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A celebration of movement experimenting with the music, rhythms, and colors of the Indian subcontinent
Festival 2013
Sunday, December 1st, 2013
7:30pm
Broadway Dance Center
322 W 45th Street, New York, NY 10036
December, 2013 Performers
Arielle Rosales (New York City)
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey)
Groove Merchant Drum & Dance Ensemble (Central New Jersey)
Gustavo Caldas (New York)
juri nishio (New York City)
Kalamandir Dance Company (Central New Jersey)
Kamaria Dailey (Brooklyn, NY)
Katherine Roarty (New York City)
Patrick Suzeau and Meggi Sweeney Smith (University of Kansas)
Transcending Motion (Central New Jersey)
Arielle Rosales (New York City): Arielle Rosales, aka ʺThe Urban Gypsyʺ, is a New York based dancer / choreographer / teacher. She has been dubbed ʺExcitingly rhythmic and undoubtedly seductiveʺ by Dance Informa Magazine, and ʺA very intense and wonderful new choreographic talentʺ by Luis Salgado on BroadwayWorld.com. As a member of several dance companies in New York and Chicago, Arielle has had the opportunity to perform throughout the U.S., U.K., and Spain, including renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Minskoff Theatre, and The Joyce Theatre. She has been featured on The Today Show, Telemundo, and Good Morning America. Her choreography has been featured in commercials for Nokia, music video “Ahora o Nunca” for Mexican recording artist Shanik Hughes, East Flatbush Dance Festival, STEPS Faculty Concert, Sybarite Prod. Love Is Love Showcase, and most recently for The Latin Quarter Show at REVEL Casino & Resort in Atlantic City. Company Dancer: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Andrea Del Conte Danza España, Soul & Duende, Cultural Explosion Dance Co. Commercial: Nokia, Target, MTV. Film/TV: Going the Distance (Warner Bros.), True to the Heart (2011 LIIFE Award Winner, Best Supporting Actress), ʺFatal Encountersʺ Season 2 (NBC Universal), The Today Show (NBC), Good Morning America (ABC). Print: Verizon. Theater: Zorro The Musical (The Alliance, ATL; Dir. Christopher Renshaw), Sex, Relationships, and Sometimes Love (Michael Chekhov Theatre Co.), The Pestilence Is Coming (Magic Futurebox), Independence (The Ansonia Theatre). Training: The American Musical & Dramatic Academy, The New School University (BFA – Musical Theatre; Certificate in Creative Arts & Health w/ emphasis in Dance Therapy), Amor de Dios Centro De Flamenco (Madrid, ESP), The Institute for Spanish Arts (Santa Fe, NM), Apprenticeship and Teachers in Training Certificate Program under Andrea Del Conte. For more information, please visit www.ArielleRosales.com!
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey): Led by Eric Samson, Beat Club is a family of dancers who use many forms of dance and their creativity to express themselves in a positive way. The world is full of obstacles and negative pitfalls. We choose dance to express ourselves instead of falling into those pitfalls and to learn how to persevere past the obstacles. Its like learning a gravity defying freeze…you’ll fall and fail many times, but you’ll never learn how to do it until you keep picking yourself up and try again. Beat Club gets its name from rising above adversity, negativity, and ʺbeatingʺ the odds. There is no growth without struggle. Beat Club studies urban dance forms from the 70s, 80s, 90s, to current styles. Styles include: b-boying/b-girling, locking, house, popping, waacking, voguing, hip hop (90’s social/party dances), and commercial street jazz industry styles. Beat Club also is required to train in the traditional styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and lyrical. Beat Club Crew Facebook
Groove Merchant Drum & Dance Ensemble (Central New Jersey): Groove Merchant Drum & Dance Ensemble directed by Kim Leary (Alexia) and Dave Merritt performs dances and plays percussion instruments from cultures around the world. The ensemble performs culture-specific traditional pieces as well as our own original compositions. Some compositions are more traditional, loyal to the cultures that they represent while others are a fusion of musical ideas and traditions. Many of the group’s performances have been sponsored in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Groove Merchant Drum & Dance Ensemble is the resident performance group of Alexia’s Belly Dance & Beyond located in Lawrence, New Jersey (Princeton area). Some of the group’s performances include the Monroe Arts Center, The Kennedy Center (Burlington), Two River Theatre, guest performers with Jamila Salimpour’s Bal Anat, Paramount Concerts on the Beach, Lafayette Grill NYC as well at many festivals and conventions. www.facebook.com/AlexiaGrooveMerchant | www.drumdancecenter.com
Gustavo Caldas Mr. Caldas is a native of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. The Caldas family hails from a long lineage of capoeiristas that have practiced Capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial arts), Afro-Brazilian dance, and music, which Gustavo began studying as a young child. Gustavo toured extensively with Bale Folclório da Bahia, Brazil’s premier company and was selected to perform, to teach kids, teens and adult Capoeira, Music and Dance workshops. His unique talents have allowed him the opportunity to teach and perform throughout the U.S.A, Europe and Asia with The Vanaver Caravan, Balé Folclorico da Bahia, Viver Brasil and many other companies. Gustavo Caldas Website
juri nishio (New York): juri nishio is a performance artist living in NY. She was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and graduated from Nihon University of Art with degree in Drama. She came to NY in 2003 to investigate contemporary and African form and 2006, completed the International Student Independent Study program at The Ailey School. Her work includes choreographed dances with the Vangeline Theater, Khaleah London/ LAYERS, Sacred Space Dance(Rainy Demerson), Nora Chipaumire, Camille A Brown, Urban Bush Women, Joanna H Norris, ARCH(Sridhar Shanmugan), M’WORD(N’Bewe Escobar), INSPIRIT a dance company(Christal N Brown), and Maimouna Keita school of African Dance(Marie Basse Wiles). She also presented her solo works to express her voice. She performed at Triskelion Arts, Eden’s expressway, AUGA JAPAN, Greene Space, Jebon, Perry Dance Studio, Hudson River Park, Meta Center, ARE Center (Edgar Cayce Center), Laguardia Community College, BRIC studo, Daibosatsu Zendo kogoji, Charles Moore Dance Theater, Springfield College, Trinity College, CRS(Center for Remembering and Sharing), Bowery Poetry Club and Hunter College. Through her own body language “ Afro-Zen” a stylized Zen, Wabi-Sabi with plenty of Afro spice, she convey the rhythm and message from the spirit. jurinishio.com
Kalamandir Dance Company (Central New Jersey): Kalamandir Dance Company (501c3) is a contemporary dance ensemble that uses the vocabulary of classical Indian dance to explore new spaces of artistic expression. Instead of diminishing the foundation of our classical styles, we look to investigate their communicative potential when merged with Western dance traditions. Using Odissi, Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Capoeira, Flamenco, Modern and Ballet training, our dancers collaboratively converse with movement and create dialogue with expression. We are driven by creativity, human emotions, and a desire to be released from the four walls of our daily existence. Our movement vocabulary is a collective effort that aims to create a reachable area for all people to participate and communicate. kalamandirdanceco.com
Kamaria Dailey (Brooklyn, NY): Kamaria Dailey (Brooklyn, NY): Kamaria Dailey is a native of Miami, FL and began training in the arts at the age of eight; studying dance, music, voice, and theater. She went on to receive a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance, from the conservatory program at New World School of the Arts/UF in 2008. Moreover, she has studied at several renowned programs on full scholarship, including Jacobs Pillow, Garth Fagan Summer Institute, Sankofa Dance Festival with Chuck Davis, and Florida Dance Festival. Upon graduation, Kamaria moved to New York City and began working with Forces of Nature Dance Theatre and Simone Sobers Dance, while venturing back and forth to Miami to work with Brazz Dance Theatre. Alongside performing, Ms. Dailey developed an extensive teaching resume which includes Pure Elements, Forces of Nature Dance Theater/HCZ, New World School of the Arts, Miami Dade College, and many more. She also consults with cultural organizations that produce arts events and bulletins, such as Artzy People, 77 Indie Street, and Legros Cultural Arts Organization. Kamaria is currently developing solo repertory and performing vigorously. Her choreography has been presented at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, CMD’H in Spain, Chorl’ton Arts Festival in England, Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Upstart Festival, Triskellion Arts Center, Here Arts Center, Florida Dances, etc. She has been featured in press publications such as the Miami Herald, Caribbean Today, and the Performing Arts Literary Magazine for her performing and public speaking accomplishments. Her movement style has influence in the African Diaspora blended with experimental contemporary, with emphasis on improvisation. As a multi-talented artist, she often fuses her work with media, text, and/or voice. Kamaria Dailey believes in using the creative voice of the arts to shine a light on the voice of her soul. www.kamariadailey.com www.kamariadailey.com
Katherine Roarty (New York City): Katherine Roarty is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. She received a BFA in Dance from University of Illinois, along with a degree in Business. Her training includes the Alvin Ailey Professional School, Broadway Dance Center Internship Program, and Lou Conte Dance Studio Scholarship Program. Katherine was awarded Mark Morris Dance Group Shadow Scholarship and has performed works by Stefanie Batten-Bland, Carl Flink, Darcy Naganuma, and Dana Foglia. She is currently living in New York City, as a professional dancer with MSA Agency. Her performance credits include the Victoria Secret Fashion Show ft. Nikki Minaj, national commercials, Spirit Productions Cirque and Rocket Man, and more. Katherine has also earned her credits as a choreographer. Her most recent works were featured in Broadway Dance Center’s Performance Project and Student Showcase. She has also choreographed for University and High School dance teams across the country. Katherine continues to teach and perform on national and international stages. Website
Patrick Suzeau and Meggi Sweeney Smith (University of Kansas): Patrick Suzeau – Reviewed as a ʺvery special performer…prodigious techniqueʺ (Dance Magazine) ʺphysically expressive, a pleasure to watchʺ (The New York Times) Suzeau is a professor of Dance at the University of Kansas. His early career includes Les Ballets Modernes du Canada and Theatre de Danse Contemporaine while in Montreal, various groups and television work while in Mexico City. While in New York he toured nationally as a solo artist for the Affiliate Artists program and performed for Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang, Anna Sokolow among others. He taught at the Alvin Ailey School, American Academy of dramatic Arts, Barry/Klein, Mary Anthony studio, and others. The Juilliard trained Suzeau is the recipient of several grants and choreography commissions from private and public funds, including a Fulbright Fellowship and the Master Fellowship from the Kansas Arts Commission. A Certified Laban Movement Analyst, he has been a guest artist at countless universities. Formerly NYC based the COHAN/SUZEAU Dance Company has toured the Midwest (on the NEA Regional and the KAC Touring Programs) ʺThis is what art at its best is all aboutʺ (Arts Indiana). Cohan and Suzeau continuing their international appearances will be artists in residence in Kuala Lumpur choreographing a new work on Malaysian dancers to be performed January 2014. For more information on the company, please go to cohansuzeau.org.
Meggi Sweeney Smith (dancer) a performer and educator, currently lives in New York City. She has performed solo roles for companies including CorbinDances, Nellie van Bommel, Cohan/Suzeau Dance Company, and internationally for the New York Baroque Dance Company. She also danced Anna Sokolow’s 1965 piece Odes with the Sokolow Dance/Theater Ensemble and was part of the original cast for Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater’s The Spring to Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps. She has performed works by the Intercultural Arts Dialogue, José Limón, Wally Cardona, Kate Skarpetowska, Patrick Corbin, William Whitener and more. Meggi graduated from the University of Kansas earning highest honors for her BFA in dance and music minor. While there she received the Undergraduate Research Award for her work in the field of dance history, as well as the School of Fine Arts Collaborative Initiative Award and an honorable mention for the Sara and Mary Edwards Paretsky Award for Creativity. Meggi has guest taught at various festivals and universities in the area and at the Mark Morris Dance Center. She is currently pursuing her MA in Teaching Dance in the Professions at NYU Steinhardt, while teaching and performing. For more information please see www.meggisweeney.com
Transcending Motion is a modern day contemporary performance group comprised of dancers from all genres of movement and style. The company is co-directed and choreographed by Courtney Goerge and Christy Rak-Samson and is the sister group of the Beat Club Crew currently based out of the FUNKtion Dance Complex. TM dancers are encouraged to transcend and move beyond ordinary limits or preconceived notions in their ability and skill set. This allows for freedom of any restrictions or boundaries to help push themselves to find a greater quality in dance, movement and in their own lives. Visit their facebook page here.
September, 2012 Performers
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey)
Carson Reiners/CDR Dance Projects (New York City)
Central New Jersey Ballet Theater (Central New Jersey)
DeXdance (Central New Jersey)
Emily Berry (New York)
Gustavo Caldas (New York)
Illstyle & Peace Productions (Philadelphia)
Kalamandir Dance Company (Central New Jersey)
Moushumi Phukan (Assam, India)
Patrick Suzeau (University of Kansas)
Sonja Chung (New York/New Jersey)
Yesid Lopez (New York)
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey): Led by Eric Samson, Beat Club focuses on the pure forms of Hip-Hop to use their creativity for expressing themselves in a positive way. Original Hip-Hop was about peace, love, and understanding and we dance with those beliefs in mind. The world is full of obstacles and negative pitfalls. We choose dance to express ourselves instead of falling into those pitfalls and to learn how to persevere past the obstacles. Its like learning a gravity defying freeze…you’ll fall and fail many times but you’ll never learn how to do it until you keep picking yourself up and try again. Beat Club gets its name from rising above adversity, negativity, and “beating” the odds. There is no growth without struggle. Beat Club studies hip-hop dance forms from the 70s, 80s, 90s, to current styles. Styles include: b-boying/b-girling, locking, house, popping, waacking, voguing, new jack swing, and street jazz industry styles. Website here.
Central New Jersey Ballet (Central New Jersey): CNJB provides New Jersey and other surrounding areas with ballet training in an atmosphere that declares artistry as top priority. Whether a dancer is on the path to a professional career or just studies the art form for sheer enjoyment, CNJB gives students an inside perpective on ballet and performance, ranging from the “young dancer” to the “pre-professional”. CNJB was founded by a current professional ballet dancer, with the idea that students work alongside professional or former professional dancers to solidify an artistic identity, find personal strength, build confidence and achieve a finely tuned technique. Website here.
Emily Berry/B3W (New York): Emily Berry is the Artistic Director of B3W, which has performed in the US, England and Mexico. In New York City, The company premiered their first evening lenght work, Confined, at Dixon Place in 2010 with a Mondo Cane Commission. B3W has performed at Henry Street Settlement, Dance New Amsterdam, Dixon Place, BAAD!, the 92nd Street Y, the RAW Studio Showings with DanceNOW, the International Dance Festival NYC, the DUMBO Dance Festival, the Manhattan Movement Arts Center, and the Cool New York Dance Festival. The company has also premiered two dance films in Maryland and in Switzerland. Emily has performed with Boris Willis Moves, Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company, Restless Native Dance/Tamieca McCloud, Milvia Pacheco Dance, Michele Dunleavy, Lesole’s Dance Project, and Ashe Moyubba/Alafia Afro-Cuban Folkloric Dance Ensemble. She is currently dancing with danceTactics Performance Group/Keith Thompson. She is a Certified Movement Analyst and also has a MFA in dance from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Dance Arts from the University of Michigan. She has taught at Oakland University, George Mason University, Marymount University, Coppin State University, Montgomery College, and the Community College of Baltimore County. She has also taught master classes for ACDFA, Hunter College, Goucher College, the College of William and Mary, the University of Michigan, and numerous dance intensives. She commissioned to set a piece on Ann Arbor Dance Works in May, 2010. She is currently an assistant professor of dance at Queensborough Community College. Website here.
Gustavo Caldas (New York): Mr. Caldas is a native of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. The Caldas family hails from a long lineage of capoeiristas that have practiced Capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial arts), Afro-Brazilian dance, and music, which Gustavo began studying as a young child. Gustavo toured extensively with Bale Folclório da Bahia, Brazil’s premier company and was selected to perform, to teach kids, teens and adult Capoeira, Music and Dance workshops. His unique talents have allowed him the opportunity to teach and perform throughout the U.S.A, Europe and Asia with The Vanaver Caravan, Balé Folclorico da Bahia, Viver Brasil and many other companies. Website here.
Moushumi Phukan (Assam, India): Moushumi is from Assam, India, and has been dancing and teaching Bihu for several years. Bihu is a traditional folk dance from the state of Assam, and the dance style is related to the Bihu festival of India. Moushumi has performed this rare form of art in many memorable events, such as Kharavella festival in Orissa (2004/2005), Replublic Day in New Delhi (2003), Dusshera festival in Himachal Pradesh, Antaragni (2004), Octave (2005/2006), Virasat Utsav (2003), Mondei (2006) and more. Moushumi has performed plays in the National School Of Drama (NSD) on the occasion of Bharat Rang Mahotsav, and has taught Bihu in Assam to young kids and adults. Video here.
Sonja Chung (New York/New Jersey): Sonja is pursuing a BFA at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She is an accomplished dancer, fashion and dance choreographer and model, and is making a name for herself in the tri-state area. LinkedIn Profile here.
Yesid Lopez (New York City):YESID LOPEZ is originally from Colombia where he began his dance training in ballet at the age of 18 with Jaime Diaz and Ana Consuelo Gomez Caballero in Anna Pavlova´s Ballet Academy in Bogota dancing as corps of ballet and soloist in The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet as well as in contemporary pieces. He received a scholarship from The School at Jacob´s Pillow in the jazz program in 2004 and 2006 where he was training with Luigi, Matt Mattox, Bill Hastings, Chet Walker, Patti Wilcox, Dana Moore, Alex Sanchez, James Kinney and Mark Burrel and a full scholarship from Inland Pacific Ballet Academy in Montclair, CA where he danced Dracula and The Nutcracker. Yesid has performed in Colombia, UK, Cuba, USA as a dancer and choreographer in latin, jazz and contemporary ballet styles and South Korea as a choreographer-featured dancer with Hanwha Resort in Sokcho City.
In 2006, Yesid moved to New York where he received a full scholarship from STEPS on Broadway and was selected to be a member of the Steps Repertory Ensemble 2006-2008 performing different works from choreographers like Heidi Latsky, Steven Sofia, Jason Winters,Bradley Shelver, Wes Veldink, Max Stone and Monica Bill Barnes. As a choreographer Yesid has performed in different venues in the New York City Area like Winter Follies- Spoke The Hub, Steps Lab Series, PMT Seasonal Showcase, RHYTHMS, Mojito/DanceOmopolitan at Joe’s Pub, Dance Tracks NYC, Dumbo Dance Festival, Bridge for Dance, Local Produce- Spoke The Hub, COOL New York, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, El Museo, The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College and has received reviews in publications like Attitude The Dancers’ Magazine, Ballet-Dance Magazine, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Dance Spirit. He has danced with Ballet Hispanico, works as a Ballroom Instructor and choreographer at Dance Times Square and DeMa Dance Company as a Co-Artistic Director and resident choreographer. Website here.
Festival 2011
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey)
Capoeira Maranhão (Central New Jersey)
COHAN/SUZEAU Dance Company (University of Kansas)
Janete Silva (New York City)
Kalamandir Dance Company (Central New Jersey)
Nabanita Pal (New York City)
Shibani Patnaik (Philadelphia)
Vervet Dance (Philadelphia)
Beat Club Crew (Central New Jersey): Lead by Eric Samson, Beat Club focuses on the pure forms of Hip-Hop to use their creativity for expressing themselves in a positive way. Original Hip-Hop was about peace, love, and understanding and we dance with those beliefs in mind. The world is full of obstacles and negative pitfalls. We choose dance to express ourselves instead of falling into those pitfalls and to learn how to persevere past the obstacles. Its like learning a gravity defying freeze…you’ll fall and fail many times but you’ll never learn how to do it until you keep picking yourself up and try again. Beat Club gets its name from rising above adversity, negativity, and “beating” the odds. There is no growth without struggle. Beat Club studies hip-hop dance forms from the 70s, 80s, 90s, to current styles. Styles include: b-boying/b-girling, locking, house, popping, waacking, voguing, new jack swing, and street jazz industry styles. Website here.
Kamaria Dailey (Brooklyn, NY): Kamaria Dailey is a native of Miami, FL and began training in the arts at the age of eight; studying dance, music, voice, and theater. She went on to receive a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance, from the conservatory program at New World School of the Arts/UF in 2008. Moreover, she has studied at several renowned programs on full scholarship, including Jacobs Pillow, Garth Fagan Summer Institute, Sankofa Dance Festival with Chuck Davis, and Florida Dance Festival. Upon graduation, Kamaria moved to New York City and began working with Forces of Nature Dance Theatre and Simone Sobers Dance, while venturing back and forth to Miami to work with Brazz Dance Theatre. Alongside performing, Ms. Dailey developed an extensive teaching resume which includes Pure Elements, Forces of Nature Dance Theater/HCZ, New World School of the Arts, Miami Dade College, and many more. She also consults with cultural organizations that produce arts events and bulletins, such as Artzy People, 77 Indie Street, and Legros Cultural Arts Organization. Kamaria is currently developing solo repertory and performing vigorously. Her choreography has been presented at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, CMD’H in Spain, Chorl’ton Arts Festival in England, Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Upstart Festival, Triskellion Arts Center, Here Arts Center, Florida Dances, etc. She has been featured in press publications such as the Miami Herald, Caribbean Today, and the Performing Arts Literary Magazine for her performing and public speaking accomplishments. Her movement style has influence in the African Diaspora blended with experimental contemporary, with emphasis on improvisation. As a multi-talented artist, she often fuses her work with media, text, and/or voice. Kamaria Dailey believes in using the creative voice of the arts to shine a light on the voice of her soul. www.kamariadailey.com
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