Mark DeGarmo Dance

August 2024 Moveable Moment: Savoring Stillness

August 2024 Moveable Moment: Savoring Stillness

Calling all Dancers & Choreographers Developing Original Works-in-Progress!

One Month Left to Apply for VSPS 2025!

Apply now via Google Form: https://forms.gle/Fv47coJZrsSHyvcv5
*See Google Form - Application includes up to 10 minutes of previous work
or work-in-progress.

Deadline: September 30, 2024 11:59PM ET.
More information: https://markdegarmodance.org/performance/

Time Sensitive Opportunity!

We are accepting Teaching Artists in Dance & Creativity applications for the 2024-25 School Year.

Applications are due by Tuesday, September 3rd!

Click here for more information on how to apply: https://markdegarmodance.org/teaching-artist-in-dance-creativity/

MDD is seeking submissions for our Global Dance Circle video part 9!

Professional and recreational dancers are all invited to submit a clip.

This year's theme is: Celebration!! MDD will be publishing this year's Global Dance Circle for the winter solstice on December 21st!

To be included in MDD’s next “Global Dance Circle for Social Change” video, click here to complete the Google Form:

https://forms.gle/V4JWA93v89Q7vzJn9

Deadline: November 30, 2024, 11:59PM

Applications are open through September 30, 2024 for artists to present live works-in-progress via Zoom broadcast for MDD's 15th annual Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change 2025. This year's theme is NO BORDERS, NO HIERARCHIES.

We encourage New York City & State, U.S. & international Asian American & Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latinx, & all others including people with disabilities, 50-plus, & LGBTQIA+ creative artists to apply.
Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/58HLySkKagNMBeZcA

Applications are open through September 30, 2024 for artists to present live works-in-progress via Zoom broadcast for MDD's 15th annual Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change 2025. This year's theme is NO BORDERS, NO HIERARCHIES.

We encourage New York City & State, U.S. & international Asian American & Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latinx, & all others including people with disabilities, 50-plus, & LGBTQIA+ creative artists to apply.

Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/58HLySkKagNMBeZcA

Moveable Moment 2024: Slicing Summer

July 2024 Moveable Moment Slicing Summer

Meet our summer 2024 Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Internship team! MDD's partnerships with City University of New York (CUNY) and Prep for Prep leadership development program have continued this year. CUNY and Prep for Prep sponsored paid interns for mentored opportunities with MDD for 6-8 weeks during the spring and summer. So far in 2024, we have mentored 9 CUNY interns and 1 Prep for Prep intern!

To apply for MDD's Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Internship for the fall, winter, and spring 2024/25 click here:
https://markdegarmodance.org/arts-administration-fundraising-and-citizen-leadership-internship/

June 2024 Moveable Moment: Cycling Through

June 2024 Moveable Moment: Cycling Through

Mark DeGarmo Dance is hiring Teaching Artists in Dance & Creativity for the 2024-25 school year.

We are holding informal Zoom meetings for dance teaching artists through June and look forward to meeting you. Click the link below to register for the meet and greet.

REGISTER NOW: https://forms.gle/vdVCRWv5kG8ThaWz6

NOTE: This is not an application

Click here for application instructions: https://markdegarmodance.org/teaching-artist-in-dance-creativity/

Click here for more information on our education programs: https://markdegarmodance.org/education/

May 2024 Moveable Moment: Cracking the Code

Moveable Moment May 2024: Cracking the Code

MDD is Hiring!!

Qualified candidates should email a cover letter with availability for the 24/25 school year; resume; list of three professional references, including from direct teaching supervisors with emails and telephone numbers; video links of artistic work and sample syllabus with overview of 10 lessons and 1-3 lessons in detail.

Optional materials include: schedule of teaching for observation and video links of preK-5 in-person teaching work.

Email materials to: [email protected]

Complete applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until available positions are filled.

You can visit our website here for details about the job description and qualifications: https://markdegarmodance.org/teaching-artist-in-dance-creativity/

MARK DEGARMO DANCE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or enrollment in a college, university, technical school, or adult education.
All inquiries are kept confidential.

The Dance for Dance 2024 Silent Auction has been extended. The auction will now close TONIGHT, May 12th at 11:59 PM EST. Make your bids now for last minute Mother’s Day gifts, graduation gifts, and more!! Bids start at $20. Click the link below to view items and bid!

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The Dance for Dance 2024 Silent Auction has been extended!

Click the link below to bid on vacations, resorts, hotels, and more!!

The auction will now close on May 12th at 11:59 PM EST. Make your bids now for last minute Mother’s Day gifts, graduation gifts, and more!! Bids start at $20. Click the link below to view items and bid!

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The Dance for Dance 2024 Silent Auction has been extended. The auction will now close on May 12th at 11:59 PM EST. Make your bids now for last minute Mother’s Day gifts, graduation gifts, and more!! Bids start at $20. Click the link below to view items and bid!

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Our Silent Auction is Still Open for Bidding through Mothers Day Sunday May 12th 11:59 PM EDT! Don't Miss Out! The Dance for Dance for Social Change 2024 Silent Auction is still open for bidding through Mothers Day!! STARTING BIDS AT $20 UP!     Place your bids no later than Mothers Day Sunday

D4D 2024 Countdown: TONIGHT! Tickets are still available on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

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Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 presented by Alberto del Saz & Joan Finkelstein. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

D4D 2024 Countdown: 1 Day!! Tickets are available on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

View the Silent Auction here: https://new.biddingowl.com/D4Dsilentauction2024

Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 presented by Alberto del Saz & Joan Finkelstein. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

D4D 2024 Countdown: 2 Days!! Tickets are available on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE
View the Silent Auction here: https://new.biddingowl.com/D4Dsilentauction2024
Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 presented by Alberto del Saz & Joan Finkelstein. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

D4D 2024 Countdown: 3 Days!! Tickets are available on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

View the Silent Auction here: https://new.biddingowl.com/D4Dsilentauction2024

Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 presented by Alberto del Saz & Joan Finkelstein. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

The countdown is here! Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 is only 1 week away! D4D 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

For more information and tickets, sponsorships, and donations, click here: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

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The D4D 2024 Silent Auction is open! Don't miss your chance to bid on a 4-day, 3-night stay at the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas Resort in the Royal, Run-of House Room!

Click here to view the full silent auction on Bidding Owl: https://new.biddingowl.com/D4Dsilentauction2024

Anyone can bid, attendance to D4D is not required! 100% of items support our cause to bring dance & literacy education to under-resourced NYC public elementary schools. Place your bids no later than May 9 at 8:30PM!

MDD will honor acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglass Dunn with our “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award at Dance for Dance for Social Change 2024. MDD welcomes Alberto “Tito” del Saz as a guest presenter.

Alberto “Tito” del Saz, Director of the Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, was lead soloist with the internationally acclaimed Nikolais Dance Theater and has appeared for President Reagan at the Kennedy Center Honors, as well as on American Masters series in “Nik and Murray,” and has represented the United States State Department on a tour of India. Mr. Del Saz will be presenting the “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 to Phyllis Lamhut.

For more information and tickets, sponsorships, and donations, click here: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

Moveable Moment April 2024: Shadow Play

Moveable Moment April 2024: Shadow Play

MDD’s Dance for Dance for Social Change 2024 Silent Auction is open!

Calling All Sports Fans! MDD's 2024 Silent Auction includes items from the NY Jets, Rangers, & Yankees; Sportime Tennis, Sports, and Fitness; East Hampton Indoor Tennis; and more!

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MDD will honor acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglass Dunn with our “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award at Dance for Dance for Social Change 2024. MDD welcomes Joan Finkelstein as a guest presenter.

Joan Finkelstein (EdD), Executive Director of the Harkness Foundation for Dance, was Director of Dance at the NYC Department of Education and Director of 92Y Harkness Dance Center. She has performed with modern and Afro-Haitian companies and on Broadway, choreographed for modern and ballet companies, and taught children and adults nationwide. Ms. Finkelstein will be presenting the “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 to Douglas Dunn.

Photos by Paula Court and Frank Gimpaya

For more information and tickets, sponsorships, and donations, click here: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

The Dance for Dance for Social Change 2024 Silent Auction is now open for bidding!!
DON'T WAIT! CLICK THE LINK TO PLACE YOUR BIDS no later than May 9 at 8:30PM! https://new.biddingowl.com/D4Dsilentauction2024

The countdown is here! Mark DeGarmo Dance’s DANCE FOR DANCE (D4D) FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2024 is only 4 weeks away! D4D 2024 honors acclaimed Dancers, Teachers, Directors, and Choreographers Phyllis Lamhut & Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, St. Mary’s Church, NYC’s Lower East Side. D4D raises awareness & funds for NYC Public Elementary School Dance & Literacy work.

For more information and tickets, sponsorships, and donations, click here: https://bit.ly/41Oq5GE

D4D 2024 honors acclaimed Dancer, Teacher, Director, and Choreographer Douglas Dunn with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024.

Douglas Dunn is a New York dancer and choreographer working since 1971. He was a member of Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1969-73), and a founding member of Grand Union, a troupe that rollicked from 1970 to 1976. Following duet, solo, and film work in the 1970s, he formed Douglas Dunn + Dancers in 1978. In 1980 he set Stravinsky’s Pulcinella on Paris Opera Ballet. He collaborates with poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, composers and playwrights. In 1998 he was awarded a NY Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) for Sustained Achievement, and in 2008 was honored by the French government as Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He leads Douglas Dunn + Dancers, teaches Open Structures at New York University’s Steinhardt School, and presents salons at his studio at 541 Broadway, Manhattan. His book of collected writings, Dancer Out of Sight, is available at amazon.com.

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Douglas Dunn + Dancers

D4D 2024 honors acclaimed Dancer, Teacher, Director, and Choreographer Phyllis Lamhut with its “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2024.

Phyllis Lamhut, choreographer of 100+ works, principal dancer for 20 years with Nikolais Dance Theater and Murray Louis Dance Company, performed globally on stages, television, and National Endowment for the Arts Dance Touring and Artists in Education programs. Phyllis Lamhut Dance Company was formed in 1970. She directed National Association of Regional Ballet Craft of Choreography Conference; National Canadian Composer/Choreographer Seminar; Dance and Music Workshop, Israel; Venice Biennale Move Man project; Carlisle Project New Impulses; and was Choreography Advisor/Editor for Joyce-Soho Residency. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, awards from NYS Council on the Arts and NY Foundation for the Arts, Mary Flagler Charitable Trust, and Meet the Composer/Choreography Project. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded her 16 Choreography Fellowships. She was on the NYU Tisch School of the Arts faculty 1987-2022. In 2013, she was Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Bieneke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching from American Dance Festival. In 2022, American Dance Guild awarded her a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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