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Garden dance #1 photos (july 2022) - Host: Diane and Kyle Anglin - Performers: the foreman brothers7/25/2022 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!
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~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 ~~~~~ "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) 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 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 Celebrating our young DOTL dancers ~ click ⬅️ HERE to enjoy our gift to you! 🎁 ❄️❄️❄️ A huge THANK YOU from your friendly neighborhood dance festival! What a year it has been, and we could not have made it through without YOU! Wishing you a warm, festive, and healthy holiday season.
Pictured above: Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts Photo: TonyTurnerPhotos Your #GivingTuesday support will celebrate dance in New Jersey by: |
Click above for 2021 DOTL hIghlightsAmber Sloan - DOTL's 2021 "Emerging NJ Commissioned Choreographer" Photos by Tony Turner | Please support DOTL by making a donation through our NEW fiscal sponsor, the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD).* |
Thank you dotl artists, team, in person & virtual audience, & supporters! On behalf of Charmaine, Laura and our expert team, we say thank you for joining us and for making DOTL 2021 another huge success! Missed the event? Click the image to the right for a replay ➡️ Photos by Tony Turner - Video by David Calderwood: Top row: NJ Commissioned Choreographer Amber Sloan; Second row: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company; Third row: Charmaine and Laura | be on the lookout, applications for dotl 2022 coming soon! |
Click the photo above to read the Press Release | It's the 8th year of your friendly neighborhood dance festival.... Join us in person or virtually for DOTL 2021! Back home at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Montclair, we end the summer with an afternoon of safe, distanced, outdoor dance. In person space will be limited. Bring a chair or a blanket. View virtually on our platforms: |
Click this photo for the promo video. Pictured: Amber Sloan and her mentor, Christian Von Howard. | join us virtually for our annual "open Rehearsal" |
Administrators: "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival."
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