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Celebrate the 2021 Dance Teacher Awards!

October 6, 2021

Our friends at Dance Teacher are honoring a group of outstanding educators for their contributions to our field, and we’d love you to join!

The 2021 Dance Teacher Awards will take place virtually on Wednesday, October 6, at 6 pm Eastern/3 pm Pacific. Tickets are $25. All net proceeds from ticket sales for this year’s event will go to fund the Dance Teacher Scholarship at MOVE|NYC. Register here.

Ahead of the ceremony, get to know the 2021 Dance Teacher Award recipients:

COURTESY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO

Eva Encinias

WILFREDO PASCUAL, COURTESY HUNTER

Antoine Hunter

COURTESY ABUNDANCE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

Karisma Jay

CHRISTOPHER SUMMERS, COURTESY MCCARTHY-BROWN

Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown

COURTESY RISNER

Dr. Doug Risner

COURTESY YOUNG DANCEMAKERS COMPANY

Alice Teirstein

KYLE FROMAN

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Register here
for the 2021 Dance Teacher Awards, taking place Wednesday, October 6, at 6 pm Eastern/3 pm Pacific. The awards will premiere on YouTube. You will receive a link to the event one hour in advance of show time.

Header photo credits, clockwise from top left: Courtesy Risner; Christopher Summers, Courtesy McCarthy-Brown; Courtesy Young Dancemakers Company; Courtesy AbunDance Academy of the Arts; Kyle Froman; Gregg Segal, Courtesy Hunter; Douglas Kent Hall, Courtesy National Institute of Flamenco

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