Queensboro Dance Festival: Companies

2020 QDF Dance Companies

Click on a photo to expand and see their Home Neighborhood and Fun Facts.

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Photos courtesy of the dance companies

Amy Marshall Dance Co credit Lois Greenf

Home Neighborhood: East Elmhurst
Fun Fact: This is the company's 20th anniversary!
Photo Credit: Lois Greenfield

Home Neighborhood: Astoria
Fun Fact: In early childhood, I learned dance from a South Indian teacher in Jamaica, Queens
Photo Credit: Antara Saha

Home Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
Fun Fact: I'm working on rehearsing outside to integrate the experience in my creation process
Photo Credit: Kathryn Butler

Home Neighborhood: Long Island City
Fun Fact: I'm crazy about the wonderful butchers in the area.
Photo Credit: Richard Rothstein

Home Neighborhood: Astoria
Fun Fact: I've lived in the same Ditmars area for the past 11 years
Photo credit: Eric Bandiero

Home Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Fun Fact: I feel pulling in the dancers in the creative process makes us all more connected.
Photo credit: Tobia St Germaine

Home Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Fun Fact: I discovered almost all my dancers could walk to rehearsal at Topaz Arts near my home!
Photo credit: Sedyh Darya

Home Neighborhood: Jamaica
Fun Fact: Tap has allowed me to hone the skill of improvisation; essential in our work and life.
Photo credit: Delta Sigma

Home Neighborhood: Springfield Gardens
Fun Fact: This year's dance is our favorite as it is a party piece to show inner style & strength!
Photo Credit: Maurice

Home Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
Fun Fact: I love supporting Queens artists and the Hispanic culture here such as going to Terraza 7
Photo Credit: Eric Bandiero

Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Fun Fact: In everything I choreograph, I always have a hidden movement inspired by Janet Jackson!
Photo Credit: Josef Pinlac

Home Neighborhood: Astoria
Fun Fact: Dancers have met, married, and had children through our group, and continue to grow our organization!

Home Neighborhood: Middle Village
Fun Fact: Hats are important in our performances.
Photo credit: Josef Pinlac

Neighborhood: Rosedale
Fun Fact: We have grown as a professional company through QDF
Photo Credit: Josef Pinlac

Home Neighborhood: Flushing
Fun Fact: Flushing Main Street is the real Chinatown! Come try great food.

Home Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Fun Fact: This year's piece changed my life in 2006, when I resigned from my job and did a Odisha pilgrimage.
Photo credit: Josef Pinlac

Home Neighborhood: Long Island City
Fun Fact: A lot of our photos are street-style to capture the various areas of Queens.

Home Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Fun Fact: We are the only hula group in Queens!

Home Neighborhood: Astoria
Fun Fact: A lot of our work comes from written prompts of our experiences and past memories
Photo Cred: Lydia Huibregtse

Home Neighborhood: Astoria
Fun Fact: Sometimes Arabic words sound like a funny English word, so we make up our own translations and have fun with it.
Photo credit: Neon

Home Neighborhood: Flushing
Fun Fact: We are fun, happy, and sunny!

Home Neighborhood: Long Island City
Fun Fact: I have the privilege of working with dancers age 9-90.
Photo Credit: Allison Armfield

Home Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Fun Fact: I enjoy walking along Queens Blvd or Austin Street for inspiration when choreographing
Photo credit: Josef Pinlac

Home Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
Fun Fact: I did my dance graduation in Flushing
Photo Credit: Peter Yesley

Choreographer Testimonials

I was truly impressed with the wealth of cultures and forms of dance showcased in this event. It broadened my scope of possibilities. ~anonymous

QDF allowed me to share my work with my community directly. As a choreographer, building a loyal fan base is difficult and QDF provided access to dance in a way few festivals do. Thank you! ~Billy Blanken, Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre

I am proud to be a dancer and choreographer in the Queensboro Dance Festival...It is exciting to have an amazing community at home! The festival spreads love, art, and awareness in the Queens community in more ways than one! ~anonymous

QDF gives a voice to the cultural and artistic fluency in Queens. ~anonymous

QDF has been a platform for me to share my work with more people and gather more opportunities from the folks who came to see QDF. I am forever thankful. ~Jacqui Dugal, Dugal Dance Projects

Performing at QDF is becoming somewhat of a tradition for #Taplife Company. We look forward to it every year. ~Staci,#Taplife Company

I am grateful for the opportunity to share my work with a diverse audience,and performers who have varied dance backgrounds. QDF is a melting pot of styles that reflects the cultures of our beautiful Queens borough. ~anonymous

2020 QDF Dance Companies

Amy Marshall Dance Co credit Lois Greenf

Antara Saha

Barbara Mahler Dances

chrisbelldances

Cole Collective

Drye/Marinaro Dance Company

Elisabetta Minutoli

Omar Edwards | ExQuisite Chill

FANIKE! African Dance Troupe

Flamenco Latino

Gotham Dance Theater

Greek American Folklore Society

Karla Florez School of Dance

Kingdom Dance Company

MAE MAE Dance Studio

Mala's Odissi

Manhatitlan

Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka

NK&D/a movement company

Noora Dance Theater

RU Dance NY Ballroom

Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre

Urvashie Kissoon

Vivarta Arts

Karla Florez School of Dance