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Category: Dance
Wendy Whelan, Prima Ballerina
You're about to meet and get to know one of ballet's most acclaimed dancers. The incomparable Wendy Whalen spent a record-setting 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet. She's performed just about every major Balanchine role and worked closely with Jerome Robbins; has been a guest artist with the Royal and Kirov Ballets and has danced on nearly every major stage worldwide. Wendy's also the focus of the documentary "Restless Creature," that presents an intimate portrait of her 2014 departure from the NYCB. Simply put: you won't want to miss this conversation!
Roz Mays, Personal Trainer, Gym Instructor, Pole Dancer
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You're about to meet Roz Mays, a personal trainer/gym instructor who also happens to be an award-winning pole dancer. And.. describes herself this way, "I'm black, I'm plus size and I'm a woman - that's a triple threat in fitness. I'm the anti-Christ. I'm just missing being a lesbian Muslim and then everyone can hate me!" Sit back and enjoy this refreshingly open and honest conversation. You're gonna love her!
Blood on the Veil coming to Fourth Universalist Society Nov. 28th
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4TH U ARTIVISTS, a NYC-based nonprofit founded to raise awareness and funding to help end violence against women and girls, presents a special performance of Carol Tandava Henning’s BLOOD ON THE VEIL. It will take place at the…
Kristine Bendul, Dancer
Kristine Bendul's career has crossed over from ballet, to Broadway to dance companies, to music videos, film, television and teaching. Oh, she's also a published children's book author. Kristine's journey is a fascinating, heart wrenching and clearly rewarding one that she shares openly and honestly. Tune in for yet another no-holds barred conversation with a multi-dimensional, creative woman.
Lia Chavez gives dance performance at Isabella Rossellini’s farm in Brookhaven
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IN JULY, Lia Chavez, gave her first live dance performance with dancers Troy Ogilvie and Djassi daCosta Johnson at Isabella Rossellini’s farm in Brookhaven, N.Y. in the woods bordering the crops. The performance was called,…