Mordance

Check out today’s story where you can see us bringing this ballet back to life. This work was begun during our NYC Open Culture rehearsals this past summer. @kelseyhcampbell.jpg

@bwayjace is taking over the Instagram today! Hope you follow along. @kelseyhcampbell.jpg Jace is delighted to rejoin MorDance for this 2022 season. Broadway and theatrical credits include: West Side Story (2009 revival) and 1st Nat’l Tour, An American in Paris 1st Nat’l Tour and International Broadway Revival, An American in Paris at Le Theatre De Châtelét Paris, Disney’s Aladdin Broadway and 1st Nat’l Tour, Disney’s When you Wish (Shang), Sister Act (Pablo), Susan Stroma...n’s Merry Widow (MET OPERA), Aida (MET OPERA), The Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), Broadway Bound Can Can (Valentín Le Desossé). Ballet Companies: Ballet Austin, Ballet Memphis, Ballet Trockadero, Ballet NY, Ballet Verité, Roxey Ballet, Neglia Ballet Artists (Guest Artist), Neos Dance Thêatre (Guest Artist). Guest Artist Roles include: Sugar Plum Cavalier, Prince Albrecht (Giselle), Romeo and Mercurio (Romeo and Juliet), Dracula (Based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Zeigfried (Swan Lake) Balanchine’s Agon. He will be returning to the Broadway Stage to rejoin the cast of Disney’s Aladdin. He holds a BFA In Dance and Vocal Performance and is a certified mind-body coach. Ever grateful to My Divine Source. See more

Remembering the warm summer nights last year when we began the creation of a new work during #nycopenculture We couldn’t have done it with out support from @sodancausa @kelseyhcampbell.jpg

Flashback to R+J Reimagined @kaatsbaan in 2019 with dancers @amyjsaunder and @brigep @kelseyhcampbell.jpg #ballet #dance #art #performance #performingarts #dress #chiffon #love #romance #drama

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Remembering our warm summer evenings on 6th Ave during #nycopenculture last summer. @kelseyhcampbell.jpg

Join one of our newest company members @clairevanbever as she takes over our Instagram story tomorrow! We can’t wait! #1 @chrispedd #2 @dagphotog ... Claire van Bever is a New York based performer and teacher. Originally from Portland, OR she trained at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Rock School for Dance Education and the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. Claire started her career with American Repertory Ballet where she had the privilege of performing at City Center and Jacob’s Pillow, and dancing the works of Kirk Peterson, Patrick Corbin and Gerald Arpino. After moving to New York, Claire graduated summa cum laude from The New School with a BA in Liberal Arts and began freelancing in New York. She has worked with Jillian Peña, Robert Longbottom, Alice Gosti, and Neglia Ballet. She has had the honor of appearing on the World Tour of the Phantom of the Opera and is now thrilled to join MorDance.

Are you ready for another MorDance dancer takeover? Follow along with @cantstandstill218 all day tomorrow! #1 @_felipepanama #2,3 @kelseyhcampbell.jpg ... David Hochberg is from New York, where he trained at Studio Maestro/Manhattan Youth Ballet under Francois Perron, Nadege Hottier, and Ellison Ballet under Edward Ellison. In 2012 David joined Sarasota Ballet under director Iain Webb. He then joined Nevada Ballet Theater in 2014, where he danced for five seasons under James Canfield and Roy Kaiser. Since returning to New York in 2019 he has worked as a freelance dancer for Movement Headquarters, The Chase Brock Experience, Guggenheim Works & Process, Graham Lustig at The Princeton Festival, XAOC Ballet, and Margo Sappington.

@brigep we are grateful for you on this #nationalswingday! In 2019 the show wouldn’t have gone on without him as he stepped into the role of Romeo with just two days of rehearsal! Brian has been dancing with us since our second season and we are incredibly thankful to have him on the team as an extraordinary understudy for our 2022 season!

In honor of #nationalswingday we want to celebrate @akdance.ny who has been dancing with MorDance since our 5th season and is serving as a most extraordinary understudy for our 2022 season! Ayaka we are so grateful for you and all that you bring to the studio and stage, inspiring students and audiences everywhere.

Join @akdance.ny today as she leaps into her Instagram story takeover. @kelseyhcampbell.jpg Ayaka Kamei is a freelance dancer/teaching artist based in NY. She most recently concluded her two-year contract with the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera.... Following her early training at Tatewaki Hiroko Ballet School in Ehime, Japan, she graduated from Northern Ballet School in England as well as SUNY Purchase, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a President Award for Achievement in the Conservatory of Dance. She was selected to study abroad at Codarts in the Netherlands and Springboard Danse Montréal as well. She was a recipient of the Regional Cultural Award from the Ehime Cultural Association in 2017. Ayaka has danced with many companies including The Metropolitan Opera, MorDance, New York Theatre Ballet, AZOTH Dance Theatre and Ayalis In Motion. She has performed works by choreographers such as Balanchine, Cunningham, Tudor, Roy Assaf, Aszure Barton, Dario Dinuzzi, John Heginbotham, Jessica Lang, Austin McCormick, Keith Michael, David Needham, Matthew Neenan, Alexei Ratmansky, Taryn Kaschock Russell and Bettijane Sills, among others. Ayaka danced with MorDance in 2018, and she is thrilled to be back with the company again for her second season! See more

MorDance veteran dancer @amyjsaunder will be taking over tomorrow!!! Tune in to get to know Amy better and take a peak into our rehearsal day! @amyjsaunder Amy Saunder (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based dancer, choreographer, and videographer who was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She studied classical ballet at Baltimore School for the Arts and at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under the tutelage of Ethan Stiefel. Amy began her professional career wi...th The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, where she performed at The Kennedy Center in numerous George Balanchine works such as Valse Fantaisie, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Dances Concertantes, Divertimento no. 15, and Episodes. In 2014 she moved to New York City and since then she has freelanced with companies such as BalletNext, Indelible Dance, Traverse City Dance Project, MorDance, Movement Headquarters, Gleich Dances, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and Ballet Vero Beach, and has performed in the works of Brendan Fernandes in The Whitney Museum of American Art and The Noguchi Museum. In 2016, alongside Tiffany Mangulabnan and Jordan Miller, Amy co-created konverjdans (con-verge-dance), a contemporary dance company focused on collaborative creation. See more

Way back Wednesday For Jeu De Temps, Ms. McEwen assembled an eclectic percussive soundtrack, rhythmic fodder for playful motifs like tossed shoulders and rippling torsos. ~NYTimes #ballet #dance #duet #pasdeduex #pointe #ballerina #contemporary #performance #waybackwednesday #stage #bend #fall

We are thrilled to announce that MorDance has been approved for a $10,000 Challenge America award to support our 2022 season of outreach programing with underserved youth. This project will provide students with access to the art form of ballet through in school workshops and performances as well as our annual student performance. MorDance’s work is among 168 projects across America totaling $1,680,000 that were selected to receive fiscal year 2022 funding in the Challenge Am...erica grant category. The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts projects like this one from MorDance that help support the community’s creative economy, said NEA Acting Chair Ann Eilers. MorDance in New York City is among the organizations nationwide that are using the arts as a source of strength, a path to well-being, and providing access and opportunity for people to connect and find joy through the arts. See more

Mark your calendar! Starting July 7th MorDance will begin creating a new site specific ballet on Sixth Ave during NYC Open Culture. Visit our website for more information and a complete schedule. #freedancenyc #openculture #nycopenculture #nycmayoroffice #openart #dancinginthestreet

April showers bring May flowers and dance sneakers! The artists of MorDance cannot wait to get dancing this summer during #nycopenculture in their So Danca North America sneakers!

Happy #internationaldayofdance

We hope everyone is having a beautiful earth day! Have you heard we will be dancing outside all summer long? Visit www.mordance.org for details. #earthday #dance #nature #motherearth #trees #ballet #pointe

Five years ago today - Stephanie Williams Petersen performing in Propinquity at The Sheen Center during MorDances third season. For more information on our summer season visit www.Mordance.org

We cannot wait to safely reach our audience members this summer during our NYC Open Culture days on Sixth Ave in the Hudson Square BID. Artistic Director Morgan McEwen speaks to Crain's New York about these exciting days ahead. #openculutre #savethearts #dance #ballet #outdoors #nyc #nycdance #nycballet #sneakers... https://www.crainsnewyork.com//dancing-sneakers-concrete-o

Happy New Year from our family to yours! Kelsey Campbell #mordance #ballet #performingarts #newyear

We hope all of our friends are enjoying this winter wonder land in the northeast! #snow #snowstorm

We would like to thank all who gave during our 15 Days To 15k campaign. We look forward to putting your generosity to work through our outreach programs and the creation of new works and live performances. If you would still like to make a contribution, it’s never too late. Visit www.Mordance.org.

Together we can make an impact. To make a donation visit www.mordance.org #givingtuesday #dance #art #impact #ballet #give

Join us on this day of giving. Help us keep creating and inspiring into our next season of dance making and outreach. To donate now visit www.mordance.org #givingtuesday #dance #art #create #inspire #ballet #generosity

We hope you join us today in our effort to inspire our community through the power of art. To make a donation visit www.Mordance.org #givingtuesday #dance #ballet #art #give #power #inspire #generosity

It’s Giving Tuesday and the final day of our 15 Days To 15K challenge. Help us jump to our goal by pledging a donation today. Learn more about how your donation will make an impact by visiting www.Mordance.org. Kelsey Campbell #15daysto15k #goals #dance #mordance #art #ballet

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