SAVE THE DATE! We will be hosting our second fundraising event for The Mercy Velvet Project in New Haven, CT on Saturday, December 6th! Doors open at 6 PM, performance at 7:30 PM, food, drinks, silent auction, and partying throughout the night! Don’t miss out - get this in those calendars NOW!
More info and ticket link coming soon!
Swing by the Hartford Dance Festival produced by the Hartford Dance Collective at Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT on August 23rd to catch Alexis Robbins and Christie Echols performing a duet excerpt from The Mercy Velvet Project!
Exact timing TBD! Stay tuned.
Alexis is back at Summer Jazz (directed by Jesee Hameen II) at Neighborhood Music School for the second year in a row! For ages 12+ and all levels of experience but recommended for folks who want to explore improvisation and Tap Dance as a musical form… aka Jazz! Five jam packed days (9:30-5:30 PM each day) of technique, music theory, improvisation exploration, jazz standards, dancing with live instrumentalists, history and MORE!
Promo video
Register HERE
Join us on Thursday, July 24th at 7 PM at Music Back Then in West Haven, CT for an informal, in-progress performance of new material from The Mercy Velvet Project. This showing will be the culmination of our six-day residency supported by ArtsWest CT.
*Optional pre-show talk* at 6:30 PM about Tap Dance history, connecting the past and present. Why is Tap Dance underrepresented? Why do people think it's a "dying art form"? (It's NOT). Let's talk about it.
Suggested donation: $10 (Cash or Venmo at the door)
Beer, wine, and snacks available for purchase from Music Back Then
Please RSVP if you know you are coming so we can have an approximate head count ahead of time. But all are welcome at the door :)
This is a family friendly event!
RSVP HERE
Our entire cast will work creatively for six days at our residency at Music Back Then, supported by ArtsWest CT and individual donors. This residency culminates in an informal public showing on July 24th!
Looking forward to three days of creative time to continue building new sections of The Mercy Velvet Project at the beautiful studio at the Yale Schwarzman Center.
Alexis Robbins and Kelly Kaleta are collaborating for the second year in a row to bring a free event to the Norwalk Town Green to celebrate National Tap Dance Day (Bill Robinson’s birthday)! Join us on Sunday, May 25th for a workshop and performance.
Workshop: 11:30-1 PM, open to all ages and levels. Come learn a short combo that you can choose to perform in the show if you want! (Or just dance with us during class and then watch the show!). You don’t have to have tap shoes!
Performance: 2-3 PM, free and open to all. Come picnic on the Norwalk Twon Green while listening to and watching live music and tap dance converse! Performances range from children to professional adults.
