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💚TENTH AND FINAL YEAR! 💚
One decade of DOTL and we are so excited to bring you our final save the date. We are so grateful for all who have been a part of this journey with us as we brought the magic of dance to our NJ audience over the years.

A message from our founder:
“We have been fortunate to have had such a long and good run. As a
dancer, teacher, writer and producer, my work has always been in New York City. However, I grew up and still live in New Jersey, and always hoped I could somehow bring the two together. Our mission was accomplished! For our final DOTL Festival we are delighted to celebrate the many talented New Jersey artists the state has to offer.”
--Charmaine Warren, Founder
and Artistic Director of Dance on the Lawn.

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❄️Happy Holidays from Dance on the lawn!❄️

12/22/2022

Wishing you all a happy holidays. Thank you all for the support you have given us in 2022, and we can't wait for what 2023 has to offer!

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It's Almost Time! + New Newsletter

9/1/2022

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Dance on the Lawn 2022 is right around the corner!

We cannot wait to see everyone next week, September 10th at 3pm to celebrate dance. Please check out our most recent newsletter for more exciting news.
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Garden dance #2 - August 18th with Meenmoves

8/2/2022

GARDEN DANCE #2

Photo: Tony Turner

Photo: Christopher Duggan Photography

Our second summer fundraiser - Garden Dance - will be held on Thursday August 18th.
It will be another great night of celebrating and supporting free dance! MeenMoves (DOTL 2018) will be performing so we can't wait to see you all there!

"Garden Dance" #2 - August 18th
Hosts - Nina Cooke John & Andre John
with DOTL (2018) performers
Sameena Mitta/MeenMoves

RSVP to "Garden Dances" - info@danceonthelawn.org
(Location will be sent with confirmation of reservation)

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A big thanks! - DOTL Garden Dance #1

7/26/2022

Photo by Tony Turner

Our first summer fundraiser - Garden Dance #1, was such a success!
A huge thank you to all DOTL friends, including our wonderful hosts, Diane and Kyle Anglin, and our performers, The Foreman Brothers.

If you missed the first Garden Dance, there is another opportunity to support free dance on August 18th for Garden Dance #2.
Hosts - Nina Cooke John & Andre John
with DOTL (2018) performers Sameena Mitta/MeenMoves! RSVP at info@danceonthelawn.org!

Can't wait to see you there!

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Garden dance #1 photos (july 2022) - Host: Diane and Kyle Anglin - Performers: the foreman brothers

7/25/2022

Here are some photos from our first DOTL Garden Dance of 2022! It was a fabulous summer night hosted by the generous Diane and Kyle Anglin with performances by the Foreman Brothers. The Foreman Brothers were 2018 Dance on the Lawn tap dancers, and we love seeing how they have grown as artists. Our performers and audience members had a fantastic time!

Photos by Tony Turner
For additional images, please click this link

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"Garden Dances" + NEW 2022 VENUE

6/30/2022

~INTRODUCING DOTL'S "GARDEN DANCES" ~

Dance on the Lawn welcomes the warmth of summer with "Garden Dances," our informal outdoor gatherings hosted by community friends of DOTL at their homes.

Our Summer Fundraiser

Donations welcomed at each event and here!

"Garden Dance" #1 - July 14th
Hosts - Diane & Kyle Anglin
with DOTL (2018) performers
The Foreman Brothers
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"Garden Dance" #2 - August 18th
Hosts - Nina Cooke John & Andre John
with DOTL (2018) performers
Sameena Mitta/MeenMoves

RSVP to "Garden Dances" - info@danceonthelawn.org
(Location will be sent with confirmation of reservation)

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"open Rehearsal" 2022 with William Ervin

4/5/2022

Join us for "Open Rehearsal" with...
Dance on the Lawn's seventh "Emerging Commissioned New Jersey Choreographer"

William A. Ervin Jr.

Info:
April 25th, 2022
12pm ET
on Drew University's Lawn

36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(lawn behind Mead Hall,
the President's Office)

This event will be live streamed on our Facebook Page: HERE

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William Ervin - DOTL'S 2022 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER"

2/1/2022

DOTL's seventh recipient, William Ervin will create a new work for final presentation at "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival (DOTL)" 2022.

On being chosen as DOTL's 2022 recipient William says:
"Receiving this award means many things. It means paying dancers, it means the continuation of my art, it means me doing what I love, it means another opportunity to showcase my choreography to the world. It means staying on track with my mission of spreading love, equity, and empathy on and off stage. I thank the Dance of the Lawn team for their efforts and appreciate their generosity."

BIO: William Ervin is an east coast native. He earned his BFA in dance from Montclair State University (May 2017). Before and while at MSU, he trained in popping, waving, vogue, and house dance forms with Eric Samson at the Funktion Dance Complex. Under the tutelage of Tempest Revlon, Eric Flores, and Milly Versace, he attended ballroom functions to practice vogue. At MSU, he performed works by Camille A. Brown, Jose Limon, Kevin Wynn, Sean Curran, and Earl Mosley. He has also trained with Joffrey Ballet, Rennie Harris, and Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet. Ervin has performed at Alexander Kasser Theatre, the Joyce Theatre, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music with the Hearts of Men ensemble. He has presented his own choreography at Dumbo Dance Festival, Equilibrium Choreographer Showcase, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and was a semifinalist in the Jacob’s Pillow Chance to Dance contest. He graduated with an MFA in dance from the University of Illinois in May 2020. Since graduating, he’s interned with American Ballet Theatre’s Major Gifts Department and was selected for Camille Brown's young artist fellowship. He has presented his own choreography at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Digital Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Brooklyn Center for the Arts Digital Showcase, and the Joyce Theatre in partnership with Future Dance Festival, 92st Y, and The Martha Graham Dance Company. He will be presenting his own choreography as an Eryc Taylor Emerging Artist Grantee, Dance on the Lawn Emerging Artist, and Mixtures Creation through the General Consulate of Spain. He is currently the Co. Director of Dance at Brooklyn Center for the Arts and Resident Choreographer of Judah International Dance Theatre.

MORE ABOUT William:
www.williamervin.com

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❄Happy Holidays 2021❤

12/22/2021