History of Duhon Dance

Theresa Duhon dabbled in choreography from age 15 on and was trained in choreography at NYU and elsewhere, but her main focus was always on performance. Then, in 2002, after several years of choreographing solely combinations for teaching in her modern dance technique classes at Dance Forum NY, she decided to start focusing more on concert choreography. She began with a pair of solos: one for Naoko Matsumoto and one for Yutaka Kizawa. These solos were performed by Naoko and Yutaka, as well as by Theresa herself, in various venues in NYC: Naoko and Yutaka's self-produced "This is Us" at Dance Forum NY, Hatch showcase at Jennifer Muller/The Works Studio, Red Shoes series at One Arm Red, ACAT showing, "Moments of Silence" (produced by Lisa Allin) at Pop Sustainability, and a Ravenswood Senior Center show.

Also in 2002, Theresa received her first commission to choreograph for Middle Collegiate Church, in collaboration with Brittany Reese and Kari Hoaas. Theresa assisted Brittany for several years at the church but now works alone there. She has been commissioned to create over a dozen pieces to date, working with children and adults from the congregation, as well as with professional dancers.

In February of 2004, Theresa had her first full-evening concert, A Sampling for a Small Space, presented by chashama's TIXE theater, on 42^nd Street. The pieces that made up this concert were also shown individually at various showcases and events before and after the concert.

Theresa spent the last couple of years focusing on a new evening-length piece about the beautiful variety of life found at the beach, with an underlying theme of man's destructive impact on the ocean environment.  of Sand and Sea, with a cast of 15 dancers, was performed October 12-14, 2007, at the New Dance Group Arts Center in New York City.

Currently, Theresa is choreographing shorter pieces to be presented in a variety of venues over the course of the summer.