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Sunday, August 17, 1pm
Bethany Arts Community
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The Dance N.O.W. Festival ( Next Of Westchester ) is an opportunity for Westchester based studios and artists to invest in youth dancer artistry & skill through performance opportunities and community engagement. |
Rivertown Dance Academy is proud to partner with Bethany Arts Community to make this Festival a reality for all local youth dancers!
This year, we’re bringing you a one-of-a-kind experience over
TWO DAYS celebrating movement, creativity, and passion!
Saturday, August 16
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Sunday, August 17
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Saturday, August 16
Workshop & Choreography Session
Dancers ages 11 - 22y.o are invited to join RDA for our inaugural year offering a workshop session!
This session will be led by a guest artist, Robin Cantrell. Robin will lead students through a series of movement generating exercises in order to create a unique piece of choreography based on the participants' own stories. The class will focus on developing improvisation techniques, improving floor work, and experimenting with partnering concepts. All of this will be done with an emphasis on creativity, joy, and expansiveness of movement.
Choreography from the workshop will be performed on Sunday, August 17 at our performance event; dancers must be available for both days.
Schedule for the Day
10:30 - 12pm, Workshop
12 - 1pm, Break for Lunch
1 - 4pm, Choreography Session
Pricing
Price: $55 per dancer / $50 per dancer if registering with a studio group of at least 3 dancers
Deadline: Thursday, August 14 @ 11:59pm
↓ Find the registration form at the bottom of this page ↓
↓ Only register dancers for whom you are a legal parent or guardian ↓
** Please read the Workshop & Performance Information Sheet prior to registering.
This session will be led by a guest artist, Robin Cantrell. Robin will lead students through a series of movement generating exercises in order to create a unique piece of choreography based on the participants' own stories. The class will focus on developing improvisation techniques, improving floor work, and experimenting with partnering concepts. All of this will be done with an emphasis on creativity, joy, and expansiveness of movement.
Choreography from the workshop will be performed on Sunday, August 17 at our performance event; dancers must be available for both days.
Schedule for the Day
10:30 - 12pm, Workshop
12 - 1pm, Break for Lunch
1 - 4pm, Choreography Session
Pricing
Price: $55 per dancer / $50 per dancer if registering with a studio group of at least 3 dancers
Deadline: Thursday, August 14 @ 11:59pm
↓ Find the registration form at the bottom of this page ↓
↓ Only register dancers for whom you are a legal parent or guardian ↓
** Please read the Workshop & Performance Information Sheet prior to registering.
Workshop Artist: Robin Cantrell
With a professional performing career spanning two decades, Robin Cantrell has worked with numerous dance companies including City Ballet of San Diego, Rioult, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, and, most notably, as a member of Battery Dance for 17 years. With Battery, Robin has performed, taught, and presented her own choreography in over 65 countries around the world. Her original works for the company have been shown at New York Live Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Battery Dance Festival in NYC. She is the subject of the award-winning documentary Moving Stories, about the company’s cultural diplomacy work. She serves as an adjunct professor at both Vassar College and PACE University.
Robin currently dances for Gabrielle Lamb’s PigeonWing Dance and is the Artistic Director of Indelible Dance: a Brooklyn-based dance company that creates otherworldly dance films and presents multimedia immersive dance events.
Her most recent dance films have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including Best Screendance of the Year at the 2022 Independent Shorts Awards.
Robin is also the co-founder of Constant John Productions. The company creates dynamic films that tell their stories entirely through dance and music. She serves as the Director of Dance at the Williamsburg Art and Historical Society and curates a quarterly dance series called 12x12 in Brooklyn, NY.
Robin Cantrell is a native of St. Paul Minnesota and received her BFA in ballet performance at the University of Utah as a Willem F. Christensen scholarship recipient. She loves her pet bird very much and continues to expand her mindfulness practice.
With a professional performing career spanning two decades, Robin Cantrell has worked with numerous dance companies including City Ballet of San Diego, Rioult, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, and, most notably, as a member of Battery Dance for 17 years. With Battery, Robin has performed, taught, and presented her own choreography in over 65 countries around the world. Her original works for the company have been shown at New York Live Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Battery Dance Festival in NYC. She is the subject of the award-winning documentary Moving Stories, about the company’s cultural diplomacy work. She serves as an adjunct professor at both Vassar College and PACE University.
Robin currently dances for Gabrielle Lamb’s PigeonWing Dance and is the Artistic Director of Indelible Dance: a Brooklyn-based dance company that creates otherworldly dance films and presents multimedia immersive dance events.
Her most recent dance films have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including Best Screendance of the Year at the 2022 Independent Shorts Awards.
Robin is also the co-founder of Constant John Productions. The company creates dynamic films that tell their stories entirely through dance and music. She serves as the Director of Dance at the Williamsburg Art and Historical Society and curates a quarterly dance series called 12x12 in Brooklyn, NY.
Robin Cantrell is a native of St. Paul Minnesota and received her BFA in ballet performance at the University of Utah as a Willem F. Christensen scholarship recipient. She loves her pet bird very much and continues to expand her mindfulness practice.
Sunday, August 17
Performance Event
Westchester-based studios & groups are invited to submit choreography to be performed at our performance event. Whether you're a solo dancer or part of a group, a classically trained dancer or a street artist, we want to see your creativity shine!
Dancers participating in the Workshop on August 16 will be automatically enrolled for this performance. Dancers are permitted to participate in more than one performance piece.
Performing dancers must be between the ages of 7 - 22 years old.
Schedule for the Day
10 - 11:30am, Tech Rehearsals
11:30 - 12:30pm, Warm Up
1pm, Performance
A mini reception will follow the performance.
Cost
$100 per studio/group participating.
Please reach out if your group is underserved and would like to be considered for participation at no cost.
Deadline to Apply: Thursday, June 5 @ 11:59pm
APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10-ETXgvDzUWUhw60Hh8WbH0VzcPsE4cwR0qIPjfE5-w/viewform?edit_requested=true
** Please read our Applicant Information Sheet prior to registering.
Dancers participating in the Workshop on August 16 will be automatically enrolled for this performance. Dancers are permitted to participate in more than one performance piece.
Performing dancers must be between the ages of 7 - 22 years old.
Schedule for the Day
10 - 11:30am, Tech Rehearsals
11:30 - 12:30pm, Warm Up
1pm, Performance
A mini reception will follow the performance.
Cost
$100 per studio/group participating.
Please reach out if your group is underserved and would like to be considered for participation at no cost.
Deadline to Apply: Thursday, June 5 @ 11:59pm
APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10-ETXgvDzUWUhw60Hh8WbH0VzcPsE4cwR0qIPjfE5-w/viewform?edit_requested=true
** Please read our Applicant Information Sheet prior to registering.