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Dancers Responding to AIDS

A Program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Benefit Performance for DRA Get tickets for Saturday, December 14

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Hudson Valley Dance Festival Brings Dynamic Dance and Record Fundraising

Fire Island Dance Festival Captivates with Seven World Premieres

Gibney Dance and Sonya Tayeh Explore Hope at Inside Dance Series

Hudson Valley Dance Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Inspiring Performances

Fire Island Dance Festival Delivers Breathtaking Performances

Camille A. Brown Pays Homage to Diasporic Dance at Inside Dance Series

Triumphant Return of Hudson Valley Dance Festival Breaks Fundraising Record

Fire Island Dance Festival Celebrates In-Person Return with Four World Premieres

First Virtual Edition of Festival Celebrates and Benefits Hudson Valley Region

First Virtual Festival Features World Premieres and Festival Favorites

Founded in 1991, Dancers Responding to AIDS, was the dance community’s first ongoing effort to support those living with HIV/AIDS. As a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, we help fund social service organizations in all 50 states and the essential programs of The Actors Fund.

Founded in 1991, Dancers Responding to AIDS, was the dance community’s first ongoing effort to support those living with HIV/AIDS. As a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, we help fund social service organizations in all 50 states and the essential programs of The Actors Fund.

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CREATE A FUNDRAISING PAGE AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE CAUSE
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Happening Now

Robert Battle’s legendary Takademe was brought t

Robert Battle’s legendary Takademe was brought to new heights by Parsons Dance’s Zoey Anderson at this year’s #HVDance. Anderson delivered gravity-defying jumps, dynamic bursts of movement and charmingly subtle humor to the celebrated work as she explored and deconstructed Kathak, one of the nine major forms of Indian classical dance.

See more photos and video highlights at the link bio 💖

Masterz At Work Dance Family shared the world prem

Masterz At Work Dance Family shared the world premiere excerpt of Untitled at this year’s #HVDance. The work, choreographed by Courtney Washington and the piece’s dancers, found DeAndré Cousley, Bryce Farris, Jay Parel, Brian Starke and Jaylen Wallace blending elements of voguing and ballroom with the cornerstones of contemporary dance as they fiercely strutted and bounded across the stage.

Check out photos and video highlights at the link in bio 💫

MorDance delved into the erosion of women’s free

MorDance delved into the erosion of women’s freedoms with the world premiere of Eroded Silhouettes at this year’s #HVDance. Lilit Hogtanian and Laura Perich Villasmil’s arms were covered in rust and ash pigment, which visually marked the dancers with the scars they shared through their stirring movements.

Relive the festival’s moving performances with photos and video highlights at the link in bio.

Relive the magic of this year’s Hudson Valley Da

Relive the magic of this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival, which raised a record-breaking $170,629 🌟 Thanks to your generosity, lifesaving meals and medication are being sent to 16 lifesaving organizations in the Hudson Valley, in addition to 450 more across the country, through @bcefa’s National Grants Program.

Explore photos and our event recap at the link in bio.

Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and the

Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and the beauty of the Hudson River, world-class dance and the artistic spirit of the region converged at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival on October 13, 2024. Two sold-out performances of diverse, dynamic dance inside a converted 19th century warehouse raised a record-breaking $170,629. Thank you for making a spectacular difference for people in need in the Hudson Valley and beyond! 🌟

Relive the magic of the day with photos and video highlights at the link in bio 🍂

📸: @e.mertz.photography & @owen.burnham

Get ready for two performances of diverse and dyna

Get ready for two performances of diverse and dynamic dance: the 11th edition of Hudson Valley Dance Festival is about to begin! #HVDance

At #HVDance in 2016, Les Ballets Trockadero de Mon

At #HVDance in 2016, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo playfully performed a parodied spin on the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, one of classical ballet’s most famous excerpts.

The Trocks are returning with their signature drag twist on traditional ballet for this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival, set for Sunday, October 13. Immerse yourself in a lineup of diverse and dynamic dance and get tickets at the link in bio.

Join us inside #HVDance rehearsal for Billy Griffi

Join us inside #HVDance rehearsal for Billy Griffin’s “On Broadway,” an exploration of both the glamor and disillusionment of a career on the Great Bright Way, performed by Khori Petinaud.

See the piece brought to life this Sunday, October 13, at Hudson Valley Dance Festival. Very limited $40 tickets just released - get yours at the link in bio.

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors with this a

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors with this adventurous weekend itinerary, culminating in this year’s #HVDance. Very limited $40 tickets remain - get tickets for Hudson Valley Dance Festival, set for Sunday, October 13, at the link in bio 🍂

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Robert Battle’s legendary Takademe was brought t

Robert Battle’s legendary Takademe was brought to new heights by Parsons Dance’s Zoey Anderson at this year’s #HVDance. Anderson delivered gravity-defying jumps, dynamic bursts of movement and charmingly subtle humor to the celebrated work as she explored and deconstructed Kathak, one of the nine major forms of Indian classical dance.

See more photos and video highlights at the link bio 💖

Masterz At Work Dance Family shared the world prem

Masterz At Work Dance Family shared the world premiere excerpt of Untitled at this year’s #HVDance. The work, choreographed by Courtney Washington and the piece’s dancers, found DeAndré Cousley, Bryce Farris, Jay Parel, Brian Starke and Jaylen Wallace blending elements of voguing and ballroom with the cornerstones of contemporary dance as they fiercely strutted and bounded across the stage.

Check out photos and video highlights at the link in bio 💫

MorDance delved into the erosion of women’s free

MorDance delved into the erosion of women’s freedoms with the world premiere of Eroded Silhouettes at this year’s #HVDance. Lilit Hogtanian and Laura Perich Villasmil’s arms were covered in rust and ash pigment, which visually marked the dancers with the scars they shared through their stirring movements.

Relive the festival’s moving performances with photos and video highlights at the link in bio.

Relive the magic of this year’s Hudson Valley Da

Relive the magic of this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival, which raised a record-breaking $170,629 🌟 Thanks to your generosity, lifesaving meals and medication are being sent to 16 lifesaving organizations in the Hudson Valley, in addition to 450 more across the country, through @bcefa’s National Grants Program.

Explore photos and our event recap at the link in bio.

Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and the

Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and the beauty of the Hudson River, world-class dance and the artistic spirit of the region converged at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival on October 13, 2024. Two sold-out performances of diverse, dynamic dance inside a converted 19th century warehouse raised a record-breaking $170,629. Thank you for making a spectacular difference for people in need in the Hudson Valley and beyond! 🌟

Relive the magic of the day with photos and video highlights at the link in bio 🍂

📸: @e.mertz.photography & @owen.burnham

Get ready for two performances of diverse and dyna

Get ready for two performances of diverse and dynamic dance: the 11th edition of Hudson Valley Dance Festival is about to begin! #HVDance

At #HVDance in 2016, Les Ballets Trockadero de Mon

At #HVDance in 2016, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo playfully performed a parodied spin on the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, one of classical ballet’s most famous excerpts.

The Trocks are returning with their signature drag twist on traditional ballet for this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival, set for Sunday, October 13. Immerse yourself in a lineup of diverse and dynamic dance and get tickets at the link in bio.

Join us inside #HVDance rehearsal for Billy Griffi

Join us inside #HVDance rehearsal for Billy Griffin’s “On Broadway,” an exploration of both the glamor and disillusionment of a career on the Great Bright Way, performed by Khori Petinaud.

See the piece brought to life this Sunday, October 13, at Hudson Valley Dance Festival. Very limited $40 tickets just released - get yours at the link in bio.

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors with this a

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors with this adventurous weekend itinerary, culminating in this year’s #HVDance. Very limited $40 tickets remain - get tickets for Hudson Valley Dance Festival, set for Sunday, October 13, at the link in bio 🍂

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