2009-10 MEMBERS
Members are individuals or organizations who sponsor dance in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga or Schenectady counties and who value the mission of Partners in Dance. Members engage dance companies in their programs and serve constituencies that want to learn more about dance. Members are drawn to a common interest in developing dance audiences, increasing dance literacy for all ages and enjoying a dance-rich environment in the Capital Region.
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Abram
Lansing Elementary
Contact: Cliff Bird
(518) 237-5044
cbird@cohoes.org
Abram Lansing Elementary is a K-5 elementary school in the Cohoes City School District. It is located at 26 James Street.
Albany
Academies
Contact: Ann Morris
(518) 429-3200
morrisa@albanyacademies.org
Capital
Region Center for Arts in Education
Contact: Maureen Pagano
(518) 442-4240
mpagano@uamail.albany.edu
The Capital Region Center for Arts in Education (CRCAIE) facilitates partnerships between artists and teachers to make the arts central to teaching and learning. Established in 1983 and modeled on the aesthetic education program at the Lincoln Center Institute, CRCAIE helps teachers and their students to become actively involved with the arts through participation in artistic experiences, and observing, listening to and analyzing works of art in dance, drama, music, visual arts and literature.
Dance Alliance
Dance Alliance is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization of dancers and lovers of dance designed to support and promote dance in the Capital District and Saratoga regions. The Alliance publishes a monthly newsletter with dance calendar and offers discount performance tickets to its members. It also sponsors dance courses for seniors and an annual weekend Dance Festival for the public.
eba
Contact: Maude Baum, Artistic Director
(518) 465-9916
ebadance@earthlink.net
eba Artists have been creating,
performing and teaching the art of Dance Theatre in the Capital Region and throughout
the world since 1972. Metroland named eba and Maude Baum and Company as the
BEST REGIONAL DANCE COMPANY for 2005. eba supports five programs to to fulfill
its mission: Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre, eba's professional performing
and touring company rivals companies from around the world; everything but anchovies
Dance Theatre, a pioneering Arts in Education company that brings creativity
into the classroom; eba Center for Dance & Fitness offering over 25 dance,
fitness and wellness classes for Adults and Teens; Kids Dancspace @ eba, a creative
dance school and camp for kids; and The eba Art Gallery, a visual art gallery.
All programs are housed in The eba Theater, the Company-owned, historic theater
and community arts center on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Lark Street in
Albany, NY.
Ellen Sinopoli
Dance Company
Contact: Ellen Sinopoli, Artistic Director
(518) 408-1341
ellen@sinopolidances.org
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance
Company (ESDC) is the resident company of The Egg. Founded in 1991, ESDC presents
the uniquely American art form of contemporary modern dance interpreted through
the work of choreographer Ellen Sinopoli. ESDC shares its works through concerts,
showcases, residencies, workshops, classes and educational outreach.
Emma
Willard School
Contact: Sue Lauther
(518) 274-4440 ext. 273
slauther@emma.troy.ny.us
Emma Willard School has been a preparatory high school for girls since 1814. The historic buildings, built circa 1910, house a modest theater for dance, concert music and theatre in Troy, NY. The dance program hosts community contact improvisation jams and master classes. The Emma Willard Dance Company is a group of talented and dedicated dancers, ages 1519, interested in exploring and performing several styles of dance. Each year, a world-renowned guest artist works with the dancers. They perform the season's repertoire in the Capital Region, in a different city each April and at the school to end their season each May.
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College presents a full slate of performances including dance, music, theater, and lecture/demonstration in the humanities, each fall and spring. The venue most commonly used for dance is the Maureen Stapleton Theatre (350 seats). Other venues located at Hudson Valley Community College include the Bulmer Center Auditorium (240 seats), and the McDonough Sports Complex (up to 4000 seats). Informal performance locations include the Siek Campus Center and open air spaces throughout the college campus.
Nacre
Contact: Beth Fecteau
(518) 435-0510
beth@nacredance.com
Nacre is a dance performance organization dedicated to revitalizing historic choreography of celebrated modern dance choreographers while opening the arena to new emerging artists through arts in education and professional performance experiences. In addition to annual repertory concerts, Nacre celebrates each holiday season with the presentation of modern dance pioneer Charles Weidman's 1961 Christmas Oratorio. Nacre shares these famous pieces of repertory with a cast of accomplished dancers throughout the Capital Region. Nacre adds to this accomplished cast with bi-annual auditions. Please visit our website for information on performances and auditions.
National Museum of
Dance & Hall of Fame
Contact: Donna Skiff
(518) 584-2225
info@dancemuseum.org
The National Museum of Dance is committed
to promoting and preserving dance in all its diversity. Occupying the former
Washington Bath House, a spacious Arts & Crafts style building from 1918,
the museum boasts exhibits celebrating the art of dance.
Proctors
Proctor presents a 12-month season of touring Broadway musicals, dance, opera, classical and popular performers, as well as an extensive movie series and arts education division.
Questar
III BOCES
Contact: Arlene Sampson
(518) 477-8771
asampson@questar.org
The Questar III Cultural
and Performing Arts Program brings artists of quality to the pupils of the component
school districts as an integral part of the school curriculum. An arts program
(drama, music, opera, dance, theater, writing, visual and media arts) that is
integrated with curriculum objectives has a long-term impact on students.
Saratoga
Savoy
Contact: Dave Wolf
(518) 587-5132
dance@saratogasavoy.com
The Saratoga Savoy is a
dance studio specializing in all forms of social dancing, such as lindy hop,
salsa, ballroom dances and argentine tango. We promote the art of dance, including
its socio-cultural aspects, through instruction and performance for all ages
and levels. Our classes are high energy, entertaining and a great way to get
to know others.
Skidmore
College Dance Department
Contact: Mary DiSanto-Rose
(518) 580-5375
mdisanto@skidmore.edu
Skidmore College Dance Department has a long and distinguished tradition, offering academic and technical study as well as many performance opportunities. The Dance Department's focus encompasses classical ballet, modern/contemporary dance and non-western dance forms. The expression of human experience through movement is an integral part of the liberal arts education. The Skidmore College Dance Theater gives the students, faculty and guest artists various opportunities to perform and choreograph and offers our community and opportunity to experience dance as a performing art.
Skidmore
College Office of the Dean of Special Programs
Contact: Sharon Arpey
Contact: Maria McColl
(518) 580-5595
mmccoll@skidmore.edu
Skidmore College's commitment to lifelong learning and community enrichment is nowhere more apparent than in the educational offerings sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Special Programs. A distinctive array of credit and noncredit programs in the fine and performing arts, community and continuing education, undergraduate and graduate individualized study degree programs and the College's Summer Sessions, all share the spirit of innovation, broad access and serious educational endeavor.
Tango
Fusion Dance Company
Contact: Diane Lachtrupp
Contact: Johnny Martinez
(518) 306-4173
stepdl@aol.com
mrtangojm@aol.com
Tango Fusion Dance Company strives
to create a unique synthesis of Argentine Tango, Latin Dance, Ballet, Jazz,
Modern and Theatre. The company is directed by Diane Lachtrupp and Johnny Martinez,
and consists of area professional dancers of different disciplines. Tango Fusion
Dance Company is available for full evening shows, private parties, workshops,
and education-based programs.
The
Arts Center of the Capital Region
Contact: Jill Rafferty, Executive Director
(518) 273-0052 ext. 233
jill@artscenteronline.org
The Arts Center of the Capital Region is a state-of-the-art multi-arts center
located in downtown Troy in New York's Capital Region. Dedicated to engaging
people from every walk of life and corner of the region in making and experiencing
the arts, The Arts Center offers exhibitions of high-quality contemporary and
traditional art; dozens of classes for adults and children each month; grant
programs for artists and organizations; arts-in-education initiatives in regional
schools; theatre, music, dance and new media performances in the Joseph L. Bruno
Theatre and a host of other programs.
The
Egg
Contact: Peter Lesser, Executive Director
(518) 473-1061
plesser@theegg.org
The EGG presents quality performances, accessible to all citizens of New York State, highlighting the unique and extraordinary artists from New York State, across the country and around the world. Through partnerships and collaborations, The EGG presents quality performances, spotlights emerging artists, fosters relationships with resident companies, and enhances activities in cultural and arts education, while remaining accountable to its public funds investment.
UAlbany
Performing Arts Center
Contact: Patrick Ferlo, Director
Contact: Kim Engel, Assistant Director
pferlo@albany.edu
kengel@albany.edu
The University at Albany Performing Arts Center includes a five-theatre complex on the uptown campus and Page Hall, an 800 seat theatre located on the downtown campus. Using all six performance spaces, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) hosts over 500 events annually in all of the performing arts including dance, music and theatre. The PAC facility also houses a scene shop, a costume shop, a large lounge space, a mirrored dance studio, two music rehearsal spaces, ten dressing rooms, twenty music practice rooms, five general-purpose classrooms, a drafting classroom, a lighting laboratory and a music library.
INDIVIDUALS
Tina Fretto Baird
(518) 581-1791
tfbtap@nycap.rr.com
Ione Beauchamp
(518) 794-9720
ione@albany.edu
Laurie Zabele Cawley
518-884-0299
lzebc@aol.com
Martha Clark
martha@marthaclark.com
Mary Jane Dike
(518) 374-7127
marydike@aol.com
Colleen A. Dooley
colleenadooley@hotmail.com
Betty Gavin-Singer
(518) 284-3340
studionorthny@hotmail.com
Xinhua Lee
(518) 618-3508
xlee882000@yahoo.com
Hélène Lesterlin
(518) 276-3918
lesteh@rpi.edu
Mindy Noxon Ianotti
(518) 464-3987
miannott@gw.neric.org
Helga Pritchard
hhprichard@earthlink.net
Sally Rhoades
(518) 456-4993
lucy1299@aol.com
Paul Rosenberg
(518) 482-9255
paul@homespun.biz
Arlene Sampson
asampson@questar.org
Dee Sarno
deesarno@earthlink.net
Toni Smith
(518) 629-0034
tsmith818@nycap.rr.com