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Dance/NYC (www.dancenyc.org) announces NYC Dance Response Fund grants totaling $200,000 made to 51 organizations and fiscally sponsored projects focused on the creation and performance of dance in the metropolitan area.

Established by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation (www.mertzgilmore.org) and administered by Dance/NYC, the NYC Dance Response Fund addresses the urgent need for dance-focused emergency funds in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Grants range in size from $5,000 to $1,000, mitigating financial losses that resulted from the storm, from lost sales and unpaid artists fees to unanticipated travel, advertising, and space rental fees.

“The relief fund was crafted to quickly provide small grants to those in the dance field that have limited access to traditional funding sources and for whom a few thousand dollars can make a significant difference. The Board and staff wish to thank Dance/NYC whose knowledge of the field and agility helped move the resources wisely and in a timely manner,” states Jay Beckner, President, Mertz Gilmore Foundation.

“The NYC Dance Response Fund not only helps the art form recover from Hurricane Sandy but also serves the people of our city, who are turning to the arts and culture in order to heal,” says Lane Harwell, Executive Director of Dance/NYC.


The list of grantees is as follows:

1. Amalgamate Dance Company
2. American Ballet Theatre
3. Art's House Schools, Inc.
4. Azul Dance Theatre
5. Ballet Next
6. Battery Dance Company
7. Brighton Ballet Theater
8. Brooklyn Arts Exchange
9. Buglisi Dance Theatre
10. Center for Performance Research
11. Chez Bushwick
12. Company XIV
13. Complexions Contemporary Ballet
14. Coopdanza
15. Dance New Amsterdam
16. Dance Project Sequence, Inc.
17. Dansology
18. Danspace
19. Daria Fain / Commons Choir
20. Dixon Place
21. Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre
22. Flamenco Latino
23. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
24. Flight 18
25. Gallim Dance
26. Gibney Dance Center
27. Harbor Lights Theater Company
28. Harlem Stage
29. HERE Arts Center
30. Hotel Savant
31. Ice Theatre of New York
32. Lar Lubovitch
33. LeeSaar The Company
34. Lotus Music and Dance
35. Mark Morris Dance Group
36. Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
37. Movement Research
38. New York Live Arts
39. Pace University
40. Paul Taylor Dance Foundation
41. RIOULT
42. Satellite Ballet
43. SENSEDANCE
44. Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble
45. STREB
46. The Armitage Foundation
47. The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
48. The Kitchen
49. Thin Man Dance
50. Third Rail Projects
51. World Music Institute

Dance/NYC’s mission is to bolster the support structure for dance in New York City – serving as a voice and guide for dance artists and managers. Dance/NYC works in alliance with Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.

For Press Inquiries:
Lane Harwell, Executive Director
(212) 966-4452