Performing in NY Showcase ReScheduled at Ailey Citigroup Theater

Master ballet teacher Kat Wildish has rescheduled the semi-annual Performing in NY Showcase at The Ailey Citigroup Theater for August 31 & September 1, 2011 at 7pm with over 200 local dancers. The summer program, originally scheduled for last weekend during Hurricane Irene, features guest artists Caron Eule, Iquail Johnson and Michelle Lookadoo from the Broadway cast of "Anything Goes," in addition to multilevel adult students from all styles of open dance classes across the city.

"Despite Hurricane Irene postponing our joy of performance, our huge cast is ready to be back in action onstage," says producer Kat Wildish, Ailey Extension faculty member and former ABT and NYCB dancer. "The show must go on!" Wildish invites students from The Ailey Extension and Broadway Dance Center to perfom alongside budding choreographers and small professional troupes.

Choreographers for the August showcase are: Bev Brown, Mishi Castroverde, Vic Dimonda, Caron Eule, Iquail Johnson, Daniel Longo, Michelle Lookado, Erik Novoa, Arielle Petruzzella, Q Pittman, Werner Figar and Shimkiri Syiem, Pavan Thimmaiah, and Kat Wildish. Payal Kadakia will no loner appear. Thursday's program will feature a limited cast due to rescheduling issues.

Tickets are $17. Purchase tickets at http://www.alvinailey.org/kat-wildish-performing-summer-showcase and find more information at www.katwildishshowcase.com. For those who already held a ticket for the orginal performance dates, send an email to aileyextension@alvinailey.org stating which new date you'd like to attend.

The Performing in NY Showcase was created in 2008 to give Kat Wildish's eclectic adult students a rare opportunity: the chance to perform real classical repertoire in a professional theater in midtown Manhattan. Held 3 weekends per year at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, the programs feature small professional troupes and open class students in other dance styles. The passionate, international cast frequently reaches over 150 artists. Kat believes every dancer deserves the chance to achieve their dreams of performance, no matter their age or level. Her open-level repertory workshop of weekly rehearsals provides top-notch insight and coaching to professional and beginner dancers alike. www.katwildishshowcase.com

Kat Wildish is a master ballet instructor currently on faculty at The Ailey Extension in NYC. A former dancer with ABT and NYCB, she trained at The School of American Ballet on a Ford Foundation Scholarship and has been teaching over 35 years. She is certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum and instructs 12 packed, multi-level ballet and pointe technique classes per week. Kat was a longtime faculty member at Broadway Dance Center and former scholarship director at STEPS. She is the Artistic Director of the Performing in NY Showcase and The NYC Festival of Dance Schools. www.katwildish.com

2011-12 Performance Schedule at The Ailey Citigroup Theater:
August 28 & 29, 2011: Performing in NY Showcase
November 25-26, 2011: Performing in NY Showcase
March 2012 TBA: Performing in NY Showcase
June 6-7, 2012: NYC Festival of Dance Schools