Marie Ndiaye - Choreographer, Perfomer, Educator

22/07/2026

21/07/2026

🌟 What I loved the most about ILHC this year was the care and support that competitors had for one another. Even if we are artistic rivals on the dance floor, we never forget the true soul of Jazz dance: expression, collaboration, and play!

We love it so much that the "rules" of the competition usually go right out the window 😂

Put us onstage together, and we can’t help but bend the guidelines just to dance with each other 😅 whether we're partnering for an impromptu swing out or throwing down solo right alongside them. The music takes over, and the rivalry completely disappears.

Backstage, we check in on each other. We hug each other. We dry each other's tears. We listen to each other's frustrations and feelings. We give each other space.

We see and value each other's humanity!

All this because ILHC created a space where we could be ourselves 🥰

​Thank you to everyone who made feel like a family reunion (with sharp knives😅).

Did you attend or follow ILHC world finals this year?

14/02/2026

✨️Got home to a beautiful surprise in the mail box✨️

What an honor to see one's work acknowledged and celebrated 🥰

But we are just starting, the sky's the limit! Let's keep on dreaming big for Lindy Hop and Jazz Dance 🙌🏾

Thank you and the New York Dance family for making this possible 🙏🏾