Laurie De Vito & Dancers (formerly She-Bops and Scats) is a New York-based dance company founded in 1986 and dedicated to bringing quality concert dance to the stage. The repertory is a reflection of Laurie De Vito's versatility and creativity. The pieces are all autobiographical on some level and are inspired by musical compositions which evoke particular emotions that evolve into corresponding images and shapes. The company's repertory is stimulating and varied. "Ellington" brings the magic of the big band era to the stage; "Birth of the Blues" vibrates with the energy of the era of glitz and glitter and the emotions of passion and sorrow; "Permission: The First Step" explores the movement out into the unknown; "Balance of Choices" displays the drama of personal decision; "That Good Night" is a three-part exploration of the movement from grief to joy, death to new life; "River Suite" is an undulating  dance of water. All pieces convey Ms. De Vito's absolute joy of moving through space. These works have earned her great praise and support as a choreographer.


Repertory List

2007    New Untitled Quintet
2005    When Hearts Weep

2005    Conversation With Conscience
2004    Metamorphosis
2003    For Sake of Another
2002    Dylan said, "God bless all the bodies."
1999    Equestrian Tales
1995    From These Two
1995    A Tango With
1995    Gula Gula
1995    More Than Words
1995    Josephine   
1993    The Last Breath of Memory
1992    Has this ever happened to you waiting for the IRT?
1991    Between the Line
1991    Sing, Sing, Sing
1990    River Suite
1989    That Good Night
1987    Times Past
1987    Black Coffee
1986    Ellington
1986    Balance of Choices
1985    Permission: The First Step
1983    Birth of the Blues
1983    Kaleidoscope
1983    Shiver Me Timbers
1983    Just Another Saturday Nite
1982    Three Minutes of Madness
1982    Walkin' on Air
1981    Midler Sweet Time: 6/8
1981    Family Album
1981    Celebrate Me Home
1981    The Path


Performances

2007    Cynthia King & Dancers Benefit, Brooklyn, NY
2006    Peripheral Dances, Queens, NY
2006    Brooke Levy Benefit Concert, NYC
2006    Gene Pool, NYC
2005    Dance New Amsterdam Opening Concert, NYC
2005    Raw Material, NYC
2004    New York Summer Dance Intensive, NYC
2003    Trois Riviers, Quebec
1999    Dance Space Inc. 15th Anniversary Concert, NYC
1996    Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
1995    Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC
1994    A New Generation of Dance, Westchester NY
1993    A New Generation of Dance, Westchester NY
1993    Ticonderoga Dance Festival, Ticonderoga, NY
1992    A New Generation of Dance, Westchester NY
1992    Pace Downtown Theater, NYC
1991    Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
1990    9th Annual Downtown Dance Festival, NYC
1990    Pace Downtown Theater, NYC
1990    Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC
1990    Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
1990    Onion River Arts Council, Montpelier, VT
1990    Plymouth Friends of the Arts, Plymouth, NH
1989    Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
1988    Forum A, University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, ME
1988    Summer in the Park, Great Neck, NY
1988    Marymount Manhattan Theater, NYC
1988    Bristol Riverside Theater, Bristol, PA
1987    Manhattanville College, NYC
1986    Summer in the Park, Great Neck, NY
1986    Dance Space

Grants and Awards

1994    Dance in Education Fund - New Generation of Dance, Westchester, New York