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Ian Kent

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21 | Rider University Dance '27
📍NJ / NYC
Business email | [email protected] | DM for bookings
@iamiankent

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HAPPY (very late) NATIONAL DANCE DAY!

It's performance season! I am thrilled to announce the FOUR shows you can see me dancing in this semester! Swipe through this post to see when all of these shows are and more details about them in the description!

📸: @joannaliacreative

#NationalDanceDay

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR🌟🌟

Directed by @thedanaiannuzzi
Choreographed by @meganmazarick
Music Directed by @lfgoldberg

I am so excited to make my MT Mainstage Debut at Rider in a month! After taking a couple years off of musical theatre, I never thought that I could feel so welcomed once again in this environment, and I am so happy to be a part of this incredible cast. I am also so honored to be the Dance Captain for the show! Buy tickets today with the link in my bio!

📸: @frazephotos

#JesusChristSuperstar

Impressions of Impressions: An Exhibition of Queer Connection💞💞

Choreographed and Produced by @iamiankent
Dancers: Trevor McCutchen, Landon Winslow, Ellie Campbell, Eric Payton, Hailey O'Hagan, Itai Serra, Abby Noriega, Ashlyn Corchado, Erin Correll, Lils Basile, Rebecca Semerad, Skylar Murphy, Sunny Carpinello, Liv Amato, Amber Marquez
Lighting Design: @juliettebelkee

I am thrilled to announce that for my Senior Honors Thesis, I am doing a fully self-produced and choreographed dance performance, representing queer connection and culture in a setting of an art museum. This is a FREE performance and has a runtime of just under 40 minutes. I am so proud of everyone in my cast for their hard work and dedication, and feel so happy to see everything come to life at each and every rehearsal. More info to come soon!

#IanKentChoreography

FALL DANCE CONCERT🕺🕺

Produced by @meganmazarick
Lighting Design by @juliettebelkee

Come watch Rider alumni, dance majors, and dance minors present new student works in this dance concert near the end of the semester! I am very excited to present an excerpt from my honors thesis! You can purchase tickets for this performance in my bio!

#FallDanceConcert

Rider Dance Ensemble Showcase🪄🪄

I am SO THRILLED to be choreographing a Hip Hop piece to NEW MAGIC WAND by Tyler, The Creator this semester, and my cast is killing i taken in Rider University by @iankentdances

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20 days ago

grooving with my favorite people at @riderdanceensemble workshop week🕺

🎵: Closer by Ne-Yo
🧠: @iamiankent
💃: @itaiserra @_haileyohagan @ashlyncorchado @sunny_carpinello @ellieoliviac @lakendaniels_ @skylar.murphyyy @jadeccox_ @rebeccasemerad @amber.marr

featuring some videos captured by @joannaliacreative 🤩

#streetjazz #studentchoreography #closer #dance #danceworkshop by @iankentdances

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a month ago

i just can't stop!💋💋

so grateful to be back with my favorite club on campus and participating in my fourth (and final🥲) summer workshop week! loved getting groovy with some street jazz, choreographed by me! group videos coming soon in the next post👀

🎵: Closer by Ne-Yo
🧠+🕺: @iamiankent
🎥: @joannaliacreative

#streetjazz #closer #studentchoreography #danceworkshop #dance by @iankentdances

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a month ago

so @tatemcrae, when's the next tour starting???

feeling so pumped after last night's Pro Dance Team class taught by @erinnipps!! it was so much fun trying out this style and i can't wait to continue training in this style🌟🌟🌟

and thank you to @purplefoxproductions for a phenomenal video of last night's class!💟💟💟

#tatemcrae #nflcheerleaders #prodanceteam #powerhouse #eaglescheer by @iankentdances

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2 months ago

first class at Powerhouse Dance in the books! ☑️🕺💜

thank you to Skylar and Jade for bringing me along to Powerhouse Dance for a class last Thursday night! it was so fun dancing MT Jazz, i haven't danced this style for a while so it was really nice getting back into the groove of it! and shoutout to @purplefoxproductions for capturing such an incredible video!!

🎵: You Can't Stop The Beat from Hairspray
🧠: @alannaccampbell
💃: @iamiankent @skylar.murphyyy @jadeccox_
📍: @powerhousedancesj
🎥: @purplefoxproductions

#YouCantStopTheBeat #MusicalTheatre #PowerhouseDance #Dance #Jazz by @iankentdances

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3 months ago

IT'S BRITNEY...

so incredibly happy to be back at our df alum classes for the summer and bringing some britney to the studio!!! y'all ate it upppp💜💜💜

🎵: "Me Against the Music" by Britney Spears feat. Madonna
🧠: me! @iamiankent
💃: everyone (slide one), @stephpacee (slide two), @annafredeendance @sylvia.toedtman @sophiapetrane (slide three), @tlc_oks3 @jayne_klinger @stephpacee (slide four), @hartleigh_krag @madisonnkim @callieokamura (slide five)

@britneyspears @madonna #britneyspears #jazzfunk #studentchoreography #dance #meagainstthemusic by @iankentdances

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3 months ago

Making my NYC choreographic debut at 21 years old: ☑️

I am so grateful and honored to have been chosen to present my work at Arts On Site for What Shifts Here, a show produced and curated by @gwapgawdess. I have always dreamed of bringing choreography to NYC, so i am happy to have received the opportunity to do so!

Thank you to Olivia Amato, Jade Cox, Sophia Frosoni, Abigail Noriega, Hailey O'Hagan, and Maddy Reilly for joining me on this fun adventure! Special shoutout to Jade and Abby for learning this dance in only THREE rehearsals and special shoutout to Hailey for helping most of us with the makeup look💋

Fourth slide:
OTTO(MATIC)
Choreography: Ian Kent
Dancers: Olivia Amato, Jade Cox, Sophia Frosoni, Ian Kent, Abigail Noriega, Hailey O'Hagan, and Maddy Reilly
Music: "Otto" by Woodkid, "Woodkid - Otto (De La Fete Remix)" by De La Fete, including clips of Siri from Apple

#studentchoreography #nycperformance #artsonsite #whatshiftshere #modernchoreography @artsonsite taken in Arts On Site by @iankentdances

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5 months ago

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT
🎵: Let Me Think About It by Ida Corr / Fedde Le Grand
🧠: @iankentdances
🕺💃: Ellie Campbell, Gianna D'Errico, Marissa Hassan, Ian Kent, Stephanie Watkins

what a fabulous five dancers i could have gotten for this dance. you all brought out your most energetic, fierce, and powerful version of yourselves for my piece and i am eternally grateful. this dance was such a challenge. with this being the smallest cast i've ever had, i wanted to make sure we still filled the stage and brought out as much performance quality as possible, and i am so happy to have executed that so well with this group. i love you all SO MUCH, and we can now officially close that damn flip phone💋📞

@riderdanceensemble @_elliecambl @gianna.derrico2 @marissa.hassan @iamiankent @stephanie.watkinss

#jazzdance #riderdanceensemble #rideruniversity #collegedance #studentchoreography by @iankentdances

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Happy International Dance Day!🩰✨

So grateful for all of the amazing opportunities that dance has given me throughout my life. I thought I'd finally share a duet from a section of @meredith_rainey_dance's dance from this past Rider Dances. Thank you so much for sharing your artistry on the stage, I am so grateful to have performed your choreography two years in a row! Looking forward to more performance opportunities in the near future and to continue celebrating dance each and every day!

#RiderDances #MeredithRaineyChoreography #InternationalDanceDay #Dance #ContemporaryBallet by @iankentdances

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6 months ago

RIDER DANCES 2026 ✧.*

So grateful to have completed my third Rider Dances performance! Thank you so much to the whole cast, crew, and choreographers for putting on such a great production. This show offered so much variety and I had such a wonderful time dancing in such unique styles. Congratulations to all involved and to all of the seniors! 🤍🤍🤍

#RiderDances #CollegeDance #Dance #Choreography #RiderUniversity taken in Rider University by @iankentdances

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6 months ago

acda 2026!!

thank you so much to the american college dance association @acda_dance @acdanortheast for hosting such a wonderful conference at Seton Hill University! this was an incredible opportunity and i am so grateful for @riderudance for giving me the chance to perform and dance with so many colleges within the northeast region. i had such a lovely time taking so many different dance workshop classes, and appreciate seeing so many new perspectives of dance not just as movement but a powerful art-form. and i will always be grateful to @sophiannmahalia for having me in your original piece that we got to present at ACDA as well as @meganmazarick for bringing us along on this trip. i loved meeting so many dancers and can't wait to see what the future holds for us :)

#ACDA #AmericanCollegeDanceAssociation #RiderDance #CollegeDance #Dance taken in Greensburg, Pennsylvania by @iankentdances

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8 months ago

Hammer by Lorde 🩻
Choreo: Ian Kent
Dancers Featured: @iamiankent @ariszep @skylar.murphyyy @rebeccasemerad @sophfrosoni @itaiserra

What a fun challenge it was to choreograph to this incredible song. Lorde's music is so dynamic, so I wanted to bring a lot of quick movement into the mix when creating my first ever contemporary combo! Thank you for all who took my class this past weekend during @riderdanceensemble's Winter Workshop, I absolutely loved seeing all of the incredible dancing from all who joined us!

#contemporarydance #lorde #collegedance #riderdanceensemble #danceperformance by @iankentdances

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