The Lovelies

The Lovelies A compositional improvisation dance company. Our work is ensemblic, with live musicians, to create dances in the moment.

Let’s hear it for the power of the people! Over the past six weeks, we saw firsthand the importance of community. We str...
09/10/2021

Let’s hear it for the power of the people! Over the past six weeks, we saw firsthand the importance of community. We strengthened our abilities to bring awareness to one another’s needs, and found cohesion in our movements without speaking, but by building upon and honing our group energy from beginning to end. It is in this common ground from which we build our most impactful dances. Thank you to everyone who joined us on this summer improvisation journey - can’t wait to dance together again.

As much as we’d like to leave the past behind sometimes, having reverence for our memories and prior experiences can hel...
08/28/2021

As much as we’d like to leave the past behind sometimes, having reverence for our memories and prior experiences can help us make intentional choices about the future. Our class dove into an investigation of the ways we can honor the past and examined the impact of repeated movement in our dances. Through repetition, we uncovered new meanings in each movement and made bolder decisions.

08/16/2021

This past week, we released all the tension…Wait! Sometimes we need tension. Our last class found us sinking into an exploration of opposing forces. How can they be used as tools to build relationships in duets? How do we know what worked?
[Video Description: Two pairs of dancers are shown performing duets during the Improvisational Series.]

08/08/2021

Meet Kirin McElwain (), multitalented cellist and improviser who is joining us for our Improvisation Series! Kirin has performed with us several times and frequently collaborates with many others in the contemporary dance community. We’re so grateful to have her beautiful live music as part of our class.

Video Description: Kirin plays the cello as The Lovelies dance on stage.

It’s been lovely dancing with you! And we’re ready for more…So far in our Improvisation Series, we’ve explored how to fi...
08/05/2021

It’s been lovely dancing with you! And we’re ready for more…So far in our Improvisation Series, we’ve explored how to find patience and create space for each other as we reenter being in a group, preparing for the unknown, and getting in our bodies more and in our heads less.

Dance bag packed? Join us for our Improvisation Series July 26 through August 30 and bring along a notebook and an aware...
07/20/2021

Dance bag packed? Join us for our Improvisation Series July 26 through August 30 and bring along a notebook and an awareness of the unique perspective you bring to the group. As we reenter dancing together, we’ll explore our collective power through moving authentically. Pre-registration required by July 26: To register for our in-person session at Dancewave, visit bit.ly/3ckyB85. To register for our virtual session, visit bit.ly/2Tylt8C.
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How can you hone the relationship between you and your surroundings? Join us to look inward, together, and explore our c...
07/07/2021

How can you hone the relationship between you and your surroundings? Join us to look inward, together, and explore our collective power during our six-week Improvisation class, July 26 through August 30. Whether you participate in-person or virtually, you’ll learn how to approach your movements and interactions with expanded awareness. To register for our in-person session, visit bit.ly/3ckyB85. To register for our virtual session, visit bit.ly/2Tylt8C.

How can we contribute to justice and power in our own lives? Tomorrow is Primary Day here in New York City, giving us th...
06/21/2021

How can we contribute to justice and power in our own lives? Tomorrow is Primary Day here in New York City, giving us the opportunity to vote in races for mayor, comptroller, City Council, borough president, and Manhattan district attorney. With hundreds of candidates on the ballot, making a plan beforehand can help us be more informed with our choice-making. To find your polling location and view your sample ballot, visit https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
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Use your voice this weekend by voting in New York City’s mayoral primary! Early voting ends this Sunday, June 20 and Pri...
06/18/2021

Use your voice this weekend by voting in New York City’s mayoral primary! Early voting ends this Sunday, June 20 and Primary Day is next week on June 22. For the first time, the election is using a ranked-choice voting system which allows voters to rank up to five candidates in order of preference for each race. An instant runoff will be conducted if no one candidate wins a majority of first place votes. For more details on ranked-choice voting or to find your early voting polling place, visit https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/excelsior-newsletter/breakdown-2021-nyc-primary.html.
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Do you know how much we miss you? We are so excited to return to Dancewave with a new six-week compositional improvisati...
06/04/2021

Do you know how much we miss you? We are so excited to return to Dancewave with a new six-week compositional improvisation class this summer from July 26 through August 30. Friends near and far can join us either in person or virtually as we come together again to explore building dances spontaneously and improvising with expanded awareness. To register for our in-person session, visit bit.ly/3ckyB85. To register for our virtual session, visit bit.ly/2Tylt8C.

Why is it so hard to do the right thing? We’re trying to work towards a sustainable, non-hierarchical structure for all ...
05/16/2021

Why is it so hard to do the right thing? We’re trying to work towards a sustainable, non-hierarchical structure for all aspects of our company. As part of this, we want to divest from corporate banking but are finding that it's way more complicated and difficult than we imagined. We’re also questioning how to organize our company, as we find that the structure of a 501c3 organization doesn’t fully align with our values. Have you tried getting a bank account for your company? Are you as frustrated as we are? Let us know.

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