Ryan Johnson

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2024 Tap Dance Project

Dance Lab New York hosted choreographer Ryan Johnson for the 2024 Tap Dance Project. Take a look inside Ryan’s Lab to discover the choreographer in process. Watch the video, explore the images, and get to know more about how our Lab Cycle supports dancemakers.

The DLNY Tap Dance Project is helmed by Resident Directors Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard.

Choreographer

Ryan Johnson

Tap dance and body percussion rejuvenate my spirit, and I use them as a tool to create change.

Resident Directors

Torya Beard

Ayodele Casel

Rehearsal Director

Madison Hilligoss

Dancers

Funmi Sofola

Makayla Ryan

Jessee Leigh Robinson

Tristan Miller

Wyatt Oswald

Hadar Landan

Kaitlyn Frank

Early Bird Discount Ends April 26

“Josh Prince has created a critical platform — a safe space to rise and fall without the pressure of having to produce a finished, competitive product. Dance Lab New York is a celebration of process.”

“I would recommend Dance Lab New York to anyone who's trying to choreograph. You get some of the most talented dancers in the city and all the resources are there. Really the full package for a choreographer.”

“It was an honoring of someone who's a creator who needs space, time, and dancers. I extracted what we worked on and put it on the Ailey company dancers — no changes. Everything I was able to do went on stage. That was the biggest blessing.”

“Dance Lab is one of the very few artistic institutions in New York that's offering genuine opportunity because it's not stemming from product, stemming from offering, and it's stemming from opportunity.”

"Dance Lab New York is a gift. It's a gift to choreographers. It's a gift to create. There's nothing like it — where you are given a beautiful space and exceptional dancers to create anything you want."

“Dance Lab New York is the opportunity for creation, for development, and for artists to meet like-minded artists and to make something fresh and brand new.”

Ryan Johnson

Choreographer

Ryan Johnson

Resident Directors

Torya Beard

Ayodele Casel

Rehearsal Director

Madison Hilligoss

Dancers

Funmi Sofola

Makayla Ryan

Jessee Leigh Robinson

Tristan Miller

Wyatt Oswald

Hadar Landan

Kaitlyn Frank

Early Bird Discount Ends April 26

Early Bird Discount Ends April 26

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