NEWS
ADG’s is presenting the first Dance Book Fair!
An afternoon to celebrate and support recent publications in dance.
Sunday, March 30, 3:00-6:00 pm at Peridance Center in NYC
This is a free event open to the community to browse recent publications in dance, buy new books, and chat directly with authors. You may come and go throughout the duration of the event as you please!
Advance registration required: RSVP here
If you are an author looking to present your book, visit this page for more information.
Book Launch and Reading
"Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures”
by Anabella Lenzu
Saturday, May 10th at 4:00 pm at La Mama in NYC
FREE Admission, RSVP: https://www.lamama.org/teaching-and-learning-dance-through-meaningful-gestures/
Anabella will be reading passages from her NEW book Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures, show short dance videos from the ALDD repertory, and have a Q&A session.
Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures is the fruition of Anabella's 35 years as a dance teacher, scholar, and pedagogue across 3 continents.
Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures explores how technique is a philosophy and a theory, and how the body is an instrument for expression.
As a 200-page book containing 250 images and 50 illustrations, Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures is exceptional in its scope and hopes to inspire and enlighten dancers, dance educators, and the arts community alike.
2025 ADG Summer Intensive
June 9-13, 2025 at Peridance Center in NYC
70th Anniversary of ADG in 2026!
In honor of ADG’s 70th anniversary, we are organizing a special 2026 festival with a few surprises in store!
A New Chapter for ADG
With great pride, we would like to announce a new chapter for ADG. In preparation for our 70th anniversary in 2026, we have newly elected board members!
After serving 12 years as ADG’s president, Gloria McLean has passed the leadership of ADG to Anabella Lenzu. Anabella seeks to uphold ADG’s founding principles to support artists, dance education, and bring the dance community together.
Find Gloria and Anabella’s letters here.
Workshop: Echos of Isadora
Sundays, February 9 through May 11
Isadora Duncan, a trailblazing artist and cultural pioneer, ignited the spirit of modernism with her innovative approach to dance. Grounded in breath and the solar plexus as the center of movement, her technique continues to inspire and enhance today’s dance practices. This workshop explores her authentic material through a fresh, contemporary lens shaped by the instructor’s diverse movement background.
To make this experience accessible, the workshop fee is just $15 per session. Dancers who prefer to attend only the technique class are welcome at the same rate. No prior experience in Duncan technique is required—just a willingness to explore and engage with this expressive and influential style.
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