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Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Asbury Park Dance Festival, which will bring world-renowned companies, choreographers and dancers from the stages of Lincoln Center, Broadway, the Kennedy Center, Paris Opera, the Met and beyond, all in support of Arts Ed NJ.

The event will take place on September 14 at the House of Independents.

Below is a snapshot of the choreographers, companies and performers coming to Asbury Park:

• Members of the over 60-year-old Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform two duets created by Princess Grace Award-winning choreographer Bryan Arias.

• Award-winning choreographer Pam Tanowitz arranges repertory excerpts featuring Melissa Toogood, Michelle Fleet, and Michael Trusnovec.

• So You Think You Can Dance Season 11 Winner Ricky Ubeda, who will be appearing in the upcoming Steven Spielberg film and Broadway adaptation of West Side Story. 

• Martha Graham Dance Company principal guest artist and former principal dancer Blakeley White-McGuire and current soloist Lorenzo Pagano in an iconic Graham duet.

• Eleven-time Bessie Award-winning choreographer of dance, theater, opera and film Doug Varone.

• Bessie Award-winning tap dance/choreographer Caleb Teicher, touted as “Best of Dance” 2018 by the NY Times.

• And members of Axelrod Contemporary Ballet.

Artists are subject to change and more performers will be announced soon. 

The AP Dance Festival sponsors include Valerie Montecalvo, Duke Dang & Charles E Rosen, Gary & Sophie Weiner, Andy Wilcox & Arturo Irizarry, The Asbury, Langosta Lounge, Parlor Gallery, Kim Powers & Jess Goldstein, Eric Naison Phillips & Laura Halzack, Madison Marquette, 1st Constitution Bank, Francis Develin & Chris Nicoloussi, Michael Solieau & Thomas Ude Jr, M Studio, Stewart Talent Agency, Andy Lebeau & James Samson, and Lisa Yacomelli & John F Convery III.

The Sept 14 AP Dance Festival kicks off with 6 pm VIP Reception prior to the 7 pm performance at the House of Independents, located at 572 Cookman Ave. A post-performance reception will be held at Parlor Gallery, located at 717 Cookman Ave. Tickets can be purchased at apdancefest.org.

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