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Wed 1st
6:00pm
Weekly Dance + Fitness Classes

Jazz Dance

Fit4Dance
This class focuses on body isolations, syncopated rhythms along with high level movements.  Jazz dance provides the individual to interpret their own style and express their own individuality.  Students learn technical exercises to improve full body fluidity by using locomotive movements and choreographic dance combinations.

 
6:30pm
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande

Capoeira Angola Classes with Mestre Joao Grande in Harlem New York

Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande  2916 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of 154th & 8th avenue) 3rd Floor Unit A & B  New York, NY 10039  Tel: (212) 989-6975  www.joaogrande.org Transportation:  Subway: B, or D train to 155th Street 3 train to 148th Street  A, C, D, B to 145th Street E-mail us at: info@joaogrande.org Class times Evening classes: Monday through Friday 6:30 to 8:30pm   Morning…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Weekly Dance + Fitness Classes

Zumba

Fit4Dance
Zumba is dance fitness. Each class is filled with dance routines designed for you to follow along without direct instruction. The more you come the easier it gets! It's important to know that it usually takes 5-6 classes before you start to feel comfortable with the movements. Just relax, breathe, have fun and don't worry about what you look like in the mirror! Either way you're going to…

 
7:30pm
Curated & hosted by Cody Schreger

NO HOLDS BARRED

Dixon Place
A magical night featuring gifted professional & student aerial, circus, theater & dance artists. A fun, inspiring, original & sometimes shocking evening where artists pull out all the stops. Curated & hosted by Cody Schreger.

 
7:30pm
The cast of BABEL

BABEL

Convergences Theatre Collective
CONVERGENCES THEATRE COLLECTIVE is pleased to announce the world premiere production of BABEL, co-created by WT McRae (Peter and the Wolf, Long Island Philharmonic; The True nature of Love, Oberon Theatre Ensemble) and co-created and directed by Jeremy Williams (Murrow, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble; West Side Story, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre). BABEL will play a limited engagement at The Theater at the…

 
8:00pm
LEIMAY LUDUS Community Class

LUDUS Community Class

LEIMAY
Wednesday evening, 8pm – 10pm PRICE: Classes are donation based. $10 suggested. Led by LEIMAY Ensemble member Derek DiMartini. The LEIMAY LUDUS Community Class is a donation based drop-in class. This class is accessible to everyone and no dance or movement training is necessary. Note that this is not a performance oriented class. LEIMAY has been investigating and exploring a variety of exercises…

 
8:00pm
Ori Manea

Beginner Tahitian Dance Classes

Ori Manea Tahitian Dance School
Our classes are welcoming and energetic and teach authentic, modern Tahitian dance. We offer a weekly beginner class for dancers learning and strengthening their basics and an intermediate to advanced level group for dancers with experience in Tahitian dance. Our beginner class requires no experience and coaches you step-by-step through the basics of Tahitian dance, fun combinations, and exciting…

 
8:00pm
Weekly Dance + Fitness Classes

Belly Dancehall

Fit4Dance
Belly Dancehall is a fluid mix of North African Belly dance and Afro- Caribbean movement. It ignites rhythm and flexibility, improves posture and grace. Unique choreography that awakens joy and overall well being. Tones the abdominal region, firms thighs and glorious gluteus muscles. 

 
Thu 2nd
6:00pm

Contact Improvisation - The Basics

Movement Research
Contact Improvisation – The Basics September 1 – February 23 THU 6-8pm MR@Gibney 280 Broadway $14 No Class November 24 and December 29.  September Bradley Teal Ellis | October Elise Knudson | November Tim O’Donnell | December Sarah Konner | January Bradley Teal Ellis | February Paul Singh Contact Improvisation, initiated by dancer Steve Paxton in 1972, is a partnering dance form…

 
6:30pm
 image: "Macho" (2008) by Kathy Westwater with dancers Aaron Mattocks and Abby Block

The Body in Pain Reading Series w/ Rebecca Johnson and Kathy Westwater

Brooklyn Studios for Dance
The Body in Pain Reading Group with Rebecca Johnson and Kathy Westwater Thursdays, Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 2 6:30-8:30pm RSVP In 1985 the author Elaine Scarry wrote a book that sought to examine the experience of pain by the individual, communities, and society at large, and the place of creativity in understanding it. Over 6 weeks we will read from Scarry's book and engage in and share…

 
6:30pm
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande

Capoeira Angola Classes with Mestre Joao Grande in Harlem New York

Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande  2916 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of 154th & 8th avenue) 3rd Floor Unit A & B  New York, NY 10039  Tel: (212) 989-6975  www.joaogrande.org Transportation:  Subway: B, or D train to 155th Street 3 train to 148th Street  A, C, D, B to 145th Street E-mail us at: info@joaogrande.org Class times Evening classes: Monday through Friday 6:30 to 8:30pm   Morning…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Haitian Dance Class w/ Peniel Guerrier

Haitian Dance Class

Fit4Dance
Haiti, the second independent republic in the Americas, partakes of three cultural sources: African, American, and European. The dances and culture of Haiti have been extremely important in the development of American dance, thanks to the pioneering work of Katherine Dunham. Peniel Guerrier draws on his extensive knowledge of Haitian folkloric dance to create original combinations within the different…

 
7:30pm
Richard Alston Dance Company

World Premiere Richard Alston with Jason Ridgway (piano), Repast Baroque Ensemble, and the Shanghai Quartet

Richard Alston
“Alston turns a simple story into a multi-faceted choreographic jewel.… one of the year’s finest new works.” – Observer (U.K.) “Grace, beauty, and vivid technique colour [Alston’s] choreography…. Here is a wholly enchanting creation.” – Financial Times (U.K.) One of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies returns to Peak Performances with its unique brand of…

 
7:30pm
Barre a Terre with Anabella Lenzu

Barre a Terre Classes

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
  BARRE A TERRE (OPEN LEVEL) with Anabella Lenzu at Peridance Capezio Center (126 East 13th Street, between 3rd and 4th Ave) TUESDAYS from 7:30- 8:30pm  WEDNESDAYS 10:00-11:30am THURSDAYS, from 7:30- 9pm  FRIDAYS, from 10am- 11:30am   CLASS DESCRIPTION: Find your inner-strength; develop & improve alignment and technique; explore and learn how to efficiently use your body and your energy…

 
7:30pm
VIM VIGOR's FUTURE PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT performances

VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY
VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY's New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT  February 2-11, 2017 - Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm Baruch Performing Arts Center 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010  (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves) Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/967659 Box office phone: 212-352-3101 or toll free 866-811-4111 Under a star-filled sky, five performers encamped in the wilderness venture…

 
Fri 3rd
6:00pm
Weekly Dance + Fitness Classes

Beginner Afro Cuban

Fit4Dance
This class offers a rich taste of authentic AfroCuban culture and provides an amazing full body workout!. You will learn songs, rhythms, and dances of the Traditional Afro-Cuban Folklore.

 
6:30pm
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande

Capoeira Angola Classes with Mestre Joao Grande in Harlem New York

Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre Joao Grande
Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande  2916 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of 154th & 8th avenue) 3rd Floor Unit A & B  New York, NY 10039  Tel: (212) 989-6975  www.joaogrande.org Transportation:  Subway: B, or D train to 155th Street 3 train to 148th Street  A, C, D, B to 145th Street E-mail us at: info@joaogrande.org Class times Evening classes: Monday through Friday 6:30 to 8:30pm   Morning…

 
7:00pm
A collage of the artists and performers

First Friday

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
February 2017 Dian Sentino The Verbal Artisan Katharine Pettit Creative Sharela May Bonfield Edward Salas   The JCAL First Friday Residency Series aims to provide an inviting and nurturing environment for artists in need of a platform to exhibit their work. Musicians, Poets & Writers, Performers, Visual Artists are welcome to submit concepts of unfinished work to be refined at JCAL. Selected…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:30pm
Richard Alston Dance Company

World Premiere Richard Alston with Jason Ridgway (piano), Repast Baroque Ensemble, and the Shanghai Quartet

Richard Alston
“Alston turns a simple story into a multi-faceted choreographic jewel.… one of the year’s finest new works.” – Observer (U.K.) “Grace, beauty, and vivid technique colour [Alston’s] choreography…. Here is a wholly enchanting creation.” – Financial Times (U.K.) One of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies returns to Peak Performances with its unique brand of…

 
7:30pm
VIM VIGOR's FUTURE PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT performances

VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY
VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY's New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT  February 2-11, 2017 - Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm Baruch Performing Arts Center 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010  (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves) Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/967659 Box office phone: 212-352-3101 or toll free 866-811-4111 Under a star-filled sky, five performers encamped in the wilderness venture…

 
7:30pm
Dancehall Class with Wendell - Fridays at 7:30 PM at Ripley Grier

Dancehall with Wendell

Wendell Bullen
Dancehall Class with Wendell Credits Include: Dr. Oz, America's Got Talent, Rihanna, Danny Glover, Popcaan, Alkaline, & More!   RSVP to wendellbullen@icloud.com www.wendellbullen.com

 
8:00pm
Cover of Pitchbook: Volume II

Pitchbook: Volume III is OPEN for submissions, NOW through April 1, 2017

American Dance Abroad
Pitchbook is American Dance Abroad’s biannual publication of new works by U.S. choreographers. The third volume of Pitchbook will feature 10 dance projects that have premiered since July 1, 2016 or will premiere before June 30, 2018. Applications will be accepted from January 17 through April 1, 2017. “Pitching” new work to potential producers and presenters is a great way to attract…

 
8:00pm
HIP HOP & DANCE

DANCE TAP & HIP HOP for ages 5-9 yrs

Creatively WILD Art Studio
KIDS TAP & HIP HOP COMBO: AGES 5- 9 YRS MONDAYS 4:15PM-5:15PM INSTRUCTOR: NIC GORDON DATES: 6 WKS: JAN 9- FEB 27 *NO CLASSES JAN 16 OR FEB 20 6 WKS: MAR 6- APR 24 *NO CLASSES APR 10 OR APR 17 FEE: $ 180/SESSION This 1 hour class will be divided in two halves. Dancers will spend the first 30 minutes tapping, then will transition into hip hop for the remainder of class. Dancers will learn tap and…

 
8:00pm
Photo by Stephen Delas Heras

Triskelion Arts Presents... Dishman + Co. Choreography

Triskelion Arts
Triskelion Arts Presents... Dishman + Co. Choreography Run-on February 3, 2017 at 8pm | February 4, 2017 at 4pm* & 8pm Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman Theater 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 – Enter on Banker Street Tickets: $16 in advance / $20 at the door *The 4pm matinee on February 4 is a FAMILIES WELCOME performance, where one child ticket (under 12) is free with the purchase…

 
8:00pm
The cast of BABEL

BABEL

Convergences Theatre Collective
CONVERGENCES THEATRE COLLECTIVE is pleased to announce the world premiere production of BABEL, co-created by WT McRae (Peter and the Wolf, Long Island Philharmonic; The True nature of Love, Oberon Theatre Ensemble) and co-created and directed by Jeremy Williams (Murrow, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble; West Side Story, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre). BABEL will play a limited engagement at The Theater at the…

 
Sat 4th
6:00pm
Invitation

Our First Birthday! A Fundraising Celebration

MICHIYAYA Dance
Join us as we celebrate our first birthday as MICHIYAYA Dance with performances by the company, live DJ, visual art by collaborating artists, an auction, food and drinks! More info at: https://secure.squarespace.com/commerce/donate?donatePageId=586ed8ba3e00be50807749e1  

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Asase Yaa AADT Ghana the place where the chief sleeps

Ghana: The Place Where the Chief Sleeps

Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater
Founded in 2001, the Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater is known throughout the country as one of the most gifted, energizing, and innovative dance theaters of their generation. The 2014 Bessie Award nominated company has performed globally and nationally in its 16-year journey. They will premiere their new work, "Ghana: The Place Where the Chief Sleeps," in celebration of its "Sweet 16" anniversary. As…

 
7:30pm
VIM VIGOR's FUTURE PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT performances

VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY
VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY's New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT  February 2-11, 2017 - Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm Baruch Performing Arts Center 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010  (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves) Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/967659 Box office phone: 212-352-3101 or toll free 866-811-4111 Under a star-filled sky, five performers encamped in the wilderness venture…

 
8:00pm
Richard Alston Dance Company

World Premiere Richard Alston with Jason Ridgway (piano), Repast Baroque Ensemble, and the Shanghai Quartet

Richard Alston
“Alston turns a simple story into a multi-faceted choreographic jewel.… one of the year’s finest new works.” – Observer (U.K.) “Grace, beauty, and vivid technique colour [Alston’s] choreography…. Here is a wholly enchanting creation.” – Financial Times (U.K.) One of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies returns to Peak Performances with its unique brand of…

 
8:00pm
Photo by Stephen Delas Heras

Triskelion Arts Presents... Dishman + Co. Choreography

Triskelion Arts
Triskelion Arts Presents... Dishman + Co. Choreography Run-on February 3, 2017 at 8pm | February 4, 2017 at 4pm* & 8pm Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman Theater 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 – Enter on Banker Street Tickets: $16 in advance / $20 at the door *The 4pm matinee on February 4 is a FAMILIES WELCOME performance, where one child ticket (under 12) is free with the purchase…

 
Sun 5th
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:00pm
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Mr. Gaga

Abramorama
The internationally acclaimed film MR. GAGA opens in New York City at Film Forum and Film Society on Lincoln Center on February 1, and will run through at least February 16. It tells the story of Ohad Naharin, one of the world's most important choreographers and Artitsic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, who created the daring form of dance and "movement language" Gaga.  See the trailer…

 
7:30pm
The cast of BABEL

BABEL

Convergences Theatre Collective
CONVERGENCES THEATRE COLLECTIVE is pleased to announce the world premiere production of BABEL, co-created by WT McRae (Peter and the Wolf, Long Island Philharmonic; The True nature of Love, Oberon Theatre Ensemble) and co-created and directed by Jeremy Williams (Murrow, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble; West Side Story, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre). BABEL will play a limited engagement at The Theater at the…

 

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