Alex Biegelson Appointed Associate Artistic Director of 10 Hairy Legs

10 Hairy Legs, the all-male repertory dance company is pleased to announce Alex Biegelson has been promoted to Associate Artistic Director, effective immediately. Previously he served as Associate Director, and is a founding member of the company. BIO

Biegelson noted: "As the Associate Artistic Director I look forward to influencing the works we curate. Being able to bring in choreographers that are creating innovative works in the field excites the artistic team, dancers and the board. Continuing the growth of 10 Hairy Legs not just as a performing artist, but also as an administrator, allows me to enjoy a sense of fulfillment that is rare to find."

Artistic Director Randy James noted, "As a founding member of the company, Alex brings not only his immense knowledge as a dancer, teacher and manager non-pareil to our work, but also an intimate and extensive understanding of the company's genesis and growth to this point. He has always brought the highest standards of excellence to all of his work - in the studio, on stage and in all of his interactions with our esteemed colleagues. He helps to foster our intensely collaborative and creative environment - and always with a smile. His work with other companies over the years brings a unique insight that is invaluable. I look forward to continuing our work together as we gather the best and the brightest with his guidance."

During Biegelson's tenure at 10 Hairy Legs, he has been a part of the creative process and performed in the world premieres of commissioned works by Doug Varone, Doug Elkins, Raja Feather Kelly, Megan Williams, Al Blackstone, Manuel Vignoulle, Julie Bour, Tiffany Mills and Randy James, and was originally cast in all curated works in the company's repertory, making him uniquely qualified to maintain the integrity of the pieces. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has designated him as a Master Teaching Artist. Alex earned his BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in 2009, and also currently works with The Bang Group and Zvi Dance.

About 10 Hairy Legs

10 Hairy Legs is an all male repertory dance company performing newly commissioned and curated works. Since our founding in 2012 we have commissioned 16 works from choreographers Doug Varone, Doug Elkins, Tiffany Mills, Manuel Vignoulle, Julie Bour, Megan Williams, Al Blackstone, Raja Feather Kelly, Nicholas Sciscione and Yin Yue. We have served more than 80,000 patrons, students, artists and educators throughout the NY/NJ region; nationally and internationally in The Cayman Islands and Cape Town, South Africa. Broadcasts have included NJTV's State of the Arts, The Meredith Vieira Show and Nick Cannon's Red Nose Dancathon. Dance Education is an important part of our mission and we provide a wide range of programs for all ages exemplifying the many facets of maleness expressed through dance to more than 4,500 students and educators each year.

"...Gotta hand it to them: 10 Hairy Legs shows what modern dance should be..." - Demetrius Klein, Palm Beach Daily News 2018

Our Artistic Collaborators are choreographers Al Blackstone, Julie Bour, Seàn Curran, David Dorfman, Dan Froot, Doug Elkins, Raja Feather Kelly, Heidi Latsky, Cleo Mack, Tiffany Mills, David Parker, Stephen Petronio, Claire Porter, Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor, Doug Varone, Manuel Vignoulle, Christopher Williams, Megan Williams, Nicholas Sciscione and Yin Yue; musicians/composers Tigger Benford, Sarah Biber, Jane Chung, Lachlan Glen, Kyle Olson, Robert Maggio, Ofer Pelz, Bryan Strimpel, Michael Wall, Dorian Wallace and Peter Whitehead; and designers Abraham Cruz, Oana Botez, Cindy Capraro, Benjamin Heller, Jason Flamos, John Lasiter, Naomi Luppescu, Mary Kokie McNaugher, Dennis O'Leary-Gullo, Lauren Parrish, Amanda Ringger, Amanda Shafran, Ken Tabatchnik, Olivier Theyskens, Asa Thornton and Tuce Yasak. In addition to their work with 10 Hairy Legs, our company members are currently featured artists with The Bang Group, Stephen Petronio Company, Lucinda Childs Dance Company and Zvi Dance, among others.

Leadership funding for the company has been provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge, Frank & Lydia Bergen, Blanche and Irving Laurie, The O'Donnell Green Music & Dance, Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels, Mertz Gilmore, Magyar Bank and Hyde & Watson Foundations, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Johnson & Johnson, American Dance Abroad's Rapid Response, New Music USA, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, receiving a Citation of Excellence, the generous contributors to the Rita & Philip Levy New Works Fund and The Constance Poster Trust for New Choreography.