Dance Benefit DESTINY RISING to Feature Cedar Lake Ballet & More at The Joyce, 2/16

See some of New York City and the country's most renowned dance companies on Monday, February 16 at 7:30pm at The Joyce Theater (175 8th Avenue), where the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation will present DESTINY RISING, an incredible evening of dance artistry to benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation College Scholarship Program (which to date has awarded $12.5 million in college scholarships to over 200 dancers all over the country). Featuring special performances from prominent professional dance companies from across the United States (plus outstanding NYC Dance Alliance alumni and NYC Dance Alliance faculty), some of the artists and companies taking part include Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, the Intermezzo Dance Company, and Keigwin + Company. There will also be over $50k in college scholarships awarded the night of on 2/16.

VIP tickets to DESTINY RISING are $100 (prime orchestra ticket and a ticket to the after party), additional tickets are priced at $45 (orchestra seating) and $25 (for loge or front row orchestra seating) and can be purchased by phone at 855-692-5678 or online at www.NYCDAfoundation.net. There will also be a post-performance talkback after the show.

Featured on 2/16 will also be performances from Peter Chu (artistic director of chuthis.), the Chapman University Dance Ensemble, PPA Commercial Dance Company, Andy Pellick (Original Broadway casts of Wicked & Tarzan), and Arizona's Plumb Performing Arts Center. Choreographers whose work will be showcased include Peter Chu, Andonis Foniadakis, Lauren Gaul, Melissa Jackson, Larry Keigwin, Andy Pellick, and former ABT soloist Craig Salstein.

DESTINY RISING will take place on Monday, February 16 at 7:30pm at The Joyce Theater (175 8th Avenue). Tickets can be purchased by phone at 855-692-5678 or online at www.NYCDAfoundation.net. VIP tickets are priced at $100 (prime orchestra ticket and a ticket to the after party), additional tickets are priced at $45 (orchestra seating) and $25 (for loge or front row orchestra seating).

The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity, committed to broadening performing arts awareness while advocating education and high standards of excellence in dance. NYCDAF is dedicated to investing in the next generation of professional performers by offering scholarships for secondary and college education. For more information, visit www.NYCDance.com.

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