New York Dance Festival
new york dance festival two week cultural festival performing art start nd week july summer auburn new york city festival hosted two region’s african americanled performing art organization kaleidoscope dance theatre new york institute dance education nyide new york dance festival includes new york summer dance intensive new york drum festival new york musical theatre project carmen de lavallade award dance thommie walsh song dance man gala fellowship residency world class concert series precursor today’s new york dance festival began new york dance studio auburn ny winter time suny purchase alumnus thomas warfield roxanna young brought finger lake region new york classmate sean mcleod artistic director kaleidoscope dance theatre teach classic style modern dance ballet learned studying purchase conservatory dance minute outside new york city early year kaleidoscope dance theatre’s artistic director sean mcleod forged partnership cayuga community college director student service joy shortell past college president dr larry poole along purchase conservatory dance alum create artistic platform additional guest artist invited join faculty included laurie lubeck american ballet theatre sheryl woodmansee washington ballet teach session twice year known kaleidoscope dance theatre winter summer dance intensive name changed new york dance festival established new york dance festival enjoyed major support new york state council art altria alex g nason foundation new england foundation art tompkins trust company citizen newspaper cultural resource center schweinfurth memorial art center cayugaonondaga boces finger lake art grant service assemblyman gary finch’s office governor pataki’s office senator michael nozzolios office senator hillary clinton office congressman mike arcuri city auburn guest faculty performing art company hailed dancer carmen de lavallade international performing artist dean dance rit thomas warfield peaceart international professional dancer roxanna young broadway giant garth fagan international dancer choreographer gregory livingston senator michael nozzolio assemblyman gary finch congressman mike arcuri senator hillary clinton office peaceart international resident photographer national museum dance mark andrew dance photographer rose eichenbaum german dance photographer merit ester engelke rochester city ballet artistic director jamey leverett founding member multiplatinum band rusted root jim donovan drum ecstatic international tour danceart hong kong broadway star noah racey denver choreographer dancer jacob mora denver colorado moraporvida modern dance broadway producer jon jeanne cutler laurie lubeck american ballet theatre professional dancer choreographer matthew clark carol bryan stamford center art formerly american ballet theatre betty chamberlain formerly american ballet theatre unlv professor choreographer victoria dale new york city professional choreographer dancer doug shankman international performing artist music producer brian morey world fitness champion professional dancer tina thompson tina thompson dance theatre philadelphia dance educator chauntee andrew worldtraveling director shakespearean laureate joe siracusa guitar virtuoso music producer emmett van slyke nyu musical director offbroadway composer paul l johnson nyc tap dance sensation alexander cowings original cast member broadway lion king mark davis african hand drummer new dance personality jerami kipp nyc casting director michael cassara nyc metropolitan opera professional dancer jacqueline scafidi van couver british columbia choreographer professional dancer educator brenna mclaud african drum master accra ghana etsé nyadedzor adanfo african drum dance ensemble elie kihonia drum master democratic republic congo middle eastern drumming master daveed korup professional dancer jennifer cleary nycs break dance company gnt entertainment broadway performer susan derry nyc professional stage screen actor kevin collins professional dancer ann whitbeck chinese dance company new york dance festival executive produced sean mcleod