Carol Paumgarten
Latest News on Carol Paumgarten:
Steps On Broadway Takes Over W. 74th St For An Anniversary Celebration (May 29, 2025)
Steps on Broadway Celebrates 45 Years with Steps in Concert at NYU Skirball Center (Feb 28, 2025)
Steps on Broadway Announces Passing of Founder Carol Paumgarten (Sep 28, 2020)
Steps On Broadway Takes Over W. 74th St For An Anniversary Celebration (May 29, 2025)
Steps on Broadway Celebrates 45 Years with Steps in Concert at NYU Skirball Center (Feb 28, 2025)
Steps on Broadway Announces Passing of Founder Carol Paumgarten (Sep 28, 2020)
BIO
Ms. Paumgarten founded Steps on Broadway in 1979 and was the shining light that led the way for 40 years.
She laid the foundation for Steps to become a pillar of the dance community, a place where dancers - from the professional to the novice - train, rehearse, congregate, and dream. She created a welcoming place where openness, diversity, and talent flourished for decades. Her legacy will be kept alive through the grace- and joy-filled dance classes at Steps.
Paumgarten passed away on Thursday evening, September 24, 2020, after a long illness.
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Steps On Broadway Takes Over W. 74th St For An Anniversary Celebration
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025
Steps on Broadway will mark its 45th anniversary with Steps on Broadway Day—a celebratory afternoon filled with dance, music, and community spirit. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025
Steps on Broadway will mark its 45th anniversary with Steps on Broadway Day—a celebratory afternoon filled with dance, music, and community spirit. Learn more here!
BWW FEATURE: Chita Rivera Awards 2019: A Colorful Celebration of Dance & Diversity
by Cindy Sibilsky - May 28, 2019
The stars were on their feet (toes, taps and standing ovations) on a warm Sunday night, May 19th, for the Chita Rivera Awards a?" an annual ceremony recognizing the very best in dance on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in film that honors icons and trailblazers while also nurturing future generations simultaneously. It could have been dubbed a?oeChita Rivera's Dance Salona?? for the presenters, attendees and honorees read like a Who's Who of Chita's friends, fans and fellow Fosse favorites, including hosts Ben Vereen and Anne Reinking.
by Cindy Sibilsky - May 28, 2019
The stars were on their feet (toes, taps and standing ovations) on a warm Sunday night, May 19th, for the Chita Rivera Awards a?" an annual ceremony recognizing the very best in dance on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in film that honors icons and trailblazers while also nurturing future generations simultaneously. It could have been dubbed a?oeChita Rivera's Dance Salona?? for the presenters, attendees and honorees read like a Who's Who of Chita's friends, fans and fellow Fosse favorites, including hosts Ben Vereen and Anne Reinking.
Radio City Rockettes to Perform Opening Number at the Chita Rivera Awards
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2019
It was announced today that The Radio City Rockettes will open this year's Chita Rivera Awards with a show stopping performance of 'New York, New York.' The Rockettes history with Chita Rivera dates back more than 30 years when the renowned precision dance company performed alongside Rivera in the 1988 tour of Can-Can.
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2019
It was announced today that The Radio City Rockettes will open this year's Chita Rivera Awards with a show stopping performance of 'New York, New York.' The Rockettes history with Chita Rivera dates back more than 30 years when the renowned precision dance company performed alongside Rivera in the 1988 tour of Can-Can.
Steps On Broadway Welcomes New Owner And Director
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2018
Steps on Broadway, the internationally-recognized dance training center now in its 39th year, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Joe Lanteri for him to become co-owner of Steps and take the role of executive director. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the month. Carol Paumgarten, who founded the company, will partner with Lanteri to develop and execute the vision and direction to take Steps forward into its next forty years.
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2018
Steps on Broadway, the internationally-recognized dance training center now in its 39th year, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Joe Lanteri for him to become co-owner of Steps and take the role of executive director. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the month. Carol Paumgarten, who founded the company, will partner with Lanteri to develop and execute the vision and direction to take Steps forward into its next forty years.
BWW Featured Dance Studio: STEPS ON BROADWAY
by Sondra Forsyth - Feb 28, 2017
From a humble beginning in 1979 when Carol Paumgarten, the Artistic Director of Steps on Broadway with her then partner Patrice Soriero opened for business in a small space on 56th and Broadway in NYC, Steps has burgeoned into a bustling, internationally acclaimed dance studio boasting top teachers and a huge clientele that ranges from pre-schoolers to leading professional dancers.
by Sondra Forsyth - Feb 28, 2017
From a humble beginning in 1979 when Carol Paumgarten, the Artistic Director of Steps on Broadway with her then partner Patrice Soriero opened for business in a small space on 56th and Broadway in NYC, Steps has burgeoned into a bustling, internationally acclaimed dance studio boasting top teachers and a huge clientele that ranges from pre-schoolers to leading professional dancers.
Susan Stroman Honored with Elan Award on October 10
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2005
Harold Prince will present five-time Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman with an Elan Award at the gala awards ceremony on October 10th
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2005
Harold Prince will present five-time Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman with an Elan Award at the gala awards ceremony on October 10th
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