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News & Events

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Featured on:

"A Conversation with Laura Neese" The Beat Podcast: Conversations with the UK College of Fine Arts Community  May 14 2026

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Events: 

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2026

Laura Neese -Contemporary Technique Master Classes and Dance in College Panel

West Virginia Dance Festival

Oct 16-18

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KFW/ Loretto Artist Residency

Laura Neese Dance Projects - Audio Description for Dance

Oct 10-15​​​​

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Salgado Suite

Laura Neese - dance

Tania Sempertegui Detweiler -piano

Exhibit - Choreography Showcase at

Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center

Sept 25-26 

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Sst(ick)

Laura Neese & Theresa Bautista

Movement Continuum Forum at

Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, Lexington, KY

Mar 27-28

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Repatterning

Kentucky Dance Festival at

Actor's Theatre of Louisville

Mar 14

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Visions in Motion Dance Concert

University of Kentucky Dept. of Theatre and Dance

Artistic Direction and Audio Description direction: Laura Neese

Guignol Theatre

Feb 6-8

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2025:

Baile: A Celtic Christmas Celebration

Darrah Carr Dance

Grunin Center, Tom's River NJ

Dec 20

 

White Cane Day Celebration - Film Screening of Telephone 

A film by Krishna Washburn and Heather Shaw

Co-moderated by Laura  Neese and Winter Phong

Farish Theater, Lexington Central Library

October 15

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"Languaging Access-Audio Description for Dance," Interactive Session

International Association for Dance Medicine and Science Conference 2025

Las Vegas, NV

Sep 26

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Laura Neese | Dance Projects

Resonance 

Snug Harbor Dance Festival

Aug 23-24

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Movement Continuum Forum

Open Level Modern with Laura Neese

Lexington, KY

Sun Mar 29

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Ceilidh: An Evening of Irish Music and Dance

Darrah Carr Dance

Capitol Theatre, Davenport, IA

Mar 13

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Darrah Carr Dance 

Quad City Arts in Education Residency 

Quad City, IA and IL

March 9-14

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"Tennis Ball Magic" & "Myotome Movement Patterns" Workshops at American College Dance Association East Central Conference

Grand Valley State University , MI

Mar 5-8

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Dancing with the Environment

University of Kentucky Dance Concert

Lexington, KY

Feb 7-9

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2024

A Celtic Christmas Celebration

Darrah Carr Dance at Timberlane Arts Center

Plaistow, NH

Dec 14

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Dance West Virginia Fall Festival 2024

Modern Dance Masterclasses with Laura Neese 

Cedar Lakes, WV

Oct 18-20

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Myotome Movement Patterns (workshop)

Dance Science and Somatic Educators Conference

Detroit

June 21-23

 

Laura Neese | Dance Projects

Take Root Shared Evening with Kaley Pruitt Dance

Green Space, NYC

May 30, Jun 1

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Ssst(ick)

Theresa Bautista and Laura Neese

LouCoLab Series at Henry Clay Theatre

Louisvillle, KY

April 26-27

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Pilates for Every Body (workshop)

Movement Continuum Forum

Lexington, KY

Mar 23

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Irish Arts Center Open Day Family Performance

Darrah Carr Dance

Mar 16

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Morton Gould's Tap Dance Concerto

Darrah Carr Dance and Rutgers Symphony Orchestra

New Brunswick, NJ

Mar 8

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Myotome Movement Patterns: an Integrative Practice (workshop)

CPHE Contemplative Practices in Higher Education Conference

Lexington, KY

Mar 1

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Home

University of Kentucky Dance Concert

Premiere of gather, rince, repeat  performed by University of Kentukcy dance students

Feb 2-4

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Laura Neese, work in process at Synergy Unplugged

Cincinnati, OH

Jan 28

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2023

Ceili at Irish Arts Center

Darrah Carr Dance and Sean Curran Company 

New York, NY

Dec 14-17

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Dance West Virginia Fall Festival 2023

Modern Dance Masterclasses with Laura Neese 

Cedar Lakes, WV

Oct 20-22

 

Ceilidh: an Evening of Irish Music and Dance

Darrah Carr Dance

Smith Center

Sep 23

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Concerto No 5.  for Viola and Dancer

Laura Neese, and Tze Ying Wu

Synergy Series

Cincinnati, OH

Sep 10

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Ceili at Jacob's Pillow Inside Out

Darrah Carr Dance and Sean Curran Company 

Becket, MA

July 19-20, 6pm

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Presence/ing

Laura Neese, PASS Artist Residency Work in Process

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Staten Island, NYC Jun 24,  2pm

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Online Classes: 

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Irish Arts Center -NYC: Online Classes

Learn to dance from anywhere!

for Adult (total)Beginners via Zoom

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  • Introduction to Irish Dance 8 week sessions

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livingroomlates | Pilates by Laura

Ongoing Sliding-scale Virtual Community Class : Saturdays 10 am ET

Virtual Private and Small Group Sessions

Corporate Classes

contact for more information

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