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Performer: Michelle Dorrance

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Tap City at the Joyce Theater: an exercise in nostalgia

Jason Samuels Smith in Tap City © Debi Field
A collection of tributes to former world class tap dancers alongside some new works that clearly thrilled the capacity audience at the Joyce Theater.
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The Center Will Not Hold: Dorrance Dance thrills at Sadler’s Wells

Dorrance Dance in The Center Will Not Hold © Christopher Duggan
Dorrance Dance offer a compelling mix of genres in The Center Will Not Hold – high energy, full of surprises, top quality performances.
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Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: bubbling over with passion

Lex Ishimoto in William Forsythe's The Barre Project Blake Works II © Christopher Duggan
Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered. 
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Speak: four icons of dance in fleet-footed exchange at 92nd St Y

Dormeshia, Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta and Michelle Dorrance in Speak © Richard Termine
Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta, Dormeshia and Michelle Dorrance joined forces with top-notch Indian classical and jazz musicians to deliver an imaginative tour de force of kathak and tap.
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Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Tiler Peck  in William Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II) © Steven Pisano
Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.  
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The Center Will Not Hold celebrates resistance in the best way

Tomoe “Beastie” Carr in The Center Will Not Hold © Christopher Duggan
The Center Will Not Hold rings in the 93rd Festival at Jacob’s Pillowa celebration of American and Black vernacular dance styles led by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance.
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