2026 YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHER'S FESTIVAL

Sunday, june 21st, 2026

New york live arts

YCF TEAM

Emily Bufferd - Producer

RJ Figueroa - Stage Manager

Becky Nussbaum - Lighting Design

Jaqlin Medlock - Photography

Manny Magnus Garcia - Videography

Michele Assaf, Melinda Atwood, Sheila Barker, Eric Campros, Ginger Cox, Maurice Brandon Curry, Danielle Diniz, Tabitha and Napoleon D'Umo, Diane Grumet, Shelly Hutchinson, Diane King, Bill Prudich, Desmond Richardson, Andrea Snyder, Matthew Shaffer, Tracie Stanfield, Kat Wildish

MENTORS

Ryan Daniel Beck, Eric Campros, Cat Cogliandro, Ginger Cox, Maurice Brandon Curry, Danielle Diniz, Matthew Shaffer, Tracie Stanfield

YCF PROGRAM

Guard by Anna Bodescu and Jessica Serres
Music: Odham’s Standard by Origamibro
Performers: Anna Bodescu & Jessica Serres

Melody Noir by Haley Nolan
Music: Hommage and Melody Noir by Patrick Watson
Performers: Anna Cannavo, Alexis Treese, Ezekiel Martinez, Grace Moore, Haley Nolan, Samantha Callen

Baartman’s Blues by Eryn Cade
Music: The Mothering Blackness Written by Maya Angelou, Performed by Vyann
Performers: Camorra Forrest, Brianna Green, Madison Jarrett, Destiny Willis and Kennedi Gardner 

All The Right Moves by Annabella Uricchio
Music: All The Right Moves by OneRepublic
Performers: Bryn Christoffersen, Emma Morris, Amelia Sherman, Vanessa Simmons, and Julia Sitch

Desperate Demand by Mackenzie Ann Leone
Music: I Want You To Love Me by Fiona Apple
Performers: Gia Antonini, Ava Crean, Lauren Guarna, Ariana Parsons, Kira Sethi, and Grace Wythe

Brand New Key by Ainsleigh Rund
Music: Brand New Key by Melanie
Performers: Brenna Conway, Bryn Christoffersen, Kensie Keele, Julia Sitch, Mia Sommer

Powerless by Alanna Huling
Music: The Old Religion and The Old Religion (Chamber Version) by Florence + The Machine
Performers: Alexa Garzon, Alicia Gavzy, Amelia Sherman, Audrey Stevens, Emma Allaire, Jacob Kurihara, Stephanie Lacey

INTERMISSION

In Due Time by Shelby Kaufman - YCF Alumni Guest
Music: The Rules by Jeremy Zuckerman
Performers: Katie Cole, Mallory Marshall, Braxton Riddles, Stephanie Singh, Hayley Wilson 

Self-Control by LC Lang
Music: Self-Control by Frank Ocean
Performers: LC Lang, MacKenzie Greer, Lauren Beck, Natalie Adams, Layci Hyatt, Isabella Catalano, Kennedi Franklin, Elise Turner, Lia Benson

A Curse by Madalyn Schneider
Music: Mary Magdalene by fka twigs
Performers: K’la Cruz, Indy Paone, Kaitlyn Elcik

Beneath The Mask by Shanna Landestoy
Music: Mes by Mercof
Performers: Morgan Baggstrom, Julianna Bolish, Jackson O’Brien, Olivia DiStefano, Tiffany Suarez, Alexa Walsh

Storge by Natalia Stuart
Music: Jacob and the Stone, Big Country, Darker Than This by Emile Mosseri and Think Of Me Once In A While, Take Care by Take Care
Performers: Emily Eveland, Grace Ferrell, Carly Hughes, Bailey Lamb, Emma Maxey, Natalia Stuart

Reflections of Him by Lauren Beck and Elise Turner
Music: Like Him by Tyler the Creator featuring Lola Young
Performers: Lauren Beck, Claudia Casper, Ellie Congemi, Celia Demarco, Lily Farrell, Natalie Gartner, Kenzie Greer, Layci Hyatt, Kennedi Jones, LC Lang, Sophia Petrocelli, Elise Turner, Hardy Vance

Dismorphic by Carmella Rose Pliego
Music: Separate Ways(Worlds Apart) (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix) by Journey, Underground by Lindsey Stirling
Performers: Madalyn Anderson, Madeline Lee, Anna Mele, Kayleigh Morrison, Naia Neal, Isabel Pascual, Gigi Pliego, Dylan Washington

2026 Young Choreographer Bow


Thank you for joining us this evening at YCF!

Please plan ahead for our 2027 Young Choreographer’s Festival

Date To Be Announced.
www.YoungChoreographersFestival.com