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Fri 2nd
10:25am
Group Class working out in a bright studio using resistance bands

Dancers Crosstrain with ChaiseFitness!

ChaiseFitness
ChaiseFitness Calling all performers! Take advantage of our new Performance Artist Class Rate we are offering. Our co-founder Rachel Piskin is a former New York City Ballet dancer and wants to help support the dance community by offering this special rate for dancers to crosstrain with us — building strong lean muscles, supplementing their dance training.  The rate is $18 per class and…

 
6:00pm
Odissi Dance classes

Learn Indian Temple dance Odissi

Usha Dance
Want to learn how to move like the sculptures on the walls of Indian temples? Join Radhika Jha, a performer and teacher who will offer classes in a unique movement style taught to her by the late Guru Surendranath Jena, at the Consulate General of India, E64th Street, New York from 6-7.30 pm every Friday. Inspired by the sculptures in the temples of Orissa and his own knowledge of tantric practices…

 
6:30pm
RabódayFit

RabódayFit w/ Robenson Mathurin [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: Rabòday Fit fuses intense aerobic exercise with dance training and a fun party vibe! Inspired by Haitian roots, music, and traditional Haitian drum rhythms, Rabòday, the popular electronic sound emerging as the voice of the Haitian youth, connects Haiti to the wider Afro-Diaspora.  Movers will be introduced to Haitian culture in this high-energy class with intense cardio and…

 
7:00pm
Large ink letters spelling our Ariel Rivka Dance with four females spread out in various poses

Ariel Rivka Dance 15th Annual Season

Ariel Rivka Dance
While championing collaboration between creatives, the multi-disciplinary program featuring live music and dance offers two world premieres that spotlight elements of humanity, storytelling, and shared experiences, in addition to the screening of a short film choreographed by the company’s founder Ariel Grossman, danced by New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Chun Wai Chan. For artistic director…

 
7:00pm
Graham 2

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season
This June, the Martha Graham Dance Company’s acclaimed second company will be back on stage for its 40th New York season with an exciting program of new works and Graham classics. This season Graham 2 continues exploring the theme of human/nature. The program, which includes a musical interlude with live music by Andreas Brade and Tracy Yang, will include a rarely seen Graham work, Temptations…

 
7:00pm
Yoshiko Chuma

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay
This June, Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks return to La MaMa with the world premiere of Shockwave Delay, an unscripted docudrama consisting of 20 chapters, or scenes, that overlap within the frame of two and half hours. Each performance features a rotating cast of artists and no two performances will be the same. Performances are June 1–4 (Thursday–Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm)…

 
7:00pm
shot of the empire state building, lit in pink which is the color of New York Kathak Festival

Volunteer

New York Kathak Festival
New York City’s only festival dedicated to kathak is back this June 2-4, 2023! Come witness the beauty, finesse and diversity within Kathak, a dance that is derived from storytelling, and dates back 5000 years.  Dive into a world of dance and music with concerts featuring emerging and established artists, and 3 days of workshops + discussions led by New Delhi’s Pandit Rajendra Gangani, Shama…

 
7:30pm
Crankies Take New York!

Crankies Take New York!

Flushing Town Hall
New York City’s first ever Crankie Festival is underway!  Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Flushing Town Hall is pleased to announce this new (and soon to be beloved) festival of scrolled panoramas, known as “crankies.” The “moving panoramas” that have captivated Baltimore for the past 9 years are finally making their way to NYC! Though called by different…

 
7:30pm
ChrisMastersDance in Mausoleum

MAUSOLEUM

ChrisMastersDance
ChrisMastersDance PRESENTS MAUSOLEUM FOR THREE PERFORMANCES, JUNE 2–4, AT BAM FISHMAN SPACE ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and…

 
7:30pm
A woman sits in a folding chair with 3 empty chairs next to her. The room looks decorated for a party.

Many Happy Returns

Monica Bill Barnes & Company
Monica Bill Barnes & Company, known for "bringing dance where it doesn't belong" present "Many Happy Returns." It's like a memory play, if memory plays had more dances. There is language. There is movement. There is the possibility that it'll never be this way again. And there's the possibility that it will always be the same. Presented by Monica Bill Barnes & Company Choreography…

 
7:30pm
A masked figure in black stands facing camera with a tunnel of multi-colored lights behind them.

Mausoleum: A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, making way for tomorrow.

ChrisMastersDance
After nearly a decade-long hiatus from live performance, ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and the inextricable link between love and…

 
7:30pm
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents e-Motion, an intermission-less program-length dance from May 26 to June 4, 2023 at The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca, NY and everywhere online. Tickets for in-person performances are $35 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students, and livestream tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit thecherry.org/e-motion. The livestream will be…

 
7:30pm
Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico, the nation's largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures, returns to New York City Center after its critically and publicly acclaimed run of Doña Perón. From June 1-3, 2023, Ballet Hispánico will present a mixed bill curated by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro featuring repertory favorites, two new commissions and an exciting new…

 
Just Added
8:00pm
Axioms Between Frames in Time

Take Root Series at Green Space

danceTactics performance group
Keith Thompson is presenting two beautiful contemporary dance pieces on a shared bill with Alicia Raquel Morales, as part of the Take Root Series at Green Space. Keith and his company, danceTactics, will present the duet "Gardenias" from the Love Alone Anthology Project, inspired by the writings of poet & AIDS activist Paul Monette; and "Axioms Between Frames in Time," a beautiful quartet that has…

 
8:00pm
From left to right: Flamenco Artists Barbara Martinez, Rebeca Tomas, Elisabet Torras, Juana Cala seated on chairs and conversing

Las SinSombrero Flamenco

Danza España
2 PERFORMANCES IN NYC! MAY 26th & JUNE 2nd at 8PM. Tickets: General Admission $25, Students & Seniors $20 Cash or check only at the door ORDER TICKETS Yloy Ybarra , Artistic Director Elisabet Torras, Choreographer Dancers: Elisabet Torras, Rebeca Tomás, Juana Cala, Yloy Ybarra Musicians: Ricardito, Barbara Martínez, Juan Pedro Jiménez, Luis Saldarriaga

 
8:00pm
Photo of room, featuring mirror wall and sprung-wood floor

Subsidized Rehearsal Space (SUMMER HOURS)

University Settlement
Thanks to a generouse grant from NYSCA, University Settlement is now offering subsidized rehearsal space at its Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery. Room Details Sprung-wood floor Mirrored wall Maximum Capacity: 50 people Dimensions: 72 ft. x 16 ft. ( 1,115 sq feet) Amenities: Restroom Water fountain Tables/chairs upon request Heating/AC and fans Speaker and projector available upon request   Eligibility:…

 
8:00pm
Two dances face each other holding hands while they extend their other arm the ceiling

"Alvin Ailey New Directions" | NOW STREAMING FREE

ALL ARTS
Take a look inside Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New Directions Choreography Lab in a new eight-part digital series from ALL ARTS.  Alvin Ailey New Directions follows choreographers Quilan “Cue” Arnold and Maria Bauman as they explore what it means to be an artist.  Watch free on the ALL ARTS app or stream at AllArts.org. 

 
8:00pm
Tushrik and TT facing profile interlocking hands and looking towards the horizon.

Tushrik Fredericks

Triskelion Arts
TUSHRIK FREDERICKS JUNE 1 & 2, 2023 8PM (territory) of the heart With performance by South African dance artist Tushrik Fredericks who is a collaborative artist with TRIBE (founding artistic director, Shamel Pitts) and soundscape by multidisciplinary artist TT Britt, '(territory) of the heart’ creates a movement journey parallel to a live sonic journey that digs deeper into physicalising the…

 
8:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park announces Spring Festival - June 2-19, 2023

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park announces Spring Festival - June 2-19, 2023

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends from June 2-19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley, as well as in its indoor theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, an art installation curated by Hilary Greene, and performances by The…

 
8:00pm
Photo of room, featuring mirror wall and sprung-wood floor

Subsidized Rehearsal Space

University Settlement
Thanks to a generouse grant from NYSCA, University Settlement is now offering subsidized rehearsal space at its Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery. Room Details Sprung-wood floor. Mirrored wall.  Maximum Capacity: 50 people Dimensions: 72 ft. x 16 ft. ( 1,115 sq feet) Amenities: Restroom Water fountain Tables/chairs upon request Heating/AC and fans Speaker and projector available upon request   Eligibility:…

 
8:00pm
MDD and NYSCA Logos

Mark DeGarmo Dance Awarded $168,500 Over 3 Years by the New York State Council on the Arts

Mark DeGarmo Dance
New York, New York - Mark DeGarmo Dance announced today three grants totaling $168,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment for The Arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number of artists and organizations across the state. The first two, Regrowth…

 
8:00pm
Embroidery Digitizing

Embroidery Digitizing Service

Absolute Digitizing
Absolute Digitizing offers excellent quality embroidery digitizing service and vector conversion at rock bottom prices. We have an amazing team of talented digitizers and vector artists who only know to produce the best quality. Order now and get your complete files ready for production in less than one day.

 
8:00pm
FLX Instructor Certification

FLX Instructor Certification Experience

FLX
This online course covers the fundamentals of FLX Flexibility Training at your own pace. Beyond traditional stretching [because flexibility is not just stretching], you’ll learn how to improve performance, align the body and increase your flexibility using a unique tool called the Flexistretcher. This product has been used for years to improve prima ballerinas flexibility!  YOU WILL RECEIVE FLX…

 
8:00pm
Russian Masters Ballet Intensive official course of Vaganova Academy

RUSSIAN MASTERS BALLET CAMP - official course of Vaganova Academy

Russian Masters Ballet
Official Course of Vaganova Academy Intensive training in classical dance based on the original didactics of the Vaganova school of Saint Petersburg. The course offers a comprehensive curriculum developed by the most emblematic representatives of the best institution in the field of professional ballet.

 
Sat 3rd
11:00am
Anabella Lenzu

ONLINE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
ONLINE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP Saturdays, June 3rd & Sunday, June 4th, 2023 11-2pm (EDT) NYC Time, via ZOOM This two-day workshop will be led by choreographer Anabella Lenzu and photographer/ filmmaker Todd Carroll. The objective of the course is to gain an understanding of choreographing for the camera and the choreography of the camera when recording dance for all screens. Explore…

 
1:00pm
Free Dance Class

Groove and Flow Dancehall with Raah Vibez

Harlem Dance Club
Workshop Description: A Welcome to the Groove and Flow Dancehall workshop, where we invite you to experience the infectious rhythm and energy of Jamaican dancehall! In this workshop, you'll learn to move to the beat of the island, with an emphasis on the flow and groove that makes dancehall so unique. Your expert instructor, Raah Vibez, will guide you through a series of fun and engaging routines…

 
2:00pm
n/a

Collective Grounding - Contemporary Dance Class

Terre Dance Collective
Terre Dance Collective will be conducting weekly Int/Adv dance classes at The Floor every Saturday in May & June. Please email us at terredance@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to moving with you!

 
2:00pm
Congolese Traditional & Contemporary

Congolese Traditional & Contemporary w/ Fumu Jahmez [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: "Mutuashi is the traditional dance of the Luba people of Southern Kongo (DRC). It involves mainly hips rotation. This dance is called the dance to handle the rhythm with the body. The class will cover movement combinations demonstrated in Congo. Tshala Muana has been the champion in putting Mutuashi on the map as she is affectionately called the Queen of Mutuashi. Mutuashi is a…

 
2:00pm
1 dancer in a shoulder balance on floor

Open Class Series

Six Degrees Dance
Six Degrees Dance has launched a monthly class series designed to connect with new artists and offer affordable classes to our community. Join us in our next class on June 3, 2-3:30 pm taught by Artistic Director, Cecly Placenti In this class I will be teaching a repertory phrase and then we will employ tasks and structures to reimagine that phrase and create new movements together from the original…

 
2:00pm
Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico, the nation's largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures, returns to New York City Center after its critically and publicly acclaimed run of Doña Perón. From June 1-3, 2023, Ballet Hispánico will present a mixed bill curated by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro featuring repertory favorites, two new commissions and an exciting new…

 
2:30pm
Graham 2

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season
This June, the Martha Graham Dance Company’s acclaimed second company will be back on stage for its 40th New York season with an exciting program of new works and Graham classics. This season Graham 2 continues exploring the theme of human/nature. The program, which includes a musical interlude with live music by Andreas Brade and Tracy Yang, will include a rarely seen Graham work, Temptations…

 
3:00pm
Alterations and Repairs

Alterations and Repairs

Alterations and Repairs
Put on your comfortable shoes and be led by poet Paul Rabinowitz through Fort Tryon Park to see and hear dance, music, and poetry performed on benches, lawns, under trees, and more.  Conceived and curated by Amy Kail, the event celebrates the arts and the Park.  Dancers are Lisa Green, Amy Kail, Sandra Rivera, Navarra Novy-Williams, and Maxine Steinman.   Composer/musicians are John Ehlis and Jessica…

 
3:00pm
Woman hanging upsidedown from her ankles with arms outstretched

Aerial Dance Repertory Workshop

Fly-by-Night Dance Theater, Inc.
Solo Repertory Workshop & Performance Opportunity Join us in learning Blind Flying, a solo is from Fly-by-Night’s evening-length work, The Amelia Project, based on Amelia Earhart and other early aviators. The work challenges the dancer to hone their somatic skills because it is done blindfolded. Through repetition and faith, the dancer learns how to become aware of everything in their spatial landscape…

 
6:00pm

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring 2023 Festival presents José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Dance: José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company June 3 and 4, at 6pm General Admission, $45-65   A double bill featuring the José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.   The José Limón Dance Company will present two of the master choreographer's most iconic works, Chaconne (1942) and The Moor's Pavane (1949). The Moor’s Pavane,…

 
7:00pm
Global Mashup: India Meets Mali

Global Mashup: India Meets Mali

Flushing Town Hall
We’re mashing up two cultures on one stage with an open dance floor. Starting with dance lessons, each band plays a set, then the two meet and jam. Bring your dancing shoes! With her great vocal traditions from India and Pakistan, Kiran Ahluwalia creates boundary-breaking songs that invite us to explore the human condition, transcending the self in groove and melody. Yacouba Sissoko is a Djeli,…

 
7:00pm
Graham 2

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season

Graham 2 - 2023 New York Season
This June, the Martha Graham Dance Company’s acclaimed second company will be back on stage for its 40th New York season with an exciting program of new works and Graham classics. This season Graham 2 continues exploring the theme of human/nature. The program, which includes a musical interlude with live music by Andreas Brade and Tracy Yang, will include a rarely seen Graham work, Temptations…

 
7:00pm
Yoshiko Chuma

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay
This June, Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks return to La MaMa with the world premiere of Shockwave Delay, an unscripted docudrama consisting of 20 chapters, or scenes, that overlap within the frame of two and half hours. Each performance features a rotating cast of artists and no two performances will be the same. Performances are June 1–4 (Thursday–Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm)…

 
7:30pm
ChrisMastersDance in Mausoleum

MAUSOLEUM

ChrisMastersDance
ChrisMastersDance PRESENTS MAUSOLEUM FOR THREE PERFORMANCES, JUNE 2–4, AT BAM FISHMAN SPACE ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and…

 
7:30pm
A woman sits in a folding chair with 3 empty chairs next to her. The room looks decorated for a party.

Many Happy Returns

Monica Bill Barnes & Company
Monica Bill Barnes & Company, known for "bringing dance where it doesn't belong" present "Many Happy Returns." It's like a memory play, if memory plays had more dances. There is language. There is movement. There is the possibility that it'll never be this way again. And there's the possibility that it will always be the same. Presented by Monica Bill Barnes & Company Choreography…

 
7:30pm
A masked figure in black stands facing camera with a tunnel of multi-colored lights behind them.

Mausoleum: A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, making way for tomorrow.

ChrisMastersDance
After nearly a decade-long hiatus from live performance, ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and the inextricable link between love and…

 
7:30pm
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents e-Motion, an intermission-less program-length dance from May 26 to June 4, 2023 at The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca, NY and everywhere online. Tickets for in-person performances are $35 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students, and livestream tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit thecherry.org/e-motion. The livestream will be…

 
7:30pm
Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico presents Two World Premieres: Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales Papagayos by Omar Román de Jesús

Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico, the nation's largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures, returns to New York City Center after its critically and publicly acclaimed run of Doña Perón. From June 1-3, 2023, Ballet Hispánico will present a mixed bill curated by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro featuring repertory favorites, two new commissions and an exciting new…

 
Just Added
8:00pm
Axioms Between Frames in Time

Take Root Series at Green Space

danceTactics performance group
Keith Thompson is presenting two beautiful contemporary dance pieces on a shared bill with Alicia Raquel Morales, as part of the Take Root Series at Green Space. Keith and his company, danceTactics, will present the duet "Gardenias" from the Love Alone Anthology Project, inspired by the writings of poet & AIDS activist Paul Monette; and "Axioms Between Frames in Time," a beautiful quartet that has…

 
Sun 4th
10:45am
Belly Dancing

Belly Dancing w/ Jaida [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: BellyDancing core strengthening basics Belly Dancing with Jaida/ Health & Spiritual benefits Health Benefits  Build core strength, improve posture, aids in digestion, increases balance, increases circulation, helps relieve stress, excellent brain exercise for focus, memory, creativity and coordination. The fluidity of many movements incorporated may also benefit osteoporosis,…

 
11:00am
Woman hanging upsidedown from her ankles with arms outstretched

Aerial Dance Repertory Workshop

Fly-by-Night Dance Theater, Inc.
Solo Repertory Workshop & Performance Opportunity Join us in learning Blind Flying, a solo is from Fly-by-Night’s evening-length work, The Amelia Project, based on Amelia Earhart and other early aviators. The work challenges the dancer to hone their somatic skills because it is done blindfolded. Through repetition and faith, the dancer learns how to become aware of everything in their spatial landscape…

 
11:00am
Anabella Lenzu

ONLINE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
ONLINE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP Saturdays, June 3rd & Sunday, June 4th, 2023 11-2pm (EDT) NYC Time, via ZOOM This two-day workshop will be led by choreographer Anabella Lenzu and photographer/ filmmaker Todd Carroll. The objective of the course is to gain an understanding of choreographing for the camera and the choreography of the camera when recording dance for all screens. Explore…

 
12:00pm
West African Guinean

West African Guinean w/ Darian Parker [Beg Level]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: The amazing Darian Parker will share the soulful and intricate dances of Mali, West Africa. Class begins with a warm-up that is designed to improve flexibility, strengthen the core, improve stamina, and get acquainted with West African music. The second part of the class starts with a brief history and context of the dances (that will inform your execution of the movements) and…

 
12:00pm
#AAAE23 conference branding - image of New York City and conference title: The Creative Ecosystem: People, Process, Power

Associate Director

Association of Arts Administration Educators
The Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) invites you to attend the #AAAE23 Annual Conference The Creative Ecosystem: People, Process, Power June 1-4, 2023 at Baruch College in New York City! Inspired by the conference location, one of the most artistically vibrant and culturally diverse multi-tier cities, we are inviting you to embark on an investigation of the creative ecosystem, from…

 
1:30pm

Dunham-Informed Jazz Technique w/ Candice Franklin [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description:  Dancers will look at vernacular Jazz and its roots, Dunham's movement vocabulary used in Jazz dance, and traditional modern Jazz motifs, and experiment with the three to ultimately create a concert Jazz movement piece.  This high-energy class encourages fun and the freedom of expression through artistry, improvisation, and embellishment of choreography regardless of skill…

 
2:00pm
Left : 2 dancers are laying on a wooden floor and are intertwined with each other. Right: A dancer is in an inversion.

Place.

Terre Dance Collective
Please join Terre Dance Collective & Alma Collective for a performance at Abrons Arts Center - Studio G05 on Sunday, June 4th at 2 pm. The performance will feature Place. a premiere from Terre & Alma Collective's Co(n)razon.  We look forward to sharing the space with you! Tickets can be purchased here! Terre Dance Collective is a New York City-based group of movement artists creating emotionally…

 
2:00pm
ChrisMastersDance in Mausoleum

MAUSOLEUM

ChrisMastersDance
ChrisMastersDance PRESENTS MAUSOLEUM FOR THREE PERFORMANCES, JUNE 2–4, AT BAM FISHMAN SPACE ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and…

 
2:00pm
A masked figure in black stands facing camera with a tunnel of multi-colored lights behind them.

Mausoleum: A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, making way for tomorrow.

ChrisMastersDance
After nearly a decade-long hiatus from live performance, ChrisMastersDance (CMD) presents Mausoleum at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fishman Space, June 2–4, 2023. A dance work that considers and interrupts what has come, Mausoleum investigates our overconsumption of media, addiction to drama, inertia that concretizes unsustainable forms of life and work, and the inextricable link between love and…

 
2:00pm
Yoshiko Chuma

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay

Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks - Shockwave Delay
This June, Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks return to La MaMa with the world premiere of Shockwave Delay, an unscripted docudrama consisting of 20 chapters, or scenes, that overlap within the frame of two and half hours. Each performance features a rotating cast of artists and no two performances will be the same. Performances are June 1–4 (Thursday–Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm)…

 
2:00pm
ASA Fitness

ASA Fitness w/ Dianne Adkins [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: ASA! Fitness is a low-impact, high-intensity, total body dance fitness program.  Set to the latest tunes in Afrobeat, Azonto, Akayida, Makossa and Ndombolo,  ASA! Fitness infuses the latest and most classic African dance movements with innovative exercise.  The routines in ASA! Fitness are designed to target and enhance cardiorespiratory capacity, dynamic strength, functional…

 
2:00pm
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the World Premiere of e-Motion

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents e-Motion, an intermission-less program-length dance from May 26 to June 4, 2023 at The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca, NY and everywhere online. Tickets for in-person performances are $35 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students, and livestream tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit thecherry.org/e-motion. The livestream will be…

 
4:00pm
Spring for Spring, hosted June 4th at 4 PM and 6 PM

Spring for Spring Dance Festival

Spring for Spring and mignolo dance
Hosted by Catherine Messina, Spring for Spring Dance Festival founder and mignolo arts center Sunday June 4, 4 PM and 6 PM Metuchen Town Plaza 33 Pearl St, Metuchen, NJ 08840 ***PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY!*** Applications are open for Spring for Spring, a dance festival to be presented on June 4, 2023 in Metuchen, New Jersey! Both new and existing works are welcome, and each work…

 
6:00pm
Spring for Spring, hosted June 4th at 4 PM and 6 PM

Spring for Spring Dance Festival

Spring for Spring and mignolo dance
Hosted by Catherine Messina, Spring for Spring Dance Festival founder and mignolo arts center Sunday June 4, 4 PM and 6 PM Metuchen Town Plaza 33 Pearl St, Metuchen, NJ 08840 ***PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY!*** Applications are open for Spring for Spring, a dance festival to be presented on June 4, 2023 in Metuchen, New Jersey! Both new and existing works are welcome, and each work…

 
6:00pm

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring 2023 Festival presents José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Dance: José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company June 3 and 4, at 6pm General Admission, $45-65   A double bill featuring the José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.   The José Limón Dance Company will present two of the master choreographer's most iconic works, Chaconne (1942) and The Moor's Pavane (1949). The Moor’s Pavane,…

 
7:00pm
Fertile Ground

Take Root Presents: danceTactics Performance Group and Alicia Raquel Morales

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
Being presented in its entirety for the first time in New York, Axioms Between Frames in Time uses film editing and processing as a blueprint for choreography, creating a moving world of beauty, grids, and elusive tableaux. This evening also features the first live performance of Gardenias from the larger work-in-progress Love Alone Anthology Project, inspired by the poetry of AIDS activist Paul Monette,…

 
7:00pm
People sitting in a circle

Fertile Ground New Works Showcase

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
FERTILE GROUND has supported emerging and established artists for 15 seasons, showcasing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. The non-curated program features 6 dance makers each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green. Tickets are $15. June Artists: Coalesce, Kaustavi Movement Center, Clymene Aldinger, Karla Florez,…

 
Mon 5th
8:00am
A dancer in brightly colored clothes stands widely with their arms placed. "Cunningham Summer Dance Intensive" is overlayed.

Cunningham Summer Dance Intensive

University of Illinois

 
9:00am
Affordable Studio Rentals!

Affordable Studio Rentals

Dance Project of Washington Heights
Dance Project of Washington Heights has affordable studio rentals starting at JUST $10 for artists. A one minute walk from the A-train, conveniently located at 350 Fort Washington Ave, NY, NY 10033. Email: studiomanager@danceprojectwh.org  Call: 646-410-0356...Ask about our event rates or use our meeting/work space, too! Or click here!

 
9:00am
A group of 4 dancers face each other as they lean in and touch hands

LEVEL TWO INTENSIVE TRAINING: Creating Choreography for Children | IN PERSON

National Dance Institute
Take your training in the NDI Method to the next level!  During the Level Two Intensive, participants will: - Review the core teaching techniques of the NDI Method  - Deepen their understanding of how to effectively choreograph for children  - Experience artistic and theatrical ways of exploring a theme  - Strengthen their musical knowledge in order to make more informed choreographic decisions…

 
10:00am
One dancer stooped over, falling to stage right, arms crossed, other dancer in the back spilling onto knees

TBDC Summer Intensive 2023

Trisha Brown Dance Company
Trisha Brown Dance Company is pleased to offer a 2-week Summer Intensive! SCHEDULE AND FEES WEEK I: JUNE 5 - 9, 10:00AM - 4:00PM WEEK II: JUNE 12-16, 10:00AM - 4:00PM WHERE: Eden's Expressway 537 Broadway #4 New York, NY INSTRUCTORS: WEEK I: Mariah Maloney and Kyle Marshall WEEK II: Amanda Kmett'Pendry and Patrick Needham FEES: $350 for Single Week Registration (Plus $12 PayPal Processing…

 
10:00am
Alexandra Beller/Dances

Summer Intensive with Alexandra Beller/Dances

Alexandra Beller/Dances
INSIDE & OUT: SUMMER INTENSIVE A LIVE NYC SUMMER INTENSIVE @ MARK MORRIS JUNE 5-9, 2023 10AM-4:30PM EST Click here to register/learn more About this Workshop INSIDE & OUT is a five-day LIVE workshop in which we will spend time both being deeply introspective, vulnerable, personal, and intimate, and also spending time considering relationship, community, global context and environmental impacts. Each…

 
10:30am
A black and white picture of Stephen Petronio directing a dancer during rehearsal.

Summer Dance Intensive

Stephen Petronio Dance Company
STEPHEN PETRONIO SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE 2023 for dancers ages 15 and Up, featuring SPC technical training and Petronio Repertory Sessions Directed by Stephen Petronio & SPC Education Team    June 5 - 9, 2023 | Monday - Friday  10:30 am – 12:30 pm    Class Description  Petronio technique focuses on the conscious direction of energy through the body and out into space. These master classes…

 
11:00am
Anabella Lenzu

1-ON-1 CHOREOGRAPHIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Anabella Lenzu
1-ON-1 CHOREOGRAPHIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Go deeper, Get advice! Support for aspiring and professional choreographers to find your voice as artists! 1-ON-1 Choreographic Mentorship is a unique program that offers a personally tailored opportunity for aspiring and professional choreographers. The program is guided by Anabella Lenzu, a choreographer and educator with 33 years of experience investigating…

 
12:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 1 – Introduction

Salsa Sabrosa School
Welcome, welcome, welcome future Salsero! This is your first step, your salsa introduction. This is a class made for beginners from scratch, for those brave ones that will step onto the dance floor and shine! The class will be broken down slowly and nicely for you to understand and catch all the basics steps that will set you up to be a great dancer! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure…

 
1:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 2 – Beginners

Salsa Sabrosa School
Ready for your next step? Let’s keep learning, improving, and getting to know each other! In this class, we’ll focus on the most fundamental turns of salsa. Those turns and movements will be the basis for every complex turn we’ll learn in the future. Take your time to learn everything, good foundations are the basis for good skill development! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure…

 
5:00pm
Two Students practicing Salsa Dance

Salsa Shine/Solo Steps!

Salsa Sabrosa School
Doing some Solo steps is also really fun and helpful for you to learn how to coordinate your body and improve your coordination! We do solo steps in some movements of the music. While dancing with our partner, we feel that’s a moment to show off, or connect with our partner from the distance, be playful with each other, and have fun! Salsa Shine/Solo Steps happens Weekly on Mondays from 5pm -…

 
6:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 1 – Introduction

Salsa Sabrosa School
Welcome, welcome, welcome future Salsero! This is your first step, your salsa introduction. This is a class made for beginners from scratch, for those brave ones that will step onto the dance floor and shine! The class will be broken down slowly and nicely for you to understand and catch all the basics steps that will set you up to be a great dancer! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure…

 
6:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 3 – Intermediate

Salsa Sabrosa School
Look how far you've gotten! You’re doing great, keep going! Salsa Level 3 will be about the complex turns we can do to show off and look great on the dance floor! We’ll apply all that we've learned, put it together, and add body coordination to it! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure you ask your teacher if he/she thinks you’re ready for it. #Each week we teach different…

 
6:00pm
Eilish lays on a wooden floor half covered with a tree branch

OBJECT AFFINITY AND IMPROVISATION

MOtiVE Brooklyn
OBJECT AFFINITY AND IMPROVISATION in-person + sold as a 3-class series* $55 - 15% off! early bird special until May 26 $60 - regular price starting May 27 INSTRUCTOR: Eilish Henderson CLASS SERIES Monday, June 5 @ 6pm - 8pm Monday, June 12 @ 6pm - 8pm Monday, June 19 @ 6pm - 8pm This 3-week class series will investigate our attachments to objects found and collected as they become partners, sharing…

 
6:30pm
Afro-Haitian Dance: Julio Jean

Afro-Haitian w/ Julio Jean [Beg Level]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
  Class Description: With Live Drumming. Journey to the nanm (“soul” in Haitian Kreyol) of Afro-Haitian dance and become acquainted with the different Iwa (gods) in the Vodou religion through their dances, songs, rhythms, and rituals. You’ll explore the undulating movements of Yanvalu, the powerful precision of Nago, and the grace and beauty of the Kongo dance – all traditional Haitian dance…

 
7:00pm
Guinean - West African Dance

Guinean - West African Dance w/ Mouminatou [Int Level]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: Join Mouminatou Camara, former principal dancer of Les Ballets Africains (Guinea’s national dance company) in a high energy class exploring traditional dances from Guinea and West Africa.  All levels are welcome. This class is accompanied by live music on traditional instruments such as the djembe and the djun-djun. Instructor's Bio: Mouminatou Camara founded Seewe African…

 
7:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 4 – Advanced

Salsa Sabrosa School
And now it’s time! Time to fully enjoy and do really cool stuff! In this class we’ll focus all our attention on styling and body coordination, adding a lot of flavor to our movements. #Each week we teach different things working on the things required at each level. You can jump in at any point #To book the class go to booking #We strongly advise coming at least 15 minutes early since our…

 
7:00pm
N/A

Salsa Level 2 – Beginners

Salsa Sabrosa School
Ready for your next step? Let’s keep learning, improving, and getting to know each other! In this class, we’ll focus on the most fundamental turns of salsa. Those turns and movements will be the basis for every complex turn we’ll learn in the future. Take your time to learn everything, good foundations are the basis for good skill development! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure…

 
8:00pm
N/A

Rueda De Casino – Level 2/3

Salsa Sabrosa School
Si si si! Rueda de casino is the most fun way to dance salsa!! If you don’t know what it is, check this video: Click Here In these classes, we’ll get to know the most fundamental turns of Rueda de casino, Although! you should be on level 3/4 of partner work to get into this class. Since it’s a synchronized dance between different couples we all have to be at the same level. Levels 1, 2, and…

 
Tue 6th
9:00am
A group of 4 dancers face each other as they lean in and touch hands

LEVEL TWO INTENSIVE TRAINING: Creating Choreography for Children | IN PERSON

National Dance Institute
Take your training in the NDI Method to the next level!  During the Level Two Intensive, participants will: - Review the core teaching techniques of the NDI Method  - Deepen their understanding of how to effectively choreograph for children  - Experience artistic and theatrical ways of exploring a theme  - Strengthen their musical knowledge in order to make more informed choreographic decisions…

 
10:00am
One dancer stooped over, falling to stage right, arms crossed, other dancer in the back spilling onto knees

TBDC Summer Intensive 2023

Trisha Brown Dance Company
Trisha Brown Dance Company is pleased to offer a 2-week Summer Intensive! SCHEDULE AND FEES WEEK I: JUNE 5 - 9, 10:00AM - 4:00PM WEEK II: JUNE 12-16, 10:00AM - 4:00PM WHERE: Eden's Expressway 537 Broadway #4 New York, NY INSTRUCTORS: WEEK I: Mariah Maloney and Kyle Marshall WEEK II: Amanda Kmett'Pendry and Patrick Needham FEES: $350 for Single Week Registration (Plus $12 PayPal Processing…

 
10:30am
A black and white picture of Stephen Petronio directing a dancer during rehearsal.

Summer Dance Intensive

Stephen Petronio Dance Company
STEPHEN PETRONIO SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE 2023 for dancers ages 15 and Up, featuring SPC technical training and Petronio Repertory Sessions Directed by Stephen Petronio & SPC Education Team    June 5 - 9, 2023 | Monday - Friday  10:30 am – 12:30 pm    Class Description  Petronio technique focuses on the conscious direction of energy through the body and out into space. These master classes…

 
12:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 1 – Introduction

Bachata Sabrosa School
Welcome! This class is an introduction to the basic, bachata steps. This is a perfect class for people that have never danced before and the best part is… you don’t need a partner! We switch partners so we all get to know and dance with each other. Don’t be shy and no worries, just jump in. We’ll break it down easily for you. Also, this is the first step to being part of our community and…

 
1:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 2 – Beginners

Bachata Sabrosa School
One step up! In our level 1 Bachata classes you got the basics! Now we move forward! (make sure to take level 1 if you never danced or have taken a class before) In these classes, you’ll learn the most basic turns/movements that will allow you to make combinations and add more style and shine on the dance floor! We’ll develop good fundamental skills and knowledge to bring the best dancer out…

 
5:00pm
N/A

Bachata Shine/Solo Steps!

Bachata Sabrosa School
To warm up before the partner dance, we’ll do some Shines! These are solo steps that you can do if you feel that the music is better to dance separately from your partner. You will both show each other cool steps and enjoy the music together, connecting your bodies from a distance. This will also help you to understand some body movements, and it will allow you to have more body isolation and coordination…

 
6:00pm
A cactus in yellow, blue, green and red.

Registered Somatic Movement Educator, Butoh Dancer

Florence Poulain
A Curious Tale of Moving Fluids”. With Florence Poulain, RSME A Body-Mind Centering® Approach.  “Exploring Gravity & Stillness in Space, Supporting Gestures”.  For more info & to register please click on ticket link. A 6 Weeks series from 6pm-7:30pm, May 16 thru June 20th, 2023. Sliding scale available. 

 
6:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 1 - Introduction

Bachata Sabrosa School
Welcome! This class is an introduction to the basic, bachata steps. This is a perfect class for people that have never danced before and the best part is… you don’t need a partner! We switch partners so we all get to know and dance with each other. Don’t be shy and no worries, just jump in. We’ll break it down easily for you. Also, this is the first step to being part of our community and…

 
6:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 3 – Intermediate

Bachata Sabrosa School
Wow! You’re learning very fast! Make sure to take levels 1 and 2 before jumping into these classes. Yes, I know you are a natural dancer, however, we take this seriously and check that our students are at the correct level. Bachata level 3 will focus on important techniques and some complex movements, so you’re ready to shine on the dance floor and make some cool moves! #Before stepping into…

 
6:00pm
Archana Arts and the Consulate General of India Present: NYC Kathak Classes

Kathak (Indian Classical Dance) Classes in NYC

Archana Arts
ARCHANA ARTS & CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA PRESENT: NYC KATHAK CLASSES

 
6:30pm
West African Dance - Ivory Coast

West African Dance - Ivory Coast w/ Vado Diomande [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
  Class Description: Vado draws on the rich and diverse dance traditions of the Ivory Coast as he guides you through the exciting, vigorous, and complex steps and rhythms derived from over 60 different ethnic traditions.  This West African- Ivory Coast class features the styles of Kookoo, Bademalon, N’Goron, Temate, Katana, Bolohi and more, displaying the rich diversity of rhythms and steps that…

 
7:00pm
Afro-Fusion

Afro-Fusion w/ Tamara Jones [All Levels]

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
Class Description: A class for all! Come and enjoy this African dance class that infuses contemporary dance with traditional moves. Students will enjoy a mixture of African and American social and street dances. Afro-Fusion is designed to strengthen the student’s ability to adopt a range of styles and get an understanding of how these movements are connected. Get ready to sweat, workout and enjoy…

 
7:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 4 – Advanced

Bachata Sabrosa School
You got it! You made it to the top! Now you know all the fundamental and complex turns/techniques, it’s time to add flavor and style! At this Level, we’ll focus on our styling and coordination, making our turns and movements look great and with a lot of Flavor! #Before stepping into the next level, make sure you ask your teacher if he/she thinks you’re ready for it. #Each week we teach different…

 
7:00pm
N/A

Bachata Level 2 – Beginners

Bachata Sabrosa School
One step up! In our level 1 Bachata classes you got the basics! Now we move forward! (make sure to take level 1 if you never danced or have taken a class before) In these classes, you’ll learn the most basic turns/movements that will allow you to make combinations and add more style and shine on the dance floor! We’ll develop good fundamental skills and knowledge to bring the best dancer out…

 
7:30pm
Absolute Beginners Workshop

Absolute Beginners Workshop

Flamenco NYC Inc.
Absolute Beginners is the ideal workshop to start dancing flamenco. We will cover and practice all basic aspects for students without prior flamenco dance experience. Classes will focus on strong footwork, upper body coordination, understanding flamenco music and compás, proper posture and breathing. We will begin to develop the muscle strength and dance skills necessary for flamenco dance as we learn…

 
8:00pm
N/A

Bachata & Salsa Dance Party

Bachata Sabrosa School
Get to dance every Tuesday at the Little Dreams Event Space! Right after class, we’ll start the party! Some students and more dancers will come and enjoy themselves. There will also be free Pizza! So come to dance, have something to eat and enjoy with us! Entrance is just $5! Don’t miss it, See you there! The Bachata & Salsa Dance Party happens Weekly on Tuesdays from 8pm - 11pm 410 8th Ave,…

 
8:00pm
Tango lesson

TANGO ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS CLASS 8-9pm All new students will get $30 Off!

NY TANGO SCHOOL NYC
Tuesday Feb 28th Tango Beginners Class 8-9pm TANGO ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS CLASS 8-9pm Syllabus will be provided at your first day of Beginners Tango class *No dance experience or partner necessary for this 4-week series You will be moving to the next level after this intensive series. *Recommended footwear – Leather sole shoes (no sneakers or platform shoes). If you are an absolute beginner excited to…

 
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