Glimpse of Student Showcase Choreographers/Companies & Works

The Sunday, August 18th Student Showcase at 6pm in the Salvatore Capezio Theater will feature ten choreographers and companies from the diverse talent and professionalism of Peridance students. This Summer's program features a variety Peridance students from our Open Program, Certificate Program and International Students, as well as several repeat performers from past Bi-annual Showcases. Catch a glimpse of the exciting evening below!

Summer 2013 Student Showcase 

Yuika Iso will perform a duet called "Jelly Beans" incorporating actual jelly beans as props.

Eryn Renee Young's company XAOC/Contemporary Ballet will showcase "Redux," an intense, percussive piece with six dancers.

Venla Vuorio will have five dancers perform "Birds of Prey," a mystical, dark work.

Richard J. Scandola's solo, "The Genius Child," instead of music will incorporate spoken word and a live reading of a Langston Hughes poem.

Rachel Hettinger and six artists from SolWEST Dance Collaborative will perform an elusive, illuminating piece /Trans'laSHen/.

Hsiao-Ting Hsieh & Hsiao-Wei Hseih (twin sisters) form part of a quartet performing excerpts of their calming piece entitled "Four Lines."

Photo by Lucas Chilczuk

LorenaEganDance is proud to present excerpts from a new work, "Dixit Dominus."

Photo by Jan La Salle

Megan Dolye and community dance project nyc's "The Prom Piece" weaves songs from pop icons, including a remix of Lady Gaga and music from the cast of Glee.

Christen Svingos presents a daring, sexy version of the Jazz classic "Stuff Like That There."

Aaron Atkins/Ballet Inc. takes the stage with 18 dancers in a piece titled " " -- thoughtfully envisioned with deliberate minimalism.


See photos of participants in the concurrent Faculty Showcases! Spread the word, and support these highly engaged, creative faculty and student choreographers!

Modern Technique Workshops You Simply Can't Miss

This week is our busiest week of Summer Workshops. Register for Modern Technique, including the work of masters like Trisha Brown and Sean Curran!


"Discipline is freedom" - Sean Curran

Modern Workshop with Sean Curran
Aug 12, 2013 - Aug 16, 2013; Mon - Fri 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

An Irish step dancer as a young boy from Boston, Massachusetts Séan Curran was a lead dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, an original member of the off-Broadway hit Stomp, and his dances have been seen at the New York City Opera, Broadway’s Playwright Horizons, Utah’s Rurie Woodbury Dance Theater, Sweden Skanes Dance Theater, Pittsburg Dance Alloy and a long list of College/University’s pre-professional programs.

Enrich your understanding of action, phrasing and timing from this esteemed choreographer!

Photo Lois Greenfield




"Dance every day, follow your passion and never doubt your intuition." - Mariah Maloney

Trisha Brown Dance Company Technique and Repertory with Mariah Maloney
Aug 12, 2013 - Aug 16, 2013; Mon - Fri 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Somatic-based technique/repertory workshop and safe environment for participants to deepen a daily practice of learning from the body and expanding a range and diversity of motion. Explore Trisha Brown Dance Company's movement style specific to seminal works Set and Reset (1983) and Line Up (1976). 



Mariah Maloney's journey with Trisha Brown has been a life-changing adventure, join her in continuing the exploration!

Photo © 1999 Chris Callis, Mariah Maloney in Five Part Weather Invention

Summer 2013 Class Changes

Peridance dance classes span Beginner through Advanced Levels! Check out the latest in class changes underlined below or see the Online Class Schedule. Updates effective Summer-Fall 2013.

Ballet

Advanced Intermediate with Stuart Loungway

Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30-4pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm
Stuart's last T/Th class will be Thursday, July 25th. Sundays, 10-11:30am Starting July 21st!

Advanced Intermediate Level with Peter Brandenhoff

Mondays & Fridays, 11:30am-1pm

Peter will add Tuesdays/Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm, starting Tuesday, July 30th!

Contemporary

Advanced Intermediate Level with Kristin Sudeikis

Mondays & Wednesdays, 1pm - 2:30pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9pm - 10:30pm
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, Kristin's T/Th classes will shift to 8:30-10pm. Her M/W classes will continue as usual.


Advanced Intermediate Level with Adam Barruch

Mondays, 10-11:30am
Adam's last class will be Monday, September 16th.

Advanced Intermediate Level with Greg Dolbashian

Fridays, 10-11:30am
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, Greg's class schedule will shift to Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm!

Beginner Level with Shelly Hutchinson
Fridays 9-10:30am
This new class starts September 6th.

Advanced Intermediate Level with Shannon Gillen
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-11:30am
Intermediate Level Mondays, 1-2:30pm
Shannon Gillen is moving to Germany, her last class will be Thursday, August 8th.


Hip Hop
Advanced Beginner Level Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro
Fridays 2:30-4pm
Beginning September 13th!

Jazz
Advanced Intermediate Level with Ashley Carter
Wednesdays 11:30am - 1pm
New class starting September 4th!

Advanced Intermediate Level Contemporary Jazz with Marlena Wolfe
Sundays, 11:30-1:00AM
Starting September 8th!

Modern
Advanced Intermediate Level with Marlena Wolfe
Tuesday and Thursdays, 10:00-11:30AM
Starting September 3rd!

Zumba
Open Level with Sifa
Fridays 6:30-3pm and Sundays 4-5:30pm
Starting today, August 7th, Sifa's classes change to Wednesdays and Sundays from noon-1pm. Friday class is canceled for the week.

Open Level with Leonides Arpon
Wednesdays 6-7pm
Class will soon be canceled, his las class is September 4th!

Take Your Skills to the Next Level in 30+ Intermediate and Advanced Classes

In addition to Beginner Classes, Peridance offers classes for pre-professional and professional students. Take your skills to the next level with these Intermediate- and Advanced-Level Classes.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL

Mondays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary with Shannon Gillen 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Intermediate West African with Marie Basse 6-7:30pm

Tuesdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Tap with Aaron Tolson 7:30-8:30pm

Wednesdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Thursdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Fridays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Saturdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 10:30am-12pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Logan Kruger 11am-12:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Rachel List 12-1:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary Jazz with Ashley Carter 4-5:30pm

Sundays

Intermediate Ballet with Bil Badolato 11:30am-1pm

ADVANCED-LEVEL

Mondays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Tuesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Wednesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Thursdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Fridays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Learn more about our other class offerings, which include many Open Classes and workshops with exciting guest artists.

Four Things You Should Know When Auditioning for PCDC

This August 26-30th Peridance Contemporary Dance Company seeks new male and female dancers to join the Company through their Workshop & Audition. Hear from Artistic Director Igal Perry on what it takes to succeed and more...

On Success

In order to be a really successful performer — dancers need to demonstrate good communication skills, tolerance, good manners, respect and charisma. This is particularly important during auditions and the hiring process. In addition, when hired for a professional Company, dancers tend to stop training, which affects their physical as well as emotional ability to deal with the high demands and stress of being a professional dancer. The best dancers I know train until the very last days of their professional careers. Read more.

Philosophy

My philosophy is to train dancers to be wholesome, so that they can do everything, including tap, including hip hop—forms that give you different approaches to movement. Read more.

Style

My works are very different depending on the music, and I enjoy the challenge of exploring these different ways. I enjoy working with dancers, whom I see as part of the process, and I enjoy discovering things through the choreography. Read more.

Approach

I found that in order for [dancers from different cultures] to interpret my work fully, I had to insist on them finding their own individual voices within the work.  This process has also made me reflect upon my work with dancers here in the States who often face the opposite challenge....(cont.) 

Don't miss the chance to work with world-renowned choreographer Igal Perry, register for the Workshop & Audition today!