Join us for a fun and challenging Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Leo Arpon! This class will introduce a variety of techniques and provide opportunities for all in attendance to explore movement in new/different ways. This class is open to the public, including the 22-23 cast of La Voûte Performance Ensemble and La Voûte Artistic Collective. Follow the link below to register for class today!

Leonides Arpon

Leonides D. Arpon (Filipino-American born in Israel) started dancing in 1987 under the direction of Rose Kassel at the Bat-Dor Dance School in Israel. He later joined their company in 1998 under the direction of Jeannette Ordman and worked with choreographers such as Luciano Cannitto, Igal Perry, Tamir Ginz and Randy Duncan.

He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Hollins University in partnership with the former Forsythe Company in Frankfurt, Germany, is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award for Modern Dance and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarships.

After moving to NYC in 1999 Mr. Arpon was a principal dancer with Armitage Gone! Dance, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Kevin Wynn, Johannes Wieland, Sean Curran and Avila-Weeks.

From 2016-2022 he worked in Japan where choreographed, danced and acted in dance productions, TV shows and commercials for companies such as NHK, Panasonic, Toshiba, Mitsubishi and Gucci.

Mr. Arpon explores creating dance for camera and shares his artistic experiences through community outreach. He has completed the Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum and the Beginner Horton Teacher Workshop with Ana Marie Forsythe.

He assists the Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts’ workshops in NYC and has taught around the world in schools such as the Ailey School, Princeton University, and the Peridance Capezio Dance Center in the U.S. In Israel at the Bat-Dor Dance School, Thelma Yellin School of the Arts and Bikurey Ha’Itim. In Japan at the Tokyo and Osaka Schools of Music, Broadway Dance Center Tokyo, Hinton Battle Dance Academy, Avec Grace Ballet and in the Philippines at Ballet Philippines, Philippine High School for the Arts and the University of the Philippines.

Mr. Arpon is currently the Rehearsal Director for The Big Muddy Dance Company.