​We would like to personally invite you to:
SBDNY at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Mile Festival: New York City's Biggest Block Party

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 6-9pm
Five Performances:
6pm (David H. Koch Plaza, near 83rd Street)
6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm (base of Great Hall Stairs)

Find out more here 

We hope to see you at this special event!

​Are you a small dance maker in the New York City metropolitan area? If so, you might be eligible to receive support from Dance/NYC's Dance Advancement Fund. Dance groups with budgets of less than $1 million are encouraged to submit proposals for two-year general support awards of $5,000–$15,000 annually, from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2019. To learn more about the Fund, please join our free webinars on June 13 and 15.

Applications are due July 12, 2017

​Apply Now: Dance Advancement Fund

THE 9th ANNUAL TEER SPIRIT AWARDS ANNOUNCES HONOREES:

In the spirit of Black Excellence, National Black Theatre invites you to join us as we honor seven amazing people and organizations at the TEER Spirit Awards Gala on Wednesday, June 14, 2017!

"The TEER Spirit Awards is always a fun and festive evening that celebrates the groundbreaking work of Black artists, who like my mother Dr. Teer are trailblazers in their work and representation of authentic Black lifestyle," said Sade Lythcott, CEO of NBT. "With great risk, resolve and resilience the revolutionary work of the eight honorees this year dares to assert the power and presence of our humanity while offering us images that help to heal the pain of this country's long chokehold on our culture."
 
MISTRESS OF CEREMONY:
SANDRA BOOKMAN

SPECIAL FEATURED PERFORMER:
IMANI UZURI
 
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Movement Research announces the 2017 Artists-in-Residence

Lorene M. Bouboushian
mayfield brooks
Justin Cabrillos
Leslie Cuyjet
Julie Mayo
Tatyana Tenenbaum
with support from the Jerome Foundation

and 

Lisa Parra
with support from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation
 
Read more about the artists here

​STooPS  announced the 2017 lineup of outstanding and innovative artists selected to participate in the 5th annual STooPS Art Crawl.

This year's applications featured a wide array of submissions, including visual artists, singers, puppeteers, musicians, choreographers, and more — all committed to storytelling by, for and with Bed-Stuy's communal legacy in mind. After much deliberation, we are proud to announce our lineup of nearly 20 artists, including Clarivel Ruiz`, Fulton Art Fair Inc., Babay L. Angles, Najee Omar and students from The Brooklyn Music School's Summer Vocal Arts Program. We are also thrilled to have artists like Aleijuan Afuraka, the Fulton Arts Foundation, and Lisa Sikorski returning this year.

​Read more here
To celebrate their fifth year, the annual STooPS event will span two days:
Saturday, August 5th from 1-6pm &
Sunday, August 6th from 2:30pm-7:30pm

As part of Tap City's New York Tap Festival - July 8 - 15

Tap City 2017 Award Recipients are Announced!

2017 HOOFER AWARDEES are Sam Weber &  Ayodele Casel

Othe awards are: 
2017 INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE HALL OF FAME - Duke Ellington
2017 INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE HALL OF FAME - The Cotton Club
Boys & Girls

2017 TAP PRESERVATION AWARD - New York Public Library

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Madame Gauthier passed away Thursday, June 1st at 99 years old.  
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The documentary below was made 3 years ago when Madame Gauthier was 96 (and still teaching). 


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Remembering Our Past ... 

THE 13TH MEMORIAL TRIBUTE for DANCE PIONEER
LAVINIA WILLIAMS YARBOROUGH
June 25, 2017 at 3-6 pm
Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company Studio
70 East 4th Street, NY NY
 
This year we will not have a Master class but will gather to view video images, photos, share personal memories of the legendary lady, and a repast. Please bring any photos or artifacts of Mme. Williams you would like to share. Attendees are asked to contribute a dish of your choice, snacks or a beverage for the reception following the afternoon’s planned event.
 
Please contact Noel Hall  718-857-4643, email nhall3@verizon.net
or Jill Williams at Clarkcenternyc@gmail.com  to register your intent to attend.
 
Born Grace Lavinia Poole Williams in Philadelphia, Lavinia Williams was a leading dancer with the Katherine Dunham Dance Company from 1940-45. Through the use of stick figures, Mme. Williams was instrumental and visionary in notating the emerging Dunham Barre Technique that Ms. Dunham was developing. She appeared with the Dunham Company in the Broadway musical “Cabin in the Sky” and in the films “Stormy Weather” and “Carnival of Rhythm.” Post Dunham, Mme. Williams toured Europe with the Noble Sissle revival of “Shuffle Along,” dancing the role originated by Josephine Baker. She also appeared on Broadway in a revival of “Show Boat,” “My Darling Aida” and “Finian’s Rainbow” choreographed by Michael Kidd. Her teachers included Kyra Nijinsky, Martha Graham and Anna Sokolow.
In 1953 Mme. Williams went to Haiti to work with the National Folkloric Troupe and a year later founded and directed the Haitian Institute of Folkloric and Classical Dance, which conducted extensive research.
A luminary in the teaching of Haitian dance, Mme. Williams shared her expertise in Antigua, Bahamas, Germany, Jamaica, Trinidad, and the United States, including the “original” Clark Center, on 8th Ave. between 50th and 51 St. in Manhattan. A home and an aesthetically nourishing and nurturing haven for dancers, choreographers, teachers and emerging artists and companies, spearheaded by visionary Alvin Ailey. She also taught at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and STEPS Studio.

“It is true that Lavinia Williams was a great dancer…But for me, Lavinia’s greatest gift to the world was her teaching…she loved her profession and humanity in general.” (“Miss D”) – Katherine Dunham

Dance/NYC invites New York City metropolitan area dance groups with budgets of less than $1 million to submit proposals for two-year general support awards of $5,000–$15,000 annually, from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2019.
The purpose of the funding initiative is to address the inequitable distribution of resources in the dance field, which has been underscored by Dance/NYC research, including State of NYC Dance and Workforce Demographics. Through its strategic support of small-budget dance groups, the initiative will not only advance the segment’s artistic development and delivery but also contribute to the field’s overall diversity, sustainability, resilience, and health.

Eligibility Requirements and PrioritiesEligible applicants must:
- Self-identify as dance makers focused on the creation and performance of dance, with a history of at least three years of local dance-making activity;
- Be headquartered in the metropolitan New York City area, including the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties in New York State, and Bergen and Hudson counties in New Jersey;
- Have an annual expense budget between $25,000–$1 million for FY 2015 (actual), 2016 (actual), and 2017 (forecasted); and
- Provide proof of 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship status for at least three years.

TimelineCall for proposals release, May 31, 2017
Optional application webinars, June 13 11:00 a.m. + June 15, 2017 3:00 p.m.
Deadline for submission, July 12, 2017 6:00 p.m.
Panel review, Week of September 10, 2017
Award notification, Week of September 17, 2017
Press release w/grantees, October 2017
Grant disbursements, Week of October 1, 2017 (round one)
October 1, 2018 (round two)
Interim grantee report due August 31, 2018

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