Baye & Asa, selected as one of Dance Magazine’s ”25 to Watch“ for 2022, is a company creating movement art projects directed & choreographed by Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington & Sam ‘Asa’Pratt.
Oakland native Antoine Hunter is an award-winning internationally known Black, Indigenous, Deaf, and Disabled choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, producer and Deaf advocate.
Jody Gottfried Arnhold (MA, CMA) dance educator, advocate, and founder of Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) 92NY, taught dance in NYC public schools for 25 years.
Omar Román De Jesús is a Queer Puertorriqueño choreographer and director of NYC-based dance company Boca Tuya, dedicated to creating visibility for LatinX/a/o leaders in the arts.
Norton Owen is a curator, writer, and archivist with over 50 years of dance experience. He is currently director of preservation for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, where he oversees many historic projects.
Maria Torres has sculpted a diverse career spanning direction, choreography, education, and production. Torres pioneered the dance technique Latin jazz, now taught worldwide.
This year, we are honoring 4 incredible dancers and educators with posthumous Dance Magazine Awards. 2023 Recipients include Syvilla Fort, Gregory Hines, Pearl Primus, and Helen Tamiris.
Considered a foremost master of Odissi, Bijayini Satpathy has four decades of practice as a performer, teacher, and scholar. Satpathy is now a resident fellow at NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts.
Alicia Graf Mack was named dean and director of dance at The Juilliard School in 2018. Graf Mack also danced with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Beyoncé, John Legend, Andre 3000, Alicia Keys, and Jon Batiste.
