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We support Arts Education, and WE WILL MOVE YOU! World-renowned Dancers in performance to benefit @artsednj August 29, 2026

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EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THE ARTS.
This National Arts in Education Week, APDF celebrates the power of dance to inspire collaboration, creativity, and connection.
Every student deserves the opportunity to move—and be moved. Tap link in bio to tell Congress Every Student, Every Community deserves access to Arts Education.
Every Student. Every Community.
APDF — We Move You.
#EveryStudentEveryCommunity #ArtsInEducationWeek #DanceEducation #APDF #WeMoveYou taken in New Jersey by @ap_dancefest

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THE FUTURE OF DANCE IS ALREADY IN THE ROOM.
It’s in every classroom and every student discovering their voice, experiencing dance, and finding new ways to move.
Every Student. Every Community.
Every generation. Tap link in bio to tell Congress Every Student, Every Community deserves access to Arts Education.
APDF — We Move You.
#EveryStudentEveryCommunity #ArtsInEducationWeek #DanceEducation #APDF #WeMoveYou by @ap_dancefest

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WHAT DOES ACCESS LOOK LIKE?
Learning from a professional artist.
Trying something new.
Discovering what’s possible.
APDF provides FREE dance workshops for young New Jersey dancers—because access to the arts can move a life forward.
Go@to link in bio and Tell Congress Every Student, Every Community deserves access to Arts Education.
APDF — We Move You.
#everystudenteverycommunity #artsineducationweek #artsaccess #danceeducation by @ap_dancefest

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Thinking about last week’s SOLD OUT performance and the phenomenal artists who moved us and helped raise funds for our mission to support arts education and @artsednj - Here are just a few of them - @pilobolus @demi_remi @njballet and @paytonprimer - captured by @johnherr - more images celebrating all the artists coming soon. taken in House of Independents by @ap_dancefest

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We are still on a high from the incredible night we shared this weekend raising vital funds for @artsednj - we can’t thank the artists, production team, sponsors, volunteers, audience and community supporters enough and can’t wait to share photos of the beautiful dancing that moved us all. Stay tuned… taken in House of Independents by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST //
George Goderdzishvili was born in Brooklyn, NY, George began dancing at the age of four. Raised in a performing arts family, he has dedicated his life to Georgian dance and choreography and is now the lead choreographer of the Georgian National Dance Ensemble, Pesvebi. He will make his Metropolitan Opera debut in the 26/27 season new production of Macbeth.
#AsburyParkDanceFestival #WeMoveYou by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE SRTIST // ZACK GONDER grew up near Chicago and trained at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, under the tutelage of Randy Duncan. He then attended the Juilliard School and graduated in 2018. In 2024, he was in the Broadway show Illinoise, choreographed by Justin Peck, at the St. James Theater, as well as its Off Broadway runs at the Park Avenue Armory and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. He also performed in Twyla Tharp’s Diamond Jubilee Tour in 2025. He has performed with Pam Tanowitz Dance, Aszure Barton & Artists, LA Dance Project, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Dance Heginbotham, Brian Brooks Moving Company, Mark Morris Dance, PARA.MAR Dance, and Zvi Dance, among others.
#AsburyParkDanceFestival #WeMoveYou by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST // Tade Biesinger is a New York City–based actor and dancer. He recently completed the First National Tour of Broadway’s Back to the Future after earning##AsburyParkDanceFestival #APDF2026 #WeMoveYou his BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College. He starred as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway and in London’s West End. His other credits include The Muny, Pioneer Theatre Company, and The Metropolitan Opera (upcoming). by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST // NICKOLAS AMBROSIDZE was born in Tbilisi Georgia, and came to the USA at the age of 2 and started dancing with Pesvebi when he was 5 years old. He has been performing for 15 years and will make his APDF debut.
#AsburyParkDanceFestival #APDF2026 #WeMoveYou by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST // RYAN HAYES was born and raised in Spokane, WA. He earned his degree in Dance Performance with a minor in Interdisciplinary Arts from Gonzaga University. He has many professional performance credits and now dances with Pilobolus. He will make his
APDF debut.
#APDF2026 #WeMoveYou #ModernDance #AsburyParkDanceFestival #LifePerformance by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST // KALYAN SAYRE is a North Carolina
native who studied dance at George Mason University. She
has performed with many notable contemporary dance companies and is now a performing artist with the famed Pilobolus. She will make her APDF debut.
#ModernDance #Pilobolus #AsburyParkDanceFestival #APDF2026 #WeMoveYou by @ap_dancefest

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ABOUT THE ARTIST // CONNOR CHAPARRO is originally from Florida, and graduated from the University of Memphis where he studied Dance and Dance Science.
He joined the world-renowned Pilobolus in 2023 and will make his APDF debut.
#ModernDance #Pilobolus #AsburyParkDanceFestival #WeMoveYou #APDF2026 by @ap_dancefest

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