Everyone Dance
May 22 | 12,30-1,30pm
Columbia University’s Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway (b/w 116th & 117th streets)
Free Admission w/ reservation. Click HERE to reserve.
photo of Idea Reid by Julia Discenza
Everyone Dance is back! Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of inclusive dance performances.
Let's come together to celebrate diversity, unity, and of course, dance! Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just love to groove, this event is for you. Get ready to move, laugh, and make new friends on the dance floor. Let's spread joy and positivity through the power of dance. Mark your calendars!
Program:
Prodigal Daughter, excerpt
Choreography, Costume, & Lighting Design: Thy-Lan Alcalay
Performers: Thy-Lan Alcalay, Idea Reid, Abigail Mankin, Grace Woleck, Sarah Ashkin, Noa Kamiya, Carol Davis
Sound Designer: MESA
Serenity
Choreography: Jamel Mills
Performers: Jamel Mills, Wayne Rogers, Letitia Mendez
Music: Serenity by Journey to Ix
Mime Dance
Choreographed and performed by Nadirah Walker and Enrique Viera
Music: Overnight/Lemonde by Richard Carter
The Rhythm of Life
Choreography: Holly Cruz
Performed by AHRC NYC’s Our Broadway!
Music: Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity (sung live)
“A Black Hole is Everything a Star Longs to Be” - Kara Walker
Choreography: Marjani-Forte Saunders in collaboration with Idea Reid
Performer: Idea Reid
Music: I Won’t Complain by Rev. Paul Jones and Empty Grail by Vernon Reid
Untitled
Choreography: Kareem Harris
Performers: AHRC NYC Dancers
Music: Simmer by Mihalia featuring Burna Boy
Audience dance party led by Ervine Haskins w/ AHRC NYC Dancers
Everyone Dance is made possible in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the West Harlem Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
SND's EVERYONE DANCE program, developed by Stefanie Nelson in 2014 in collaboration with AHRC NYC, a disabilities service organization, provides creative environments for dancers with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Manhattan.