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SUMMARY:Jon Lehrer Dance Company
LOCATION:The Sharon Performing Arts Center\, 1051 Main Street\, The Village
 s\, FL 32159
DESCRIPTION:Jon Lehrer Dance Company (JLDC) began in 2007 in Buffalo\, NY a
 nd has received critical acclaim nationally and internationally. Jon moved
  the company to his hometown of NYC in 2019\, where they have become a vib
 rant addition to the city’s dance community. Under Jon Lehrer’s artist
 ic direction\, the company showcases his unique choreography and definitiv
 e style. His extensive background in both the modern and jazz dance idioms
  fosters choreography that is organic\, athletic\, artistic\, entertaining
 \, and often humorous\, reflecting human experiences. JLDC’s expressive 
 style is based on three main elements of movement – Circularity\, 3- Dim
 ensionality\, and Momentum – which combine to create a form that is best
  described as “Organically Athletic”. With creativity\, athleticism\, 
 and the ability to make new and innovative modern and jazz dance accessibl
 e to all audiences\, the company has made quite a name for themselves in t
 he dance world. Striking the elusive balance between art and entertainment
 \, JLDC showcases a dynamic\, fun\, and distinctive style which fuses jazz
  and modern dance\, creating a true spectacle onstage which can be enjoyed
  by dance experts and novices alike. JLDC tours extensively\, receiving cr
 itical acclaim worldwide. Dance Magazine praised\, “the company took the
  house not so much by storm as by quantum physics\,” and Galerie Ortenau
  in Offenburg\, Germany declared\, “Dynamic\, Powerful\, Elegant – bri
 ngs an absolute passion for the dance.” From 2012-2016\, JLDC had the ho
 nor of touring to Russia\, sponsored by the US State Department in order t
 o\, as they said\, “bring the best in American modern dance to the peopl
 e of Russia.” These cultural diplomacy tours brought the company to Vlad
 ivostok\, Anadyr\, Perm\, Yekaterinburg\, Chukotka\, and Berezniki. JLDC h
 as been touring to Europe since 2014. For their 2022 tour they premiered 
 “Bernstein Celebration” – a full evening set to the music of Leonard
  Bernstein. JLDC was honored and privileged to be one of only a handful of
  dance companies worldwide given the rights to use Bernstein’s music. At
  home in NYC\, JLDC is a three time recipient of the prestigious CUNY Danc
 e Initiative Award (2022\, 2023\, and 2025). Jon Lehrer Dance Company’s 
 mission is to share and spread the joy of dance through performance\, educ
 ation\, community engagement\, and artistic collaboration. With choreograp
 hic works by Jon Lehrer\, the company brings edge-of-your-seat excitement 
 to audiences worldwide through a signature style of movement that is organ
 ic\, athletic\, artistic and accessible.\n\nhttps://thesharon.com/event/jo
 n-lehrer-dance-company-26/
URL:https://thesharon.com/event/jon-lehrer-dance-company-26/
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