Dance classes in Astoria, New York
RIOULT Dance NY is a New York modern dance company founded in 1994 and led by Pascal Rioult and Joyce Herring, both former principal dancers with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Its repertoire runs to more than 45 works, it has presented New York seasons at the Joyce Theater and tours widely, and in-school arts education has been part of its work from the start. In October 2018 it opened the RIOULT Dance Center, an 11,000 square foot home at 34-01 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, with five studios, one convertible into a 100-seat black box theatre. The center houses a community school with classes for children and teens, dance and fitness classes for adults, and professional rehearsal space.
The Board of Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre announced today that it is dissolving the organization, closing the Astoria-based Dance Center and the dance company due to the ongoing difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, effective immediately.
