The Center Dance Committee NYC

Ted Snowdon and Joe Fiore are putting on nostalgia dance at the The Le***an, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

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Beginning in 1985 some very creative members of The Center Dance Committee that included Gary Langley, Barry Mushrush, and the late Richard Olson designed and built series of elaborate floats to represent The Le***an, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center for the annual Gay Pride Parade. Heritage of Pride acknowledged their effort with the “Most Outstanding Float” award. Pride Parade floats, along with planning and producing The Center Garden Party became a major part of the Dance Committee’s very busy members during Gay Pride month.

The Center Dance Committee created this float for The Le***an, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community in 1987. Centerhttps://youtube.com/clip/UgkxsYqy4b4uftWKL-46ZPuKbjQB9-HBnvmN?si=Dr9sBs0T7xXh80rJ

✂️ Center Pridee Parade Float 1987 41 seconds · Clipped by Bruce Monroe · Original video "Getting some pizza on Gay Pride Day 1987 with Michael Musto and Albert Crudo" by 5ninthavenueproject

From 1985-1993 some very creative members of The Center Dance Committee that included Gary Langley, Barry Mushrush, and the late Richard Olson designed and built series of elaborate floats to represent the LGBT Center for the annual Gay Pride Parade. Heritage of Pride acknowledged their effort with the “Most Outstanding Float” award. Pride Parade floats, along with planning and producing The Center Garden Party became a major part of the Dance Committee’s very busy members during Gay Pride month.

Happy Holidays Everyone! Who can add memories or photos about this Dance Committee tradition from long ago?
In December The Dance Committee produced the Winter Social a free community event for the holidays. There was entertainment thanks to our producer Rich Aronstein, which included performers like David Drake, Mike Ross, Reno, Jaffe Cohen, Bob Smith, and Lypsinka.
In 1988 it featured a Tree of Life made of poinsettias that where dedicated to friends and loved ones lost to AIDS. In 1989 there were brass ornaments with names. In 1990 it featured a “Tree” formed of teddy bears with memorial name tags. in 1991 plexiglass ornaments with engraved names. In 1992 during Winter Social panels with multiple embroidered names to be added to the Names Project quilt were presented.

Seth J. Bookey took these photos at the Dance Committee BBQ at 8 Aug 1992. Following are the names I can remember, please identify anyone you can that I have missed.
Ben Sander, Mike Robert, Charles Ching (Coco LaChine), Keith Stancyk, Gerald Pannozzo, Dan Nichols, Fred Sieper, Charles Gelber, Andy Forester, Bob Hentschel, Jim O'Sullivan, Barbara Tiso, John Wielk

When I was learning desktop publishing and graphic design in the early 90s, I learned a lot from doing simple flyers for The Center Dance Committee Volunteers and it helped me put together a portfolio that got me freelance jobs and eventually full-time work in what would become a new second career.

For Pride 1985 Members of the Center Dance Committee built a float. If you were one of the volunteers who worked on this, please comment here, send me a message or pass this post one to someone you know who may have been involved. Also if you would like to contribute to the LGBT History Archives collection about The Center Dance Committee and Volunteerism at The Center. Connect Here https://www.tfaforms.com/5090919