RiSE Dance Company

Re-inventing Self Expression: RiSE is a dance company based in NYC! This is the official page for our performance team, which performs at local events and urban dance competitions.

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Check out RiSE 2.0's debut performance from Prelude EC 2013 this past weekend! 

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A bunch of dancers from the NY/NJ community came together for this great dance tribute to the graffiti mecca 5Pointz, which has since been defaced. Please watch, like and share! 

(Spot RiSE artistic directors AJ and Dan in the video!)

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Meet the RiSE 2.0 team! Click here to see the full shoot.  

Big thank you to Todd Chen, Danqing Liu and Paulo Salazar for the photos! 

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A sneak peak from Week 1 of the RiSE 2.0 photoshoot! To be continued...

Photos by: Todd Chen

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Come and take class from one of our heads Russell Valdez who will be teaching a class this Thursday (Oct. 24) at Kean University for FUNK Workshops! Come support and take class from these other sickling dancers Tsu-Min Lin & Joseph Ancheta also! :)

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NJ dancers, support these guys at their workshops! 

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Proudly presenting RiSE 2.0!

After two days of auditions, we have our official team for the Fall 2013 season! Meet RiSE 2.0:

Artistic Directors:

AJ Padayhag

Dan Q. Dao

Choreographers:

Tristan Ambat

Christopher Carbonell

Pauline Casiño

Dancers:

Courtney Atkinson

Ashley Canastra

Andy Chan

Sue Chuang

Michelle Chung

Crystal Fong

Lauren Jones

Jaimie Joseph

Alejandra Lozano

Jonathan Lugo

Juliette Nieves

Paolo ‘Slice’ Penala

Katie Price

Jan Robert Retome

Leneia Silverio

Alan Tan

Emily Wong

Trainees:

Jaclyn Fu

Cecilia Kang

Brandon Lau

Jaime Pineiro

Haamid ‘Caleb’ Smith

Photo credits: Paulo Salazar

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by Lizzy Bilasano

Tonight, Dance New Amsterdam officially closed its doors for good.

I walked into DNA tonight like I usually do: blasting music through my headphones, skipping up the stairs, and turning the corner to sit on the floor of the gallery space.

I usually sit in the gallery space...

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Great piece about Dance New Amsterdam, a NYC studio that has recently closed down. 

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Less than one week left before RiSE Fall 2013 auditions! We will be holding two sessions (just pick one!):

Saturday, 10/12 4:30 pm-7:30 pm at CAP 21, Studio 605

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Sunday, 10/13 4:30 pm-7:30 pm at CAP 21, Studio 603

Come audition for the team or just take the classes as workshops. The pieces will be taught by RiSE Artistic Directors AJ Padayhag & Dan Dao and Choreographers Tristan Ambat & Pauline Casiño!

If you plan to audition, fill out this form for a discounted rate of $3! Workshop fee is $7. 

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Applause | ladygaga | Choreography by AJ Padayhag and Kohta 'KOKO' Muramoto 

Proudly presenting choreography by RiSE Dance Company's new artistic director AJ Padayhag! Come out every Thursday for beginner and intermediate hip-hop with RiSE Dance Company.  

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Latch | @Disclosure | Choreography by @danqdao and @koko637

Choreography from RiSE Dance Company's new artistic director Dan Dao and new teacher Kohta Muramoto! Join us at 7pm every Thursday for beginner and intermediate hip-hop.

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#regram from @pjinmotion! HAPPY BIRTHDAY (almost) to RISE's own @kailybuemi !! We love you!! #RISE #FAM #ALLDAY

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#OUTRISEBURST takes over NEW YORK LIVE ARTS! #NYTILLIDIE @outburstdance

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A family that dances together stays together. Meet Out-RiSE-burst, two crews with one passion. @outburstdance (at Schnipper's Quality Kitchen)

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Check out RiSE choreographer @pearriehammie channeling her Britney Spears at World of Dance NY 2013! #throwbackthursday #wod #wodny (at Terminal 5)

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Packed house at RiSE hip-hop on Thursday! Check out director @robesx in the front. #risenyc #dance (at Chelsea Studios)

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#ThrowbackThursday

Like a G6 | Far East Movement | Choreo by Paul Jochico & Ben Desiderio

Had to go way back into the archives for this one!