Dance
Taboo of the Black-eyed Peas

Black-Eyed Peas’ Taboo deejays at Orient in Poughkeepsie this Saturday

Taboo, a member of the Black-Eyed Peas, will do a live deejay set at Orient in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, June 2 at 10 p.m. The performance will follow an appearance at SplashDown Beach…

The Boilermakers

The joint is jumpin’ this Friday in Po’town

Start your Memorial Day weekend off on the right foot…or the left, as the case may be. Hudson Valley Community Dancers (HVCD) will be hosting the Boilermaker Jazz Band from Pittsburgh, at their…

Photo of Elizabeth Disharoon by Paula Lobo.

Choreographer Jennifer Muller this Saturday at Kaatsbaan

Over a span of nearly 40 years, choreographer Jennifer Muller has created more than 100 pieces, sometimes incorporating other media in her compositions; she has collaborated with such disparate and noteworthy artists as…

Megan Fairchild and Andrew Veyette in Coppelia

Such a doll: Bardavon hosts New Paltz Ballet Theatre’s Coppelia this Sunday

The New Paltz Ballet Theatre, which brings its annual production of Coppelia featuring principal dancers from the New York City Ballet to the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie this Sunday afternoon, March…

Photo of Calvin Grimm’s backdrop for Ellen Sinopoli’s Sea Ghosts at the Egg by Rich Hommel.

Ulster Ballet Company’s Festival of Dance this Saturday at UPAC

A distinguished festival showcasing dancers, both aspiring and professional, and the choreographers who put them in motion in a diverse range of styles and techniques: That’s what is in store for audiences in…

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Swing dance with Eight to the Bar this Friday in Poughkeepsie

The swing dance at the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club on Friday, March 23, which is hosted by Hudson Valley Community Dances, will be particularly lively and flamboyant, thanks to the performance by Eight to…

Solas an Lae

Solas An Lae unleashes new dance production Soul this weekend in Rhinebeck

“Dance in its most primal form has always conveyed what is happening in society,” says Patrick Brown, executive director of Solas An Lae (SAL), an American Irish dance company. The innovative group returns…

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Rosendale screens doc about dance Mecca Jacob’s Pillow this Sunday

When we think about how lucky we mid-Hudsonites are to live in such close proximity to the cultural treasures of the Berkshires, it’s usually Tanglewood that we primarily have in mind, followed perhaps…

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason.

Syrup-fueled swinging: Dance follows MapleFest this Saturday at Ashokan Center

Contra dancers, take note: This month’s dance, normally held the second Saturday of every month at the Woodstock Community Center, will instead be held at the Ashokan Center, located at 477 Beaverkill Road…

Photo of Vanaver Caravan by Lois Greenfield

HVP to premiere new symphonic works by Bill Vanaver at Caravan’s 40th anniversary gala

One of the mid-Hudson’s perennial cultural treasures, the Vanaver Caravan troupe of musicians, dancers and educators, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this spring. Considering that I had the pleasure of first meeting Bill…

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