Photos from 2018 Spring Concert

The 2018 Annual Spring Concert and 25th Anniversary Celebration, held March 2018 at Nahant Town Hall, featured new and old works: Trees (2018), Fragile (2002 & 2011), Images (2017), Accord (1992), Serve It Up (1991) and excerpts from Creatures (2016). Photos: Igor Burlak

Trees (2018)

Fragile (2002 & 2011)

Images (2017)

Accord (1992)

Excerpts from Creatures (2016)

Serve It Up (1991)

Lynn Joins the Artweek Festival; “Creatures Workshop” comes to Nahant

Excerpt from The Daily Item, Lynn, MA and itemlive.com, by Bill Brotherton,

LYNN – ArtWeek, a 10-day festival that celebrates culture, creativity and the uniqueness of Massachusetts communities, will take place statewide April 27-May 6.

For the first time, the city of Lynn has been invited to participate. Marblehead, Nahant and Salem also will take part.

NAHANT

“Creatures Workshop,” May 6, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
$15 ages 8+| $20 adults | $30 family of 4

This unique workshop encourages participants to interpret and identify their own artistic portrayal of animals, and blend it with choreographed dance excerpts as well as improvised movement.  Learn from choreographer Sallee Slagle and the dancers of Forty Steps Dance while exploring the movement of “Creatures.” The edited video of Slagle’s choreographic masterwork “Creatures,” which was filmed at LynnArts theater, will also be shown. This workshop at Nahant Community Center, 41 Valley Road, is for adults and children age 8 and older.

Workshop/Screening Tickets available here

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April Fundraiser at Tides

Come Support Forty Steps Dance by dining at Tides Restaurant

Monday, April 30, 2018
6:00-9:00 pm

Tides Restaurant will donate 10% of sales on this night to Forty Steps Dance. Dine-in, take out and drinks included. Make it a night out with friends or family, or grab something to go, and support your local dance company!

At Tides Restaurant & Pub
Nahant Beach
2B Wilson Road, Nahant, MA
www.tidesnahant.com

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Fundraiser Gala & Golf Outing

Trees. photo: Robin Lippay
“Trees,” Red Rock Park, Lynn, MA, July 2017. Photo: Robin Lippay

Join us for our Fundraiser and Golf Outing at Nahant Golf Club, with pop-up performances and a silent auction:

Two events in one: come just for Dinner or join us for Golf as well!

Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Tee off at 3 p.m.
Cocktails & Dinner Buffet at 5 p.m.
Tickets below!

at NAHANT GOLF CLUB
1 Willow Road, Nahant, MA

If you have never golfed before, now is your chance to try! A limited number of clubs will be available on loan from Nahant Golf Club but must be reserved in advance by emailing sallee@fortystepsdance.org.

Not interested in Golfing? Join us for Cocktails, Dinner and more pop-up performances at Nahant Golf Club’s Seasons Restaurant at 5 p.m. Please consider donating toward the golf portion of the event by Sponsoring a Golfer below.

9-hole Golf + Dinner & Cocktails: $75
Dinner & Cocktails Only: $45

Sponsor a Golfer, Attend Dinner: $70
Sponsor (Not Attending): $40 

Or choose your own amount to Donate:
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Creatures Workshop

“Plains” section of “Creatures” suite, March 2014 at Nahant Town Hall. Photo: Miguel Vargas

Sunday, May 6, 2018
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
at Nahant Community Center
41 Valley Road, Nahant, MA 01908

In a one-of-a-kind experience, this unique workshop encourages participants to interpret and identify their own artistic portrayal of animals, and blend it with choreographed dance excerpts as well as improvised movement.  Learn from choreographer Sallee Slagle and the dancers of Forty Steps Dance while exploring the movement of “Creatures.” All workshop students will be involved in a closing event when we present the fully edited video of Sallee Slagle’s choreographic master work “Creatures” which was filmed at LynnArts theater. This unique workshop is for adults and children ages 8+.

ArtWeekAdmission:

Children (age 8-17): $15
Adults (age 18+): $20
Family (up to 4 participants; includes parents and their children): $30

Tickets available here!

This workshop is a part of ArtWeek, presented by Highland Street Foundation and produced by the Boch Center.

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Tides September Fundraiser

Come Support Forty Steps Dance by dining at Tides Restaurant

Thursday, September 13, 2018
6:00-9:00 pm

Tides Restaurant will donate 10% of sales on this night to Forty Steps Dance. Dine-in, take out and drinks included. Make it a night out with friends or family, or grab something to go, and support your local dance company!

At Tides Restaurant & Pub
Nahant Beach
2B Wilson Road, Nahant, MA
www.tidesnahant.com

Open post Tides Restaurant, Nahant

Tides April Fundraiser

Come Support Forty Steps Dance by dining at Tides Restaurant

Monday, April 30, 2018
6:00-9:00 pm

Tides Restaurant will donate 10% of sales on this night to Forty Steps Dance. Dine-in, take out and drinks included. Make it a night out with friends or family, or grab something to go, and support your local dance company!

At Tides Restaurant & Pub
Nahant Beach
2B Wilson Road, Nahant, MA
www.tidesnahant.com

Open post Nahant Golf Club

Fundraiser Gala & Golf Outing

Join us for our Fundraiser and Golf Outing at Nahant Golf Club, with pop-up performances, a silent auction and great prizes:

Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 2 p.m.
Tee off at 3 p.m.
Cocktails & Dinner Buffet 5-8 p.m.

Two events in one: come just for Dinner or join us for Golf as well!

at NAHANT GOLF CLUB
1 Willow Road, Nahant, MA

If you have never golfed before, now is your chance to try! A limited number of clubs will be available on loan from Nahant Golf Club but must be reserved in advance by emailing sallee@fortystepsdance.org.

Not interested in Golfing? Join us for Cocktails, Dinner and more pop-up performances at Nahant Golf Club’s Seasons Restaurant at 5 p.m. Please consider donating toward the golf portion of the event by Sponsoring a Golfer below.

9-hole Golf + Dinner & Cocktails: $75
Dinner & Cocktails Only: $45

Sponsor a Golfer, Attend Dinner: $70
Sponsor (Not Attending): $40 

Reserve your spot here

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25th Anniversary Spring Concert

2018 Annual Spring Concert
& 25th Anniversary Celebration

March 24, 2018 at 8 pm
at Nahant Town Hall, Nahant, MA

Regular Tickets: $25 per person
VIP Tickets: $40 per person
Senior/Student/BDA Tickets: $18 per person

Reserve your tickets now: 2018 Annual Spring Concert

Performance supported in part by a grant from the Nahant Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, and in part by the Nahant Preservation Trust.

25 Years of Photos

A sample of photos from the past 25 years of Forty Steps Dance:

Lilac Garden Performance 2014
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