Dance Alum Ailina Fisk ’13 is New York City Ballet’s Archivist
March 8, 2024

Dance Magazine Spotlights Mattie Love ’16 as She Tours with Madonna
March 1, 2024

Photo Gallery: Friends of Dance
January 31, 2024

On January 25, MMC’s Dance Advisory Board hosted its annual Friends of Dance event, which celebrates the College’s world-class Dance program and treats supporters to an electrifying presentation by the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Company. Check out these images from the reception and visit the Dance Department webpage for more information.




Photo Gallery: MMC’s 2023 Dance Gala
June 29, 2023

MMC’s Dance Department held its 2023 Gala on Friday, May 12, with renowned tap dancer, choreographer, director, and actor Savion Glover as this year’s honoree.


Professor Katie Langan
Katie Langan Appointed Interim VPAA / Dean of the Faculty
June 21, 2023
Professor Katie Langan has been appointed Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs / Dean of the Faculty. She will succeed Dr. Peter Naccarato, who will take office as Interim President on July 1, 2023, when President Kerry Walk steps down after eight years of distinguished service to Marymount Manhattan College.

Erin Barnes ’23 Blogs About Life as an MMC Dance Student for Broadway World
March 1, 2023

Geoffrey Doig-Marx, Adjunct Dance Faculty
Adjunct Professor of Dance Geoffrey Doig-Marx Publishes New Children’s Book
February 15, 2023
Adjunct Professor of Dance Geoffrey Doig-Marx has written and illustrated a new children’s book, Agnes and the Museum of Art.

Mattie Love '16 will perform in Bob Fosse's Dancin'.
Dance Alum Mattie Love ’16 to Perform on Broadway in Dancin’
February 10, 2023
MMC Dance alum Mattie Love ’16 is set to perform in Bob Fosse’s musical revue Dancin’ as it makes its return to Broadway in March.

Ragin Smith '20
MMC Dance Alumni Perform in Pioneers Go East Collective’s Crossroads Series
February 10, 2023

MMC Dance alumni, Lily Sheppard ’22, Ragin Smith ’20, and Diovanna Obafanmilayo ’16 were recently featured in Crossroads, a curated series presented by the arts organization Pioneers Go East Collective.


Lindsay Grymes '20
Dance Alum Lindsay Grymes ’20 Choreographs Piece for the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group
February 10, 2023
Dance alum Lindsay Grymes ’20 choreographed the piece “Falter Upward” for the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group’s Spring Gala.

Deena Marcum Selko '01
Deena Marcum Selko ’01 Named Artistic Director at The Academy at Perry-Mansfield
February 10, 2023
Deena Marcum Selko ’01 has been named the new artistic director of The Academy at Perry-Mansfield, an arts education nonprofit in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Sheila Barker
Adjunct Faculty Member Sheila Barker Interviewed for NYPL Dance Oral History Project
February 10, 2023
Dance faculty member Sheila Barker was recently interviewed for the New York Public Library’s Dance Oral History Project.

The cast of LOLA at Dancing Beyond 2023
MMC Dance Student Bella Mittenthal ’23 Presents “LOLA” at Dancing Beyond
February 10, 2023
MMC Dance student Bella Mittenthal ’23 presented her piece “LOLA” at Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance “Dancing Beyond” performances this year.

Catherine Cabeen
Dance Professor Catherine Cabeen and Student Bella Mittenthal ’23 Present at NYSDEA
February 10, 2023
Associate Professor of Dance Catherine Cabeen and senior Bella Mittenthal ’23 each presented work at the New York State Dance Education Association’s 2023 Winter Conference: Dance & Pride.

Jazz Man at NYCDAF's Destiny Rising. Photo by Chris Coates Photos
“Jazz Man” by Mary Ann Lamb performs at The Joyce
February 9, 2023
Adjunct faculty member Mary Ann Lamb’s cast of her piece for our ’22 Fall Mainstage, titled “Jazz Man,” performed at NYCDAF’s Destiny Rising at The Joyce.

How Can You Ace a College Audition? Dance Magazine Asks MMC’s Nancy Lushington for Advice
February 3, 2023

Broadway World Highlights Adjunct Dance Faculty Caryn Campbell and Sindy Folgar ’12
December 19, 2022

Taylor Hollingsworth '21
Taylor Hollingsworth ’21 Featured in WAXworks
December 14, 2022
Dance alum Taylor Hollingsworth ’21 will be featured in  WAXworks, the Williamsburg Art neXus’s performance showcase, on December 18. The event will be held at Triskelion Arts.

Dance Alum Kelty Ober ’19 Joins the 2022-23 Rockettes
December 14, 2022

Headed to Radio City Music Hall this holiday season? Check out Dance Alum Kelty Ober ’19, who’s making her debut as one of the newest Rockettes!


Lavy '21
Lavy ’21 Presents “FOLLOW FACE” at Terre Dance Collective Showcase
December 14, 2022
In October 2022, Dance alum Lavy ’21 premiered a collaborative work-in-progress titled “FOLLOW FACE” at the Terre Dance Collective showcase Layers V.4. The program, held at New York City’s TADA! Youth Theater, was part of the Emerging Artists Theater’s New Works Series.

Rodney Hamilton
Dance Faculty Rodney Hamilton Featured in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
December 14, 2022
Dance faculty Rodney Hamilton was featured in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he performed with Ballet Hispánico dancers as part of a float for Netflix’s new fantasy adventure film Slumberland.

Joe Cyranski '20
Dance Alum Joe Cyranski ’20 Joins Giordano Dance Chicago
December 14, 2022
Dance alum Joe Cyranski ’20 joined Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) early this fall.

Katie '20
Dance Alum Katie Piwowarczyk ’20 Featured in Walt Disney World Holiday Spectacular
December 14, 2022
Dance alum Katie Piwowarczyk ’20 joined Walt Disney World in September—and now she’s spreading holiday joy all season long.

Michael Bryan Wang '18
Dance Alum Michael Wang ’18 Performs in Beetlejuice on Broadway
October 27, 2022
If you tuned into the Today show on October 27, you might have recognized a familiar face: MMC Dance alum Michael Bryan Wang ’18. Michael made his Broadway debut this August in the ensemble of the hit musical Beetlejuice and joined the cast in performing the song “Beautiful Sound” live for the Today audience.

Dance alum Diovanna Lábeija Fraizer '16 performing at the New-York Historical Society event The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclai...
Diovanna Lábeija Fraizer ’16 and Assistant Dance Chair Catherine Cabeen Perform at New-York Historical Society
October 21, 2022
Catherine Cabeen, assistant chair and associate professor of Dance, and alum Diovanna Lábeija Fraizer ’16 choreographed and performed a durational movement meditation for the New-York Historical Society event Reckoning with History: Queer Witchcraft Today.

Dance Magazine
How MMC’s Newest Required Course—Embodied Africanist Aesthetics—Is Swiftly Making an Impact on Its Dance Majors
October 18, 2022
Check out Dance Magazine’s new article, “How Marymount Manhattan’s Newest Required Course—Embodied Africanist Aesthetics—Is Swiftly making an Impact on Its Dance Majors.”

Alumn Lauryn Hayes ’21 features in The Chase Brock Experience, ‘Big Shot’
October 11, 2022

Dance alum Lauryn Hayes ’21 got the opportunity to join The Chase Brock Experience at Theater Row this December. The Chase Brock Experience became a company/show at the Theater Row who worked previously with Hayes at MMC.


Bryan Testa ’22
October 6, 2022

We are excited to announce that MMC dance alum Bryan Testa ’22 has joined the Brooklyn-based contemporary dance company GALLIM for their Fall ’22 season. Bryan received his BFA in Dance (Modern Concentration).


Dance Alumn Brianna Ascione ’22 Acts With Dames at Sea at Bucks County Playhouse
August 22, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that one of our recent dance alumn, Brianna Ascione ’22 joined Dames at Sea and was seen at The Bucks County Playhouse.


MMC Dancers Perform Alison Cook’s Dance Piece at GIBNEY
April 27, 2022
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, MMC dancers will perform an excerpt of a dance piece by Alison Cook-Beatty at Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center.

Misha Culver ’18 Featured in Spec Commercial for Sony
April 26, 2022

Dance Alum Misha Culver ’18 was recently featured in a spec commercial for Sony where she modeled the company’s new noise-cancelling headphones. Misha graduated cum laude with a BFA in Modern Dance. She is currently modeling and dancing in various areas.


Bella Mittenthal '23
Dancer Bella Mittenthal ’23 presenting work at American Heart Association Go Red Fundraiser
April 13, 2022
Bella Mittenthal ’23 majoring in BFA Dance (Choreography and Modern) with a minor in Graphic Design will be presenting her work titled “…does that make sense?” at the American Heart Association Fundraiser this April.  


Iris Parke '23
Student Iris Parke ’23 won First Place Award in Symposium
April 13, 2022
Iris Parke ’23 double major in BA Dance (Body, Science, and Motion) and a Biomedical Sciences won a First Place Award at highly competitive symposium for undergraduate research. 

MMC Dancers Performed Kate Meyers ’22 Choreographic Piece at Art Bath
April 13, 2022
Following the Fall 2021 Dancers at Work program, Elizabeth Yilmaz, dance advisory board member and producer of Art Bath in NYC, expressed interest in a piece by MMC student Kate Meyers.

Alumni Jacob Larsen ’17 and Kate Reyes ’20 Perform at the Martha Graham Dance Gala
April 12, 2022
Dance alumni Jacob Larsen ’17 and Kate Reyes ’20 performed on the opening night of Martha Graham Dance Company’s season, which was reviewed in The New York Times.

Sheila Barker for Dancegeist Magazine April Issue
Adjunct Dance Faculty Sheila Barker on the Cover of Dancegeist Magazine’s April Issue
April 4, 2022
Adjunct Dance Faculty Member Sheila Barker is featured on the cover of Dancegeist Magazine’s April issue.

Mark Morris Dance Group
Dance Alumni Shaq Charles ’21 and Sara Haarmann ’12 perform in Mark Morris’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato”
March 29, 2022
Marymount dance alumni Shaq Charles ’21 and Sara Haarmann ’12 perform in Mark Morris’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato.”

Lavy ’21 Creates Immersive Performance Company in Collaboration with Dance Alumni
March 8, 2022
Dance alum Lavy ’21 is a choreographic artist. He graduated from MMC with a BFA in dance choreography. His performance credits include works by Kyle Abraham, Angelica Stiskin, Earl Mosley, Belinda McGuire, Jenn Freeman, and Chase Brock. He is the founder of Verbal Animal, a performance company that organizes multimedia art for public use. The company has presented work at Peridance’s APEX Showcase, Arts on Site, The Craft NYC and Marymount’s Dancers At Work showcase.

Joey Kipp ’10 and Faculty Philip Trevino Are Part of ‘My name’sound’ Performance at BRIC
March 1, 2022
Dance alum Joey Kipp ’10 was born in Brazil and raised in Mountain View, California. He received his BA in Biology and Dance here at MMC. Joey has been featured in The NY Times and their online project Speaking in Dance for his work with Biba Bell, Stacy Grossfield, and Jody Oberfelder. Joey was also listed as one of Time Out NY’s “Hot Dancers of NYC.” He will be performing in the ‘My name’sound (work-in-process)’ performance in April 2022.

Philip Trevino, Technical Director and Professor, is the designer and dramaturge for the performance of ‘My name’sound.’ He’s a Chicano/Latinx and LGBTQ artist, NYSCA individual artist (2021), a 2010 BESSIE recipient for the design of Pam Tanowitz’ Be In The Grey With Me, and 2014 Outstanding Production BESSIE for Camille A. Brown’s Mr. Tol E. Rance. Other credits include work with Jenn Freeman, Kymera Dance, Catherine Cabeen, and Brian Brooks Company.

   Encores! 2022: The Life
Nick Nazzaro ’21 and Samantha Butts ’19 in NYCC Encores The Life with Billy Porter
February 28, 2022
Dance alumni Nick Nazzaro ’21 and Samantha Butts ’19 are in NYCC Encores The Life with Billy Porter.

Elena Comendador
Elena Comendador in Joyce Trisler’s ‘Concerto in E’ (1979)
February 23, 2022
Keep an eye out for former Assistant Chair of Dance and Faculty Elena Comendador in Joyce Trisler’s, ‘Concerto in E’ from 1979 as a part of The American Dance Guild’s ‘New Dance Group: Voices for Change.’

Faculty Sekou McMiller Featured in HBO Max Documentary
February 15, 2022
MMC Dance Adjunct Faculty Member Sekou McMiller has been teaching Embodied African Aesthetics/Jazz at MMC since 2021. He also choreographed a piece for the fall 2021 mainstage performance. He, along with alumni of MMC’s dance program, is now starring in Uprooted Jazz, a documentary that is streaming on HBO Max.

Dance Alum Mariah Reives ’18 Joins the Revival Cast of Funny Girl
February 9, 2022
Mariah Reives ’18 has joined the cast of Funny Girl. Revies began dancing as a child in North Carolina, where she also attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After moving to New York, she graduated from Marymount Manhattan with a B.A. in Teaching Dance Arts.

She has also appeared on television in “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,” performed with Lin Manuel Miranda, and was featured in a MAC Cosmetics commercial, among other spots.

MMC Dance Alum Danielle Fusco ’08 Joins and Performs with Dzul Dance
February 3, 2022

Dzul Dance, a dance and circus company with pre-Hispanic Mayan cultural themes, based out of NYC and Mexico performs this weekend at New York Live Arts. 


Dance Alumn Erin Fogarty 05’ Becomes Executive Director at GALLIM Dance
February 3, 2022
GALLIM has named dance producer of arts education Erin Fogarty 05’, dance alumn at MMC, as its new Executive Director.

Angie Pittman
Faculty Angie Pittman Performs for Roulette
January 27, 2022
Visiting Professor of Dance Angie Pittman performs virtually this weekend in Roulette: Angie Pittman | I’ll tell you, but please be still. 

Alexandra Peter '16
Dance Alum Alexandra Peter `13 Makes Her Broadway Debut!
January 12, 2022
Dance Alum Alexandra Peter `13 (BA - Dance & Media) makes her Broadway debut this year in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre.





Nick Nazzaro `21
Dance Alum Nick Nazzaro `21 in A Charlie Brown Christmas Live!
January 11, 2022
Dance Alum Nick Nazzaro `21 (BFA - Jazz) performs in the role of Snoopy this past holiday season. 

Jonah Delgado `19
Dance Alum Jonah Delgado ’19 Performs in Fall for Dance
November 4, 2021
Jonah Delago `19 performed with Ballet X in Program 4 of New York City Center’s Fall for Dance 2021.

Morgan Bobrow-Williams '18
Dance Alum Morgan Bobrow-Williams ’18 Choreographs for Performa 2021 Biennial
October 29, 2021
Morgan Bobrow-Williams ’18 choreographs for artist Shikeith’s “Noted Towards Becoming A Spill” on Rockaway Beach, NY. 



Fall for Dance 2021
Dance Alum Jaqlin Medlock ’07 and Adjunct Faculty Brandon Collwes Perform at New York City Center
October 18, 2021
Dance Alum Jaqlin Medlock ’07 and Adjunct Professor Brandon Collwes (Cunningham) perform with the Stephen Petronio Company at New York City Center in this year’s Fall for Dance Program 2.

Multiple Dance Alum Featured in Dance Spirit Magazine
October 15, 2021
Dance Alum Samantha Butts `19, Lauryn Hayes `21, Jacob Larsen `16 and Lexi Garcia `16 are featured in Dance Magazine’s ‘Diversify Your Training and Open New Doors at Marymount Manhattan College’.

Check out the article HERE.

Adjunct Professor Keenen Thomas Performs at 92nd Street Y
October 8, 2021
Dance faculty member Keenen Thomas (Embodied Africanist Aesthetics) performs in The LayeRhythm Experiment & Guests at the 92nd Street Y monthly this season. 

Jessica Ferretti '19 joins Paul Taylor Dance Company
Dance Alum Jessica Ferretti ’19 joins Paul Taylor Dance Company
October 1, 2021
Jessica Ferretti is originally from Port Chester, New York, where she started her dance training at Westchester Dance Academy. She graduated magna cum laude in 2019 from Marymount Manhattan College, where she performed works by Larry Keigwin, Jessica Lang, Michael Thomas, Loni Landon, Nancy Lushington, Pedro Ruiz, Chase Brock and Tito Del Saz. Jessica joined Taylor 2 in Fall 2019, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2021.

Maya Lam '21 joins Nimbus2
Dance Alum Maya Lam ’21 joins Mika Greene ’18 at Nimbus Dance
October 1, 2021
Maya Lam ’21 joins Mika Greene ’18 at Nimbus Dance.

Park Avenue Armory
Multiple Dance Alum Perform in Bill T. Jones’ ‘Deep Blue Sea’ at The Park Avenue Armory
September 29, 2021
Deep Blue Sea premiered Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at The Park Avenue Armory.

Dance Alum Gracie Anderson `19 Becomes Dance Captain on Cats National Tour
September 28, 2021
MMC Dance alum Gracie Anderson `19 has joined the upcoming North American tour of Cats and has become the production’s Dance Captain and Swing. While a student at MMC, she was awarded the Gold Key for her BFA in Dance with a concentration in Ballet. 

Dance Alum Jacob Larsen '16
Dance Alum Jacob Larsen ’16 with Martha Graham Dance Company
September 28, 2021
Dance alum Jacob Larsen ’16 joined Martha Graham Dance Company in 2016.

Dance Alum Kate Reyes `20 Joins Martha Graham Dance Company
September 28, 2021
Dance alum Kate Reyes `20 gets the big opportunity to dance this 2021-2022 season at the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Dance Alumnae Mia DeWeese ’13 and Kara Menendez ’17 join Moulin Rouge! On Broadway (2021 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical)
September 27, 2021
MMC Dance Alumnae perform in the 2021 Tony Award Winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! On Broadway.

Lauryn Hayes `21 Signs With Divine Souls Management and Gallim Dance
September 24, 2021
Dance alum Lauryn Hayes `21 recently signed with Divine Souls Management and made apprentice with Gallim Dance!

Hyla Mayrose Perillo `21 Joins National Tour of Cats
September 24, 2021
Right out of college, Dance Alum Hyla Mayrose Perillo `21 (she/her) had the chance to join the Broadway National Tour of Cats in the role of the White Cat Victoria.

Alum Diovanna Frazier `16 Choreographs for Singer-Songwriter Kehlani
September 23, 2021

MMC Costume Coordinator/Wardrobe Supervisor Mondo Morales `12 Assists in Recreating Classic Modern Dance Costumes
September 23, 2021
DENISHAWN: DANCES BY RUTH ST. DENIS and TED SHAWN
THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF AMERICAN MODERN DANCE
September 30-October 3
Theatre at St. Jeans

Recreation of original costumes assisted by our Costume Coordinator/Wardrobe Supervisor Mondo Morales `12.

MMC Faculty Elisabeth Motley Featured In Dance Magazine
September 23, 2021
MMC Dance Faculty Elisabeth Motley was featured in the June issue of Dance Magazine.

MMC’s Great Hall Featured in ‘Dance Magazine’
September 10, 2021
Dance Magazine recently featured Marymount Manhattan College’s Great Hall in an article highlighting exceptional college dance studios. Associate Professor of Dance Nancy Lushington and Professor of Dance Katie Langan were interviewed, explaining why the Great Hall is more than just a studio.

Dance Alum Samantha Butts `19 is Officially a Radio City Rockette
September 1, 2021
MMC Dance alum Samantha Butts has been dancing for years now. Coming from Ohio, she didn’t think she would join the Rockettes until her best friend, Hailee Snyder, did years before she became part of it. Samantha auditioned in April and August of 2019. She calls herself a “strong, proud African-American.”


Dance Alum Jacob Michael Warren ’09 Directs Dance Film
August 9, 2021
Jacob Michael Warren ’09, a graduate of MMC’s BFA Dance program, recently directed WE WERE APART, a dance film created in collaboration between Pilobolus and musician duoJalal.

Dance Alumna Alison Manning ’08 Named Director at Harkness School of Dance
July 7, 2021
Alison Manning ’08, a graduate of MMC’s Dance program and a member of the Dance Advisory Board, was recently appointed as Director at the Harkness School of Dance. Congrats Alison!