The 22nd annual edition of Fire Island Dance Festival, one of the most talked about cultural and charitable events of the Fire Island summer, included a duet by acclaimed choreographer Brian Brooks and ballet world legend Wendy Whelan, Ballet Contemporáneo de Camagüey Cuba’s first performance in the US, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Gallim Dance, KEIGWIN + COMPANY, MADBOOTS DANCE, Glenn Allen Sims and Linda Celeste Sims of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and choreography by Al Blackstone, Abdul Latif and Darrell Grand Moultrie.
The festival, held July 15-17, 2016, was hosted by the inimitable Tituss Burgess, a Broadway favorite and Emmy Award nominee for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Since its first installment in 1995, the event has raised more than $4.3 million, helping ensure that those in need throughout the New York area and in all 50 states receive lifesaving medications and health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.
