July 11, 2025
In-Person
Celebrate 30 Years of DEL — Bring a Movement Sentence Choir to Your Community!
Time: 10-2:30
Pricing: $30
Location: In-Person at the 92nd Street Y, New York (NYC)
Instructors:
Taryn Vander Hoop and Caleb Teicher
Celebrate 30 Years of DEL with a Special Training: Learn to Lead a Movement Sentence Choir in Your Community!
In-Person Movement Sentence Choir and Training
Founded in 1995 by Jody Gottfried Arnhold, the 92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) celebrates 30 years of transforming dance education — and YOU’RE INVITED TO CELEBRATE WITH US!
As part of our 30+ Movement Sentence Choirs for 30 Years initiative, this special in-person training will equip participants to lead a Movement Sentence Choir (MSC) in their own communities. Participants will receive a copy of the DEL Movement Sentence Choir Manual, experience a dynamic 2-hour MSC with acclaimed artists Taryn Vander Hoop and Caleb Teicher, and leave fully prepared to bring this joyful, community-based dance experience to life.
What is a Movement Sentence Choir?
The DEL Movement Sentence Choir combines two concepts, Laban’s famous movement choirs and the DEL Movement Sentence, to create a joyful dance experience that brings together dancers of every genre, age and ability.
Originally conceived in the early 1900s, Laban’s movement choirs were democratic, community-centered celebrations of movement — often performed outdoors and designed to bring people together through dance.
In reimagining this form for the 21st century, DEL created the Movement Sentence Choir: a collaborative group choreography structured around a theme and action words, developed in a workshop setting and culminating in a performance. Inclusive of all dance genres, ages, and abilities, MSCs offer a powerful model for collective artistic expression.
These trainings are part of DEL’s mission to launch 30+ Movement Sentence Choirs across the country (and beyond!) in celebration of our 30th anniversary. Be part of this growing movement and help us bring dance into communities everywhere!
Who Should Attend?
This experience is ideal for dance educators, teaching artists, community organizers, and anyone passionate about inclusive, community-centered dance.
In-Person Schedule at 92NY: Friday, July 11 – 10 am-2:30 pm:
- 10-12 – Movement Sentence Choir with Taryn Vander Hoop and Caleb Teicher
- 12-12:30 – Break
- 12:30-2:30 – Movement Sentence Choir Training
Note: DEL will also hold an online training on Zoom on Wednesday, August 20 from 6-7 PM ET for anyone is who unable to attend in-person! Please click HERE to register for the online training option.
Come celebrate 30 years of DEL — and leave empowered to create your own Movement Sentence Choir!
Photo credit: John Suhar
Meet Your Instructors
Taryn Vander Hoop
Taryn is originally from Wisconsin where she received her BS in Dance, English Literature, and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She moved to New York to study at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned her MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. In 2010, Taryn co-founded Summation Dance...
Caleb Teicher
Caleb Teicher is widely regarded as a leading performer, choreographer, director, and curator of musically-driven dance and interdisciplinary collaboration. After starting their career as a tap dancer with Dorrance Dance, they've since performed as a Soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra, on records for Ben Folds and...