer, Liv

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3 months 3 days ago

Call for Proposals for the Somatic Dance Conference & Performance Festival, June 18-21, 2026 in Geneva, NY. Join key note presenters Bill Evans and Dr. Martha Eddy and dance educators, somatic practitioners, choreographers and performers. Details below on poster

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3 months 1 week ago

NYS DANCEFORCE ANNOUNCES AWARDEES NYS CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE 2026 Twelve upstate New York-based choreographers have been selected for the NYS Choreographers Initiative 2026 (NYSCI), a funding opportunity administered by NYS DanceForce and supported by the New York State Council on the Arts The NYS Choreographers Initiative is designed to help choreographers

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3 months 1 week ago
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3 months 1 week ago

Ready to move, sweat, and try something bold? Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 4 from 6:00โ€“7:30 pm in Hochstein Dance Studio 2 for a FREE Break Dancing Workshop with internationally acclaimed guest artist Ephrat Asherie (aka b-girl Bounce)! This open-level, all-ages workshop is your chance to dive into the roots

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3 months 3 weeks ago

Tickets live for inspireJAM! Early bird rate for battle registration now thru 2/1! ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—๐—”๐—  ๐Ÿฎ๐˜ƒ๐Ÿฎ ๐—”๐—น๐—น-๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ Feb 7, 2026 | Sloan Performing Arts Center Tickets & info: events.rochester.edu/event/inspirejam-2026 All styles welcome: 2v2 format 1st Place Prize: $350 w/ special Judges: Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, LaTasha Barnes, VIL w/

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3 months 4 weeks ago

This is going to be fantastic! Use the QR code on the poster below to reserve your tickets. Saturday, Jan. 24th 7:30 p.m. Deming Dance Theatre Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Geneva, NY

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4 months 1 week ago

Opportunity! Visiting Assistant Professor at HWS Colleges, Geneva NY

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4 months 1 week ago

Doug Varone and Dancers January 24, 2026 at HWS Colleges, Geneva, NY

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4 months 1 week ago

ANNOUNCING WINTER/SPRING PERFORMING ARTS! On Saturday, March 21 at 5 pm, experience a lecture/performance both intricate and exuberant with Barkha Patel. Step into an immersive journey and unveil the rich mechanics and soulful narratives of Kathak, a classical Indian dance form. LEARN MORE โžœ lakeplacidarts.org/event/barkhadance $12 TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY,

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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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