Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Announces Fifth Annual Footprints Dance Festival
Company:
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces the Fifth Annual Footprints Dance Festival, scheduled for March 12-14, 2026 at Amanda Selwyn Dance Studio, 412 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10013. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at https://amandaselwyndance.networkforgood.com/events/95615-footprints-dance-festival.
Footprints Dance Festival is a multi-day dance festival that will celebrate the work of emerging and established choreographers. Curated by Amanda Selwyn, this festival will showcase innovative dance works with a strong theatrical aesthetic. See below for a full schedule.
Program A | Thursday, March 12 - 7 p.m. & Saturday, March 14 - 6:30 p.m.
Yoke | Choreography by Renay Aumiller
Creation Story | Choreography by Zev Haworth
Threads of Her | Choreography by Kathryn Green
Torrent | Choreography by Kat Reese
The Wind of our Walking | Choreography by Gemma Leary, Alexandra DiCastro, Emmett Higgins
What Now? | Choreography by Anna Stribrny
Exposed excerpt | Choreography by Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
Program B | Friday, March 13 - 7 p.m. & Saturday, March 14 - 8:30 p.m.
Opportunity | Choreography by Obremski/Works
Pearl | Choreography by Thomas Hogan
Iliocostal | Choreography by Jack Randel
re: currents | Choreography by Destiny Nguyen
This Version of You | Choreography by Kaley Pruitt Dance
Exposed excerpt | Choreography by Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
The Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre creates dynamic dance theatre that activates emotional expression. Through an interplay of athletic and articulate motion, they present theatrical and immediate works that engage audiences from start to finish and beckon a response of thought, feeling, and soul.
Amanda Selwyn (Artistic Director/Choreographer) founded Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion in 2000 and in 26 seasons, has directed over 130 productions, developed a network of artists, and created Notes in Motion’s dance education program. Amanda recently taught workshops and residencies at Peridance Hofstra University, NYU, SUNY New Paltz, BMCC, Baruch, New Women, NY, the NY Gender Conference, and Temple University. Her work has been presented twice on Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, at Tribeca PAC, American Dance Guild Festival, DUMBO Dance Festival, APAP, COOL NY, Wassaic Dance, WestFest, Movement Research, Dixon Place, NYU’s Women and Theater conference, Dance Teacher Summit, and Pushing Progress. Amanda led workshops at 3 Face to Face conferences. Grants: NYSCA, Harkness Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Hyde and Watson Foundation, Friars Foundation, Dizzy Feet Foundation, Bronx Arts Council, DCLA, NYC Council, Manhattan Borough President, Met Life, City National Bank, Credit Suisse, and Bossak/Heilbron Foundation. Amanda participated in the Choreographer's Lab program at Jacob's Pillow. She has a 500-hour yoga teacher's certification and teaches yoga privately and at Crunch Gym. She holds a Master’s degree from NYU Tisch and a B.S. from Northwestern University, with a focus on theatre, women's studies, and dance.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The company is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
