Sydnie Liggett-Dennis is the Executive Director of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, NY-based contemporary dance company founded by Artistic Director and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Kyle Abraham. She joined A.I.M in 2019 and in a short time, she has re-organized the operations teams, re-set the strategic direction, increased revenue, and implemented operational efficiencies for a more agile organizational flow. In 2022, Sydnie was selected through a competitive application process as a fellow of The DeVos Institute of Global Arts Management. That same year, Sydnie was honored as one of Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable Black Leaders, which identifies talented and accomplished Black individuals across a wide range of fields whose professional and communal achievements enhance New York City and the lives of its inhabitants.
Sydnie’s years of experience in arts administration, management and programming includes her previous position as the Director of Programs at Dance/USA where she activated the national network of dancers, choreographers and dance administrators through meaningful programs, networking and educational opportunities. This included the production and curation of the organization’s signature event, the Dance/USA Annual Conference.
Prior to her time at Dance/USA, Sydnie served as School Director of The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York. As School Director, Sydnie designed and managed many new programming initiatives. Among them, she created a curated Guest Artist Series to provide teens and adults exposure to the nation’s most prominent artists, along with an annual teacher audition process to address the lack of diversity in the teaching staff. Under Sydnie’s leadership, overall student enrollment increased significantly as she additionally provided guidance and support to countless students, staff, interns, and teaching artists.
Previous positions in non-profit include School Assistant of the Mark Morris Dance Center, Education Assistant and Programs Coordinator of Dance New Amsterdam, and member of Dance/NYC’s 2015-2016 Junior Committee. Sydnie has also worked in corporate America, providing client services to senior executives in biotech and pharmaceutical industries; connecting them with prominent thought-leaders for direct mentorship and counsel.
Sydnie is a graduate from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a minor in Communications. Her enthusiasm as a performer has never wavered and for quite some time, she enjoyed dancing for various choreographers on the East Coast.
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