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Jordan Ryder

Jordan Ryder graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in June of 2015 after two wonderful years with Extensions Dance Company. To continue her education, Jordan attended the dance program at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts the following fall. NYU opened Jordan’s eyes to how vast the world of dance could be, and along with training and growing as a dancer, she discovered her passion for choreography and dance business. Something she valued about the program at Tisch was the abundance of opportunity for creation and feedback, and through process decided that it was something she wanted to pursue more seriously. In May of 2018, Jordan graduated with a BFA in dance and a double minor in Sociology and the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Since graduating, Jordan has moved to Brooklyn and started her own dance company, RyderDance. She is a recipient of the Eryc Taylor New Choreographer Grant, and is so thankful for all of the support she has received to continue doing what she loves. In addition to choreography, Jordan is performing with a small NYC-based dance company and is working as the Assistant to the Executive Director at the Martha Graham Dance Company.

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It’s #tilttuesday ! “To be yourself in a world It’s #tilttuesday ! “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reflecting back on the incredible memories and har Reflecting back on the incredible memories and hard work of our amazing artists from Starbound last weekend and excited to see them all shine on the stage again this weekend at Energy!
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Some of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers Some of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers attended and had a great time @universalballetcompetition a couple of weeks ago. It was our first year attending and WOW!  The talent was incredible and the classes were so fun and enlightening.  Highlights include Bianca, Lincoln & Ava placing in the overalls and Fiona, Bianca & Lincoln receiving multiple scholarships including a full scholarship to The Rock School summer program for Mr. Lincoln! Congratulations, dancers!!
Congratulations to our dancers who attended @artis Congratulations to our dancers who attended @artistssimplyhuman this past weekend!  Incredible and confident performances, lots of fun and inspiration in classes and all of you scholarship finalists!  We are so proud of you!
Some highlights include Technical excellence to @meli.lawler for her solo “Persist” choreographed by @hannaelisabeth , outstanding choreography to @_nicole_noe for her solo “In My Time” choreographed by @itsrickyroo AND  @shayna.sharpe_ , @emgov.8 & @_nicole_noe becoming ASH apprentices!  Also love spending time with Extensionite @sasha.zitser who is traveling as part of the ASH company this year!  Thank you for an amazing weekend @artistssimplyhuman !!! ❤️⭐️
Until next time @nycda ❤️ Some highlights from Until next time @nycda ❤️ Some highlights from our weekend included Mini critics choice: “Alloy” by Lizzie Mackenzie, Teen Critics choice and the highest score of the weekend (.5 from a perfect score at 299.5!!!!). “The Healer” by Lizzie Mackenzie & Jackie Nowicki and Senior critics choice “Finding Your Light” by Imani English.  So many overalls and scholarships to boot and we are so PROUD of our company dancers.  Let’s keep it going, we’re just beginning 💪🏼🔥.
It’s been 2 weeks since NYCDA. We are still fly It’s been 2 weeks since NYCDA.  We are still flying high from the experience and we have been enjoying the constructive and very thoughtful critiques from the competition. Thankyou @nycda!! Wishing our dancers good luck at @artistssimplyhuman and @universalballetcompetition this weekend!  Here are some great shots by @evolvephotovideo from our performances at NYCDA ❤️
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Let your light shine for the world to see! ✨✨. Let your light shine for the world to see! ✨✨. Happy Saturday, friends and fam…Vibes are 🙌🏻🙌🏻
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