In this class, each student will develop their artistic voice, expand their movement capacity, and learn choreographic tools.
Students will choreograph individual and group pieces using inspiration from themes that are personally relevant. Delving into dance history, students will investigate the works of choreographers of the past and present who have performed and/or developed work over 92NY’s 150-year history. Students will discover how dance is used for a variety of purposes including storytelling, education, and as a tool for social change. Placing themselves within 92NY’s dance lineage, they will begin to see themselves as the choreographers of the future.
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Erin Lally (M.A.) is the Director of the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92Y. For over fifteen years, Erin has taught dance in public schools, studio, and community settings, sharing her love of dance with children, educators, and families. For five years she taught with Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA where she served as the Family Services Manager, specializing in family dance classes and working with parents and children in the reunification process. Erin is the former Education Director of RIOULT where she led DanceREACH, RIOULT’s education outreach program. Erin was also a ...
Erin Lally (M.A.) is the Director of the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92Y. For over fifteen years, Erin has taught dance in public schools, studio, and community settings, sharing her love of dance with children, educators, and families. For five years she taught with Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA where she served as the Family Services Manager, specializing in family dance classes and working with parents and children in the reunification process. Erin is the former Education Director of RIOULT where she led DanceREACH, RIOULT’s education outreach program. Erin was also a founding member and Dance Specialist at Bronx Charter School for the Arts in the South Bronx, NY where she created the dance curriculum and was the dance educator for grades K-5. Erin has served as a teaching artist for New York City Center, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, and American Repertory Ballet Company. Erin holds certificates from the 92Y’s Dance Education Laboratory, the Language of Dance (LOD), a BFA in modern dance performance at the University of the Arts, and a M.A. in Dance Education at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Erin is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Leadership Award from the New York State Dance Education Association. Erin is the current dance teacher for the 92Y’s Nursery School dance program and teaches family dance classes in collaboration with the 92Y’s Parenting Center. Erin believes in the power of dance to build relationships and foster community. She is thrilled to lead DEL at 92Y, making the mission of Dance for Every Child a reality. Erin loves her family dance parties with her two children, taking delight in their choreographic skills and beautiful expression.
Family Dance Class
Choreo Lab
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