Becca Levy of Jacksonville, FL. Photo: Trib La Prade

The State by State Project, through Life as a Modern Dancer:

Throughout 2018, we will highlight one state per week….its arts council, dance education organization, festivals, artist residencies, dance companies, and more. We will link to previous posts of artists based in the state, masters programs, and city guides. 

This ambitious feature hopes to highlight the abundance of arts in the United States as well as to challenge us to look at areas of the country seeking more arts and arts education.

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Florida Dance Education Organization – conference, symposiums, newsletter, student honor society (affiliate of NDEO)

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – grants, workshops, research

Florida Alliance for Arts Education – symposium, model programs, advocacy, partnerships

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Florida artists who have been featured on the blog:

Artist Profile: Becca Levy (Jacksonville, FL)

Artist Profile: Rachael McClellan Leonard (Port Orange, FL)

Artist Profile: Gwen Welliver (Tallahassee, FL)

My Dance Week: Teaching Full-Time in a Public Middle School (Amber Johnson)

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Dancers from Florida, and graduates of Florida programs:

Nia Love, received her MFA at Florida State

Onye Ozuzu, received her MFA and BA from Florida State

Nicole Vaughan-Diaz, from Miami and received her BFA from the University of South Florida

Jennifer Nugent, from Hollywood, FL and attended the New World School of the Arts

Rachael McClellan Leonard, received her MFA at Jacksonville University

Colleen Thomas, a native of Miami

Doug Gillespie, a native of Jacksonville

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Masters programs:

MA and MFA Program at Florida State

MFA at Jacksonville University, including a low res option

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Dance Companies:

Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre (South Daytona)

Jacksonville Dance Theatre

Sarasota Contemporary Dance

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MANCC:

MANCC is a magical and incredible opportunity for artists from around the country, to come together in Florida. MANCC is the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (pronounced man-see). As stated on its website, the current programs include:

• Choreographic Fellowships: MANCC offers Choreographic Fellowships to professional choreographers, to conduct their own creative research. Artists are free to take advantage of the center’s facilities and other resources, including technology.
• Living Legacy: The Living Legacy program offers American artists of national or global significance a rare form of support – the opportunity, tools and expertise to document, preserve or further their own legacy and ideas.
• Free to Rep: MANCC’s Free to Rep program is designed to encourage artistic experimentation by bringing together contemporary U.S. based repertory companies and choreographers in creative residencies. Choreographers should be either at an early point in their repertory development or aesthetically challenging to the company’s current repertory.

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Please join into the conversation about Florida! Add links below to Florida-based festivals, theaters, artists, residency programs, and organizations. Thank you!

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