Montclair hosted the free outdoor festival Saturday.
MONTCLAIR -- From tap to jazz, ballet to contemporary, they came to dance. About a dozen prominent dance schools from New York and New Jersey took part in the second annual "Dance on the Lawn" in Montclair Saturday, a free, outdoor event organizers say is designed to expose N.J. residents to different types of dance.
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This year's ceremony, Dance on the Lawn founder Charmaine Warren said in a statement about the event, should pave the way for even bigger ones in the future.
"We hope this year's festival will continue to build momentum for our yearly presentation - more dancers, more dance companies, more excitement," she said.
"We are proud to bring local and New York area dance to New Jersey in a free, outdoor public forum."
The event also named Robert Mark Burke its "Emerging New Jersey Choreographer."
Participating acts included:
New Jersey Dance Schools
- Nancy Turano's "New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble" (Summit)
- Sharron Miller's "Academy for the Performing Arts Performance Workshop Ensemble" (SMAPA/PWE- Montclair)
- Kathy Costa's "DanceWorks & Company" (Montclair)
- Andrea Kramer's "Ballet Forte" (Chester)
New Jersey Companies
- Maurice Chestnut's "Dance Therapy" (Newark)
- Donna Scro's "Freespace Dance" (Montclair)
- Randy James' "10 Hairy Legs" (Highland Park)
New York Companies
- "Janis Brenner & Dancers"
- A new work by Troy Powell (Ailey II - Artistic Director)
- Darrell Moultrie's "DanceGrandMoultrie"
- "BHdos: The Second Company of Ballet Hispanico"
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