Dancers Responding to AIDS

A Program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Fire Island Dance Festival Archive

Since the first performance in 1995, the annual Fire Island Dance Festival has become one of the most anticipated events in Fire Island Pines.

The weekend- long festival presents a series of spectacular performances by world-renowned and emerging dancers, dance companies and choreographers outdoors against the dazzling backdrop of the Great South Bay.

	1995	$7,939
	1996	$8,343
	1997	$33,328
	1998	$50,246
	1999	$65,241
	2000	$70,986
	2001	$93,256
	2002	$83,975
	2003	$108,183
	2004	$161,950
	2005	$170,480
	2006	$217,000
	2007	$300,000
	2008	$320,000
	2009	$246,000
	2010	$260,000
	2011	$340,445
	2012	$374,260
	2013	$393,647
	2014	$533,860

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This #GivingTuesday, your generosity has the power

This #GivingTuesday, your generosity has the power to change lives. 💙 Just $25 provides 10 warm meals for a family in need, and $30 offers a doctor’s visit for a dancer facing unexpected illness. And today, your impact will be doubled thanks to a $100,000 match from Broadway Cares champions Peg and Gary Wendlandt.

Every gift goes twice as far today - let’s make this Giving Tuesday one to remember! 🌟 Donate at the link in bio.

Aleisha Walker’s Scattered was performed by Amer

Aleisha Walker’s Scattered was performed by American Ballet Theatre soloist Carlos Gonzalez at this year’s #HVDance. Gonzalez countered fluid motion with angular, frenetic energy in a marathon of athletic leaps, gentle jumps and a seemingly endless string of masterful pirouettes.

Visit the link in bio for photos and video highlights 🌟

At this year’s #HVDance, an excerpt from kNoname

At this year’s #HVDance, an excerpt from kNoname Artist/Roderick George’s Venom explored the lasting impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic while exposing the silencing and isolation that permeates the LGBTQ+ community.

Relive the day of dance with photos and video highlights at the link in bio.

Queer the Ballet’s Overlook, choreographed by Ad

Queer the Ballet’s Overlook, choreographed by Adriana Pierce, shared the lovingness and gentle complexities of a queer relationship - brought to life by American Ballet Theater’s Sierra Armstrong and Remy Young - at this year’s #HVDance.

Explore more photos and video highlights at the link in bio 💓

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

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This #GivingTuesday, your generosity has the power

This #GivingTuesday, your generosity has the power to change lives. 💙 Just $25 provides 10 warm meals for a family in need, and $30 offers a doctor’s visit for a dancer facing unexpected illness. And today, your impact will be doubled thanks to a $100,000 match from Broadway Cares champions Peg and Gary Wendlandt.

Every gift goes twice as far today - let’s make this Giving Tuesday one to remember! 🌟 Donate at the link in bio.

Aleisha Walker’s Scattered was performed by Amer

Aleisha Walker’s Scattered was performed by American Ballet Theatre soloist Carlos Gonzalez at this year’s #HVDance. Gonzalez countered fluid motion with angular, frenetic energy in a marathon of athletic leaps, gentle jumps and a seemingly endless string of masterful pirouettes.

Visit the link in bio for photos and video highlights 🌟

At this year’s #HVDance, an excerpt from kNoname

At this year’s #HVDance, an excerpt from kNoname Artist/Roderick George’s Venom explored the lasting impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic while exposing the silencing and isolation that permeates the LGBTQ+ community.

Relive the day of dance with photos and video highlights at the link in bio.

Queer the Ballet’s Overlook, choreographed by Ad

Queer the Ballet’s Overlook, choreographed by Adriana Pierce, shared the lovingness and gentle complexities of a queer relationship - brought to life by American Ballet Theater’s Sierra Armstrong and Remy Young - at this year’s #HVDance.

Explore more photos and video highlights at the link in bio 💓

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

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