BY TAMMY REESE FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Tammy Reese: Describe your Black Excellence in 3 words? Sean McLeod: Seeing other people Tammy Reese: Why is Black History Month important to you? Sean McLeod: Every month is important to me, and every day is important to me, and every minute of every day is important to me. But, our American society has…
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 12 2020 Hosted By: Nicole Hamilton Featured Guest: Sean McLeod Gadget Segment: Glow Sleep Services (With Guest Julia Glowinski) LISTEN TO RADIO INTERVIEW About Sean McLeod: Sean McLeod is an Executive Producer, Award Winning Businessman, and American Choreographer whose work spans more than 30 years and 3 continents including New York City,…
By: Kelly Rocheleau AUBURN — Jaquiel the Voice, one of the performers at the Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival in Auburn Saturday, said he felt like he was in the presence of history in the making. Minutes before he was set to hit the stage for the beginning of the live performances at the festival…
By: David Wilcox david.wilcox@lee.net The visage of Harriet Tubman herself will be watching over the fourth edition of the Auburn music festival in her name. This year’s Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival, taking place Saturday, will move to the New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center on South Street. As always, though, the event will…
International Producer & Master Teacher Sean McLeod is the founder of McLeod Technique Reinforced Motor Function for Ballet Application, which supports classical ballet with scientific construction allowing dancers to grow in the art with healthier bodies for longer careers. At the world class school established by Slawomir Wozniak, these beautiful dancers at Master Ballet Academy…
Ballethnic helps to launch and host the inaugural Black Dance on Tour!!! Black Dance on Tour is an exciting new way of dancing with some of the industries most exciting Master Teachers! The tour highlights the innovations, inspiring teaching, and incredible dancing that is coloring the world of Dance with excitement and wonder! The launch…
By: Kelly Rocheleau kelly.rocheleau@lee.net SYRACUSE — Sean McLeod said he wanted to create a space where men could express themselves. In the Footsteps of Martin: A Conference for Men, allowed McLeod to do that, he said. McLeod, founder of the event, president of the Auburn-based New York Institute of Dance & Education and founder of…
Sean McLeod Special to The Citizen – Oct 7, 2018 Arthur Mitchell is a dance icon of monumental proportion. He was the light and way for many black classical ballet dancers, but he is not a legend. Citing names and careers like Virginia Johnson, Karen Brown, Eddie Shellman, Robert Garland, Charmaine Hunter, and too many more…
HIT: To an Auburn summer weekend packed with events that brought people together to remember the legacy of Harriet Tubman. Author: The Citizen Editorial Board Date: July 24, 2018 Saturday featured the Harriet Tubman Freedom Awards, with a celebratory gospel brunch at the Auburn Holiday Inn honoring 10 people from around the state and beyond who…
Author: Kelly Rocheleau Date: July 22, 2018 AUBURN — Roberta Williams said she was humbled to receive an award named after iconic abolitionist and famed Auburn resident Harriet Tubman. Williams, a lawyer who has worked with women who have been mistreated in relationships, and a partner with Auburn law firm WHMB, said she was honored to…
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – This week on Newsmakers, Dan continues his discussion with Sean McLeod, award-winning composer, choreographer and president of the New York Institute of Dance and Education in Auburn. This week, McLeod talks about his challenge to business and civic leaders to be more inclusive when it comes to providing economic opportunity…
David Wilcox david.wilcox@lee.net Dec 17, 2017 When international choreographer and Auburn native Sean McLeod thinks about where he currently is, and what he’s doing there, one word keeps coming to mind: “crazy.” McLeod is in Wichita, Kansas, where he was brought to direct and choreograph Ballet Wichita’s production of holiday season favorite “The Nutcracker.”… See…
The New York Institute of Dance & Education is a mold breaking corporation that uses communication expertise drawn from the arts to create an operating system to leverage how performance impacts corporate America. Led by President – International Producer and American Choreographer Sean McLeod, NYIDE interacts with colleges and universities across the nation and globe.…
Professional dancers have you ever dreamed about New York? Parents have you ever wished for a New York experience for your child? Well Ballet Wichita has brought New York to the Mid-West! Ballet Wichita Executive Director Sandy Wolter and the board of directors are excited to announce two national New York personalities as the new…
International Producer and American Choreographer Sean McLeod in Residency at Carolina Friends School. Returning with CFS alumn and NYC New York Institute of Dance & Education Director Hana Ginsburg Tirosh, Sean assisted by Director of Services Jerami Kipp, Product Director Kierstyn Zaykoski and Mrs. Ginsburg Tirosh, led master classes in dance, taught emotional development, and…
Written by: Megan Blarr (The Citizen Newspaper) Auburn native Sean McLeod has worn many hats throughout his career. The internationally known producer, choreographer, composer and businessman has traveled the world for his work, winning several coveted awards over the last 25 to 30 years. But there was one award, he said, that means more than…
Written by: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Special to The Citizen Tears, music and a passionate, candid discussion of race filled Osteria Salina on Monday night as five panelists spoke to a diverse crowd of about 35 to celebrate the life and discuss how to continue the work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “This is…
Internationally Celebrated Producer & Performer, Peace Activist, Professor, and Master Teacher Thomas Warfield joined in celebrating one of New York’s most giving business and artistic personalities, Sean McLeod! Commemorating New York Institute of Dance & Education’s 25th Year of innovative arts and global business leadership, and it’s President Sean McLeod celebrating his golden 50th birthday,…
Written by: Citizen Staff (The Citizen Newspaper) In honor of its founder’s 50th birthday and the 25th anniversary of its start as a performing arts organization, New York Institute of Dance & Education is holding a celebration of Auburn native Sean McLeod. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the…
Executive Artistic Director of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Cleo Parker Robinson, International Prodcuer and American Choreographer Sean McLeod, and Company Manager and Choreographer Winifred Harris were able to catch up during a tour to McLeod’s hometown. The resting place of Harriet Tubman. The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble came to Auburn, NY hosted…
WAYO 104.3’s Up Close and Cultural host Rachel DeGuzman chatted with producer, dancer, choreographer and musician Sean McLeod about Harriet Tubman. McLeod is the founder and director of the New York Institute of Dance and Education in Auburn, New York. For its 25th anniversary in July, NYIDE launched its inaugural Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival.…
International Performers Kierstyn Zaykoski and Edward Rosado perform with the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre in Sean McLeod’s acclaimed work “Popeye” an excerpt from “Nursery Rhymes Suite”. A New York City dance bridge for CNY aspiring and established professionals of dance! The New York Institute of Dance & Education and the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, led by International…
By Erin Bomboy Published on March 3, 2015 Dance as Empowerment: New York Institute of Dance and Education Hugs for Everyone Sean McLeod, founder and face of the New York Institute of Dance and Education, makes his expectations clear at the beginning of his two-hour workshop at Ripley-Grier Studios. His addressees are a group of…
