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The 14 Annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler

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DANIEL LEWIS 80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

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The 13 Annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler

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After last year’s virtual-only performances, the annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler returns to live, in-person events for its 11th year. Celebrating the tenacity and creativity of Florida’s dancers and choreographers, it will showcase a curated group of eight works, featuring some of the best the state has to offer. Named for the Founding Dean of the Dance Department of New World School of the Arts, the program of short works and excerpts launches the season of dance as Florida returns, carefully, to in-person performances and theaters reopen.

The full list of companies and choreographers for the Sampler are: Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Ballet Flamenco la Rosa, Ballet Vero Beach, Maya Billig, Dance NOW! Miami, Karen Peterson and Dancers, New World Dance Ensemble, and Sandra Portal Andreu.

The Sampler is produced by Miami Dance Futures, and the Florida Dance Education Organization, in collaboration with, Dance NOW! Miami, New World School of the Arts, Duncan Theatre Palm Beach State College.

Both venues will be following federal, state and local public health regulations and guidance about COVID-19. For Duncan, face coverings are strongly encouraged, and for New World, masks are required. Audience members are asked not to attend if they are ill or experiencing any possible symptoms.

The Duncan Theatre is fully accessible and is located in Lake Worth at 4200 S Congress Ave, with free on-site parking. 

The New World School of the Arts Dance Theater is fully accessible and is located in downtown Miami at 25 NE 2nd Street, on the 8th floor, with nearby on street and garage parking.

Promo Videos
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e21pRwE9TZ8
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7FOENVSW34

For the first time this year, you can watch a Video Dance Showcase for the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, featuring groups and works exclusively available online, and streaming for FREE NOW through October 31 at https://vimeo.com/625041185. Here’s a chance for everyone to get a taste of some of Florida’s best dance artists, including Enrique Villacreses & Maya Billig, Crystal Peattie/The Haunted Ballet, Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami, and PAXy in collaboration with Dance NOW Miami, as well as watch a special presentation of the historic work of Anna Sokolow and Daniel Lewis. And don’t miss the in-person, live Sampler with a different set of choreographers and companies on October 29-31, with full info at www. https://www.dancenowmiami.org/events/dlds. Produced by Miami Dance Futures with the Florida Dance Education Organization and Dance NOW! Miami.