DiMauro Dance stives to create eclectic influenced, urban inspired works in the modern/post modern dance tradition. DiMauro Dance is a five member company characterized by the use of emotional intent, athleticism, grounded physicality and urban influenced movement. The company is based in Manhattan, with roots in Westchester County. DiMauro Dance has been performing at venues throughout New York City and Westchester for over seven years. People look for inspiration and inspiration comes from daily life. A hand shake, a hug and laughter are all actions that can be developed into movement. As a choreographer, Jessica DiMauro collects experiences and snapshots in her mind that are springboards for her unique choreography. The style of DiMauro Dance proves to be aggressively physical and emotionally charged. The choreographer aims to create work that is accessible to any audience and exciting to the avid dance viewer. The company also enjoys learning new movement vocabulary. They are inspired by new styles of movement in order to infuse them with modern technique and distill them into a cohesive whole.

Jessica DiMauro (Artistic Director/Choreographer) (Photo by Linda Eder) Jessica holds a BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College. Her choreography has been seen at venues throughout the Tri-state area including The Alexander Kasser Theater, The Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement, The Works Studio, Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre/The Academy, The Crystal Theater in Norwalk, CT, The Producers’ Club Theaters, Steps on Broadway, The Theresa Lang Theater, the Dance Theater Lab at Purchase College, Peridance Center, The Music Conservatory of Westchester, The Arts Exchange and The Irvington Town Hall Theater. DiMauro Dance has been selected to perform at festivals including WHITE WAVE's COOL NY, The HATCH presenting series, Dance Conversations at The Flea, CT Meets NY, Queens Arts Express and New Dance Downtown. Ms. DiMauro was given an Arts Alive Artist Grant for the year 2007 from The Westchester Arts Council for her work titled com-mu-ni-ty. DiMauro Dance also performed as the Guest Artists for the 2009 Annual Benefit for The Steffi Nossen School of Dance and The Dance in Education Fund where Jessica acted as Co-Producer and Acting Artistic Director during the spring of 2011. In addition, Ms. DiMauro produced Unraveled  at the Merce Cunningham Studio in April of 2011, Confetti: A Collection of Works by Jessica DiMauro at The Producers’ Club Theaters and her choreography was also seen at the 2004 International NYC Fringe Festival in Granola! The Musical at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. In the fall of 2011, Jessica will set her sixth work on the students of the dance department at Montclair State University where she is on faculty as a professor of Modern Dance Technique. Ms. DiMauro is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor.   Leilah Joy Bowser (Dancer) (Photo by Stephanie Crousillat) Leilah holds a BFA in dance and a BA in Dance Education from Montclair State University. Versatility at its best is what she aspires to achieve as a performer before she settles into a full time career in teaching. Currently she teaches at different studios in the New Jersey and Westchester, NY. In addition to dancing with DiMauro Dance, she is also a member of the “Work of Art Dance Theatre” a developing Christian company based out of Piscatway, NJ. Along her artistic pathway, she finds purpose in teaching young dancers not to strive only for perfecting the steps of someone else, but to find their own.           Davon Chance (Apprentice) (Photo by Christina Joan Russo) is a dancer, teacher, and an aspiring choreographer with an extensive background in modern, ballet, and hip-hop. This Native to Westchester County is currently a student at SUNY Purchase College where he double majors in Dance and Arts Management. Davon also has a background in personal training and sports rehabilitation and enjoys teaching dance and fitness classes.  He plans on one day being the artistic director and choreographer for his own dance company and opening his own dance and fitness center.   Annie Doss (Dancer) (Photo by Bill Bramswig) received her BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College and also studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.  A founding member of DiMauro Dance with many performing credits, she has also presented her own choreography at The Theresa Lang and Red Room Theaters, DTW, SUNY Purchase and Peridance Center.  Annie is a Certified Pilates Instructor.  She is a faculty member at The Steffi Nossen School of Dance, The Masters School and Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts.   Krystina Miller (Dancer) (Photo by Stephanie Crousillat) Krystina was a part of Montclair State University's BFA Dance Program. She has performed with The Jette Performance Company in Dance Music Sex Romance and also has performed for the Chinese Delegation. While at Montclair, she  had the honor of performing works of Martha Graham and Shapiro and Smith. Krystina is the owner/director of The Movement Dance Center located in NJ. She was also the Co Founder, Assistant Director, and a dancer of The Well Performance Project. She is in her third amazing season with DiMauro Dance. Krystina wants to show love to her family, friends, and the company for all of their support!   Tina Nikithser (Dancer) (Photo by Stephanie Crousillat) Tina started her dance career at a young age at a local dance school in Totowa New Jersey. She went on to attend Montclair State University where persued a BFA degree in Dance. She now teaches dance at a studio in Kenilworth New Jersey. She is honored to be dancing with DiMauro Dance for a second year and wants to thank Jessica DiMauro for the amazing opportunities she gives her!   Francesca Perini (Dancer) (Photo by Stephanie Crousillat) Francesca graduated from Montclair State University in May of 2010 with a BFA in Dance, where she also recieved the Outstanding Performer Award for the 2009-2010 academic year.  She has performed works choreographed by Wilson Mendieta, Nancy Lushington, Maxine Steinman, Pearl Primus, May O’Donnell, Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Robert Battle.  This is her first season working and performing with DiMauro Dance and she is very excited for this opportunity!   Alexandra Williamson (Dancer) (Photo by Stephanie Crousillat) Alexandra received a BFA in Dance from Montclair State University in New Jersey. While at Montclair State she performed pieces by Jessie DiMauro, Donna Scro, Martha Graham, Bill T. Jones, Shapiro and Smith, May O’Donnell, Wilson Mendieta, Robert Battle, and Helen Tamiris. Alexandra currently dances for a few companies including DiMauro Dance, project: Smith, and Moe-Tion Dance Theater. She teaches dance at Union County College in Cranford, NJ.   David Lovett (Lighting Designer) David Trained at the Chelsea School of Art and Design, London. His work includes pieces for: Extemporary Dance, Dancers Anonymous, Scottish Opera, Garsington Opera, Newcastle Playhouse, Northern Symphonia, Electro-Acoustic Music Association of Great Britain (EMAS) and The Matrix Ensemble. He was a design associate on Alan Rickman’s Hamlet. Lovett worked on realizing John Cage's Essay in Barcelona and the tour of Cage's Europeras 3 & 4. For English National Opera's Contemporary Opera Studio and the Aldeburgh Foundation he lit the world premiere of John Tavener's Mary of Egypt. He received critical notice for his set and lighting for the Off Broadway production of Transatlantic Liaison, and Against the Rising Sea at Queens Theatre in the Park. He was a visiting lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama, London. He worked for the emerging Almeida theatre with Pierre Audi, for whom he lit pieces by De Pablo and Berio at the Centro Dramatico Nacional, Madrid.Other credits include work with Ute Lemper, Steve Montague, Composers Collaborative, London Children’s Ballet, Joyce Harrigan Dance.       Photographers that DiMauro Dance uses and recommends are: Bill Bramswig: www.bramswigphotography.com • Stephanie Crousillat: www.SC-Photography.org • Yi-Chun Wu: www.yichunwu.com website design by