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Wed 3rd
10:00am
ceramic horse statue

DOUGLAS DUNN LEADING TECHNIQUE DECEMBER 2025

Douglas Dunn + Dancers
Douglas Dunn Leading Technique ClassDecember 2025 Monday December 1 Wednesday December 3 Monday December 8 Wednesday December 10 Monday December 15 Wednesday December 17 Monday December 22 Wednesday December 24 Monday December 29 Wednesday December 31 10 - 11:45 AM DOORS OPEN AT 9:15 541 BROADWAY NYC BETWEEN PRINCE & SPRING BUZZER #19 >>>> PLEASE SIGN UP 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE

 
10:00am

Pro. Taylor Modern

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Details: Based on Paul Taylor’s approach to movement, Professional Level Taylor Modern advances dancers technical level and artistry. Class is taught by current members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company or alumni with live musical accompaniment. Check Mindbody for upcoming teacher schedules.   Tues - Friday 10 am - 11:30 am at Taylor Dance West  

 
1:00pm

OLIVIA FITT Functional Fitness w/ Olivia Bowman-Jackson

Taylor Center for Dance Education
When:  Wednesdays 1:00-1:45   Class Description:  A holistic series of movements to help improve coordination, strength, mobilization, endurance and injury prevention. Suitable for all ages and levels   Bio:  For 10 years Olivia danced around the world with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater all the while studying Pilates technique with Master Pilates Instructor/ legendary dancer Sarita…

 
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6:00pm
Collage of 5 dance company photos of multiple dancers throughout the ten years of Gotham Dance Theater's establishment

10-Year Anniversary Gala

Gotham Dance Theater
Join us on Wed, Dec 3 at 6pm for Gotham Dance Theater's 10-Year Anniversary Gala at Mark Morris Dance Center Experience performances of our repertory, mingle with fellow dance lovers, and toast to a decade of creativity with an open beer and wine bar included with your ?️ $75 ticket - only nine tickets left! Plus, enter raffles to win gifts including Swarovksi jewelry and crystal…

 
6:00pm

Yoga Flow w/ Gina Cunningham

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm   Class Description:    Class begins with a thoughtfully sequenced flow to create heat and move energy through the body. After a warmup, students can expect to practice sun salutes followed by longer held standing and balancing poses, arm balances and inversions. Then the class shifts to quieter practices including restorative postures and guided meditations. This…

 
6:00pm
Flyer describing NYC Kathak classes with a structured, in-depth curriculum.

Kathak Classes in NYC

Archana Arts

 
6:30pm
Bija Beat @ Gibney | Every Wednesday 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Bija Beat x Gibney: Bija Beat NYC

Bija Beat
Every Wednesday in NYC — Move with Purpose. Dance with Heart. Give with Joy. The Class:  An uplifting, high-energy dance fitness experience that blends dynamic choreography, rhythm, and artistry to energize both body and spirit. Move, sweat, and shine as you ignite creativity, joy, and connection through exhilarating, full-out sequences, designed to leave you glowing inside and out. Led by Bija…

 
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7:00pm
Official Selections 2025

2025 Official Selections | Black Lives Rising Dance Film Festival

Black Lives Rising Dance Film Festival
Black Lives Rising Dance Film Festival Celebrates the Diveristy of the Black Experience Through the Art of Dance on Camera.  This live program features 8 dance films, from all around the world, highlighting the NYC Premiere of the Canadian dance documentary "Shades".  *Get a %50 discount on tickets with the code DanceNYC https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1788961374629?aff=oddtdtcreator Post Screening…

 
7:00pm
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Grace. Photo by Danica Paulos

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center Season December 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
TICKETS ON SALE NOW Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater December 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026, at New York City Center 131 West 55 Street New York NY, 10019 (212) 581-1212/ www.ailey.org/CityCenter   Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to New York City Center from December 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026 for a five-week engagement…

 
7:00pm
Flyer containing time and location details and a picture of Nicholas

Improvisation Class with Nicholas Young | Advanced Beginner to Advanced

Rhythmic Arts Center
Digging into improvisation with Nicholas Young. Class topics include: working with divisions and creativity, note groupings, habit breakers, improvisation games and exercises, trading, comping, and voicing WEDNESDAYS | 7:00-8:30PM | $20 (or just show up, no one will be turned away for lack of funds) IN-PERSON AND ONLINE at RAC NYC =============================================================================== Bio: Nicholas…

 
7:30pm
A performance of For All Your Life

For All Your Life at BAM

BAM
For All Your Life Created by Leslie Cuyjet Dec 3—7 BAM.org/ForAllYourLife Brooklyn choreographer and performer Leslie Cuyjet leads this darkly comic spin on the corporate seminar, exposing the disturbing links between the life insurance industry and the transatlantic slave trade. Through a merging of dance and film, For All Your Life offers an “incisive and charming and terrifying” (The Dance…

 
7:30pm
four dancers create angular shapes, their bodies intertwine, a soft yellow light fills the left side of the image

Construct-A-Guy | The Lace

Tere O'Connor
New York Live Arts Theater December 3-6 & 10-13, 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Tickets start at $30 with limited Pay-What-You-Wish options To celebrate 40 years of riveting choreographic exploration, Tere O’Connor will present a program comprised of two works: Construct-A-Guy A solo originally constructed for O’Connor in 1984, will open the program. It was the first dance he ever made and it premiered…

 
8:00pm
Cuban Rumba Dance at World Arts East

Cuban Rumba Dance Workshop

World Arts East
Dance to live music and feel the energy of Cuban Rumba. This class features Afro Cuban folkloric movementand the community and social dance of Rumba. Live music and song accompanies the class, so you feel the full energy of rumba. No experience necessary.

 
9:00pm

Yoga/Pilates/Barre Fusion w/ Lauren Engleman

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Class Description:  Yoga/Pilates/Barre Blend is a fusion of stretching through yoga flow, Pilates core work and full body strength training.   Bio:  Hailing from the Midwest, Lauren fell in love with yoga as a Dance major at Ohio State. She came to New York to begin her dance career, soon gained her Pilates certification, and steadily rose to senior instructor at Physique57. As a long time…

 
Thu 4th
10:00am

Pro. Taylor Modern

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Details: Based on Paul Taylor’s approach to movement, Professional Level Taylor Modern advances dancers technical level and artistry. Class is taught by current members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company or alumni with live musical accompaniment. Check Mindbody for upcoming teacher schedules.   Tues - Friday 10 am - 11:30 am at Taylor Dance West  

 
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3:00pm
A woman wearing black stands in a tap dance pose with her arms outstretched

Brenda Bufalino Tap Dance Residency Open Studio

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Please note that seating is first come, first served and space is limited in the Astor gallery. Schedule subject to change. Master tap choreographer Brenda Bufalino opens her tap dance residency at the Library for the Performing Arts  to the public. All are welcome to witness an intergenerational, international group of tap dancers as they rehearse with and learn from Bufalino for video documentation…

 
6:00pm
NY Tango School NYC

NY Tango School Presents an Exceptional Intensive Program for Absolute Beginners

NY Tango School NYC
NY Tango School Presents an Exceptional Intensive Program for Absolute Beginners Discover the magic of tango with Jon Tariq in Midtown Manhattan! Join our intensive Absolute Beginner Tango Program, designed to help you build confidence, master the fundamentals, and step into the world of tango with ease. This well-structured program includes: Eight beginner group classes (two per week) Four exciting…

 
7:00pm
Shot from above over a multi-level floor stairwell, 2 performers arc their torsos over the banister, one with hands over face

Immersive Makers: Writing, Devising, and Crafting Meaningful Works that Center the Audience Experience with Tom Pearson on Zoom

Third Rail Projects
Immersive Makers: Writing, Devising, and Crafting Meaningful Works that Center the Audience Experience with Tom Pearson on Zoom  Thursdays 7pm - 10pm, Nov 6, 13, 20, and Dec. 4  In this four week, four part series, we will dive deep into the tools and methodologies used by Tom Pearson and Third Rail Projects to create meaningful immersive theatrical experiences, specifically in collaborative,…

 
7:30pm
A performance of For All Your Life

For All Your Life at BAM

BAM
For All Your Life Created by Leslie Cuyjet Dec 3—7 BAM.org/ForAllYourLife Brooklyn choreographer and performer Leslie Cuyjet leads this darkly comic spin on the corporate seminar, exposing the disturbing links between the life insurance industry and the transatlantic slave trade. Through a merging of dance and film, For All Your Life offers an “incisive and charming and terrifying” (The Dance…

 
7:30pm
four dancers create angular shapes, their bodies intertwine, a soft yellow light fills the left side of the image

Construct-A-Guy | The Lace

Tere O'Connor
New York Live Arts Theater December 3-6 & 10-13, 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Tickets start at $30 with limited Pay-What-You-Wish options To celebrate 40 years of riveting choreographic exploration, Tere O’Connor will present a program comprised of two works: Construct-A-Guy A solo originally constructed for O’Connor in 1984, will open the program. It was the first dance he ever made and it premiered…

 
Fri 5th
9:30am

Contemporary Forms w/ Obremski Works

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Fridays 9:30 am - 11:00 am   Description: Join members of Obremski/Works's artistic team, Founder/Director Jesse Obremski and Rehearsal Directors Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, Michael Greenberg, and additional guests for Contemporary Forms classes emphasizing breath, individuality, and strength in expression. Each facilitator will bring their contemporary voice to share and, at times, utilize Obremski/Works…

 
10:00am

Pro. Taylor Modern

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Details: Based on Paul Taylor’s approach to movement, Professional Level Taylor Modern advances dancers technical level and artistry. Class is taught by current members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company or alumni with live musical accompaniment. Check Mindbody for upcoming teacher schedules.   Tues - Friday 10 am - 11:30 am at Taylor Dance West  

 
10:00am
Four performers stare out into the camera, their hands cover parts of their eyes and ears

Beyond Technique class

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
How do you acquire stage presence? What is the difference between emoting and feeling? And how do you accept the vulnerablility of performing? Beyond Technique addresses these questions and more.  Beyond Technique returns for its second year, led by Samantha Géracht, Artistic Director of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble. Using movement as the foundation of emotional projection, a method Anna…

 
6:00pm
Gala Kick-Off Event fundraising for our 2026 Unapologetically Asian Gala!

House of Chow's Winter Fundraising Party

House of Chow
Join us for House of Chow’s Winter Fundraising Party — our official Gala Kick-Off Event — on Friday, December 5th, from 6:00–8:00 PM on the Upper West Side! Be among the first to experience an exclusive work-in-progress showing of Find A Good Husband, a Hip-Hop dance theater piece that explores the weight of older generations’ wishes and the journey of carrying forward one’s own legacy.…

 
6:00pm
Image of a happily dancing Max Pollack on a background with images of a flower and tree, class info

Hand-Foot-Vox Music Class & Jam with Max Pollack

Rhythmic Arts Center
A deep-dive into earth-grown groove and ancient chants to unlock the gates to stratospheric harmony. We practice rhythms, melodies, and moves - alone and together. Through the coordination of clapping, stepping and singing together, the layers fuse, and sweep us up into the collective consciousness that only music and art can create. Fridays | 6:00-7:30PM (class, Jam after until closing at 9:00PM)…

 
6:30pm
Photo depict female dancer on the floor looking up to her right as a male dancer is suspended in the air above her looking down

BSP presents Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again

Barkin/Selissen Project
Barkin/Selissen Project (BSP), a NYC-based dance company celebrates its 16th anniversary with Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again—an evening of wonderment and introspection. Enjoy the long awaited premiere of Reflexive, and coast into the unfolding world of BSP’s newest work-in-progress, Stardust and the Gen(i)us of Fungi—a curious, upside-down universe where disparate threads of thought and movement…

 
7:30pm
A performance of For All Your Life

For All Your Life at BAM

BAM
For All Your Life Created by Leslie Cuyjet Dec 3—7 BAM.org/ForAllYourLife Brooklyn choreographer and performer Leslie Cuyjet leads this darkly comic spin on the corporate seminar, exposing the disturbing links between the life insurance industry and the transatlantic slave trade. Through a merging of dance and film, For All Your Life offers an “incisive and charming and terrifying” (The Dance…

 
7:30pm
four dancers create angular shapes, their bodies intertwine, a soft yellow light fills the left side of the image

Construct-A-Guy | The Lace

Tere O'Connor
New York Live Arts Theater December 3-6 & 10-13, 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Tickets start at $30 with limited Pay-What-You-Wish options To celebrate 40 years of riveting choreographic exploration, Tere O’Connor will present a program comprised of two works: Construct-A-Guy A solo originally constructed for O’Connor in 1984, will open the program. It was the first dance he ever made and it premiered…

 
8:00pm
Ecommerce Dubai UAE

Ecommerce Dubai

Ecommerce Dubai UAE
Your knowledgeable partner for starting a successful online store and the larger Ecommerce Dubai UAE is ecommercedubai.ae. Custom e-commerce website creation and gorgeous e-commerce website design are our areas of expertise, and UAE clients adore them. Strong platforms like Shopify development, Magento development, and WooCommerce development UAE are among our areas of competence. We offer everything…

 
8:00pm
Performance Workshops Fall 2025

Performance Workshops

Bridge for Dance
Ready to step into the spotlight? Join our dynamic Performance Workshop where creativity meets confidence! The Bridge for Dance Adult Dance Program is hosting a 4 week Performance Workshop open to adult dancers of all levels. No experience necessary! This workshop with conclude with a performance in the Annual Bridge for Dance Holiday Show on December 7th at Riverside Theater. This is an opportunity…

 
8:30pm
Photo depict female dancer on the floor looking up to her right as a male dancer is suspended in the air above her looking down

BSP presents Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again

Barkin/Selissen Project
Barkin/Selissen Project (BSP), a NYC-based dance company celebrates its 16th anniversary with Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again—an evening of wonderment and introspection. Enjoy the long awaited premiere of Reflexive, and coast into the unfolding world of BSP’s newest work-in-progress, Stardust and the Gen(i)us of Fungi—a curious, upside-down universe where disparate threads of thought and movement…

 
Sat 6th
10:30am
Participants in New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios

Ballet Essentials

New York City Ballet
Experience New York City Ballet in a brand new way in these 75-minute movement workshops for teens and adults with little or no dance training. NYCB dancers lead participants through a ballet warm-up and movement combinations inspired by repertory in the current season. Workshops also include a brief Q&A with the artists. With an ever-changing roster of dancers and repertory, no two Ballet Essentials…

 
11:00am
Flyer describing event

Harkness Saturday Series - Total Hip Replacement: Preparation & Recovery

Harkness Center for Dance Injuries
Harkness Center for Dance Injuries proudly offers in-person and virtual Harkness Center Saturday Series workshops for the dance community. DECEMBER 2025 WORKSHOP Topic: Total Hip Replacement: Preparation and Return to Dance When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST Format: VIRTUAL (Zoom) Description: Getting a total hip replacement (THR) is a major life decision. Dancers considering…

 
11:30am

Open Advanced Ballet w/ Fabrice Herrault

Taylor Center for Dance Education
Saturdays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Description: Rooted in the French traditional style, Fabrice Herrault’s class emphasizes on light and precise foot work with elegant port de bras creating fluid movement and technical precision through rhythm and clear musicality. Teacher Bio: Trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School and a graduate of the Paris Conservatory, Fabrice Herrault went on to dance with renowned…

 
2:00pm
A diverse group of dancers in various styles of plain leotards in front of a beige background simultaneously jump in the air.

Parsons Dance

Queens Theatre Presents
An electrifying dance company that has wowed audiences on five continents now brings its signature joy and athleticism to Queens. Parsons Dance tours worldwide, but its mission stays local — creating performances and outreach that lift hearts, spark creativity, and remind us that dance can connect us all.

 
2:00pm
AT Teacher supports the weight of student's arm

Hypermobility & EDS: Strategies For Stability & Coordination - Online Workshop

Balance Arts Center
This online workshop, for those with Hypermobility & EDS, will guide students towards improved proprioception, coordination, and help find a better relationship to gravity. By exploring these strategies one can find better overall balance enabling you to negotiate your daily activities with more ease and less pain. This workshop is online only and will take place via Zoom. Class will include:  Guided…

 
5:00pm
SYAKAD ARTS

Traditional West African Togo-Inspired Dance Class with Live Drumming Every Saturday

SYAKAD ARTS
Traditional West African Togo-Inspired Dance Class with Live Drumming Every Saturday Adults / All-Levels class Studio 2 Price: Drop-in $25 Pay-as-you-go 5-Class Pack $100 / $20 per class   Every Saturday from 5-6:30 pm   Class details Class Focus An immersive African Traditional Dance session celebrating the rhythms, stories, and movements of West Africa. Experience powerful drumming,…

 
6:30pm
Photo depict female dancer on the floor looking up to her right as a male dancer is suspended in the air above her looking down

BSP presents Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again

Barkin/Selissen Project
Barkin/Selissen Project (BSP), a NYC-based dance company celebrates its 16th anniversary with Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again—an evening of wonderment and introspection. Enjoy the long awaited premiere of Reflexive, and coast into the unfolding world of BSP’s newest work-in-progress, Stardust and the Gen(i)us of Fungi—a curious, upside-down universe where disparate threads of thought and movement…

 
7:30pm
A black and white close up of a dancer's pointe shoe

Fall Gala

Columbia Ballet Collaborative
Columbia Ballet Collaborative (CBC) invites you to their2025 Fall Gala, a one-night-only program featuring new works by rising and established professional choreographers. Through this gala, CBC is proud to continue their mission to bridge academic innovation and the professional New York dance landscape. This year’s Fall Gala features an exceptional lineup of choreographers, including two Prix…

 
7:30pm
A solo male dancer gestures toward the camera, flanked by a group of dancers to his right. All dancers are dressed in white.

City of Ashes & Other Works

Matthew Westerby Company
Matthew Westerby Company presents City of Ashes & Other Works City of Ashes is a new full length contemporary dance work marking the advent of the AIDS crisis in New York City. A multi-disciplinary collaboration with composers David Friend, Bill Solomon and John P. Hastings and lighting designer Mike Riggs, the piece evokes the magnitude of human loss and the strength of a community determined to…

 
7:30pm
A performance of For All Your Life

For All Your Life at BAM

BAM
For All Your Life Created by Leslie Cuyjet Dec 3—7 BAM.org/ForAllYourLife Brooklyn choreographer and performer Leslie Cuyjet leads this darkly comic spin on the corporate seminar, exposing the disturbing links between the life insurance industry and the transatlantic slave trade. Through a merging of dance and film, For All Your Life offers an “incisive and charming and terrifying” (The Dance…

 
7:30pm
Ajkun Ballet Theatre dancers in the pas de deux from The Nutcracker

Ajkun Ballet Theatre presents: THE NUTCRACKER

Ajkun Ballet Theatre
THE NUTCRACKER in NYC. Shows: December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21 Experience the magical spirit of December with the top show of this Holiday Season at the Ajkun Ballet Theatre. Over 100 years of tradition, timeless music and beautiful dances performed live in New York City. Tickets, Events, Upcoming Shows 2025. Multi-award choreographer Chiara Ajkun reimagines The Nutcracker as an immersive show that…

 
7:30pm
four dancers create angular shapes, their bodies intertwine, a soft yellow light fills the left side of the image

Construct-A-Guy | The Lace

Tere O'Connor
New York Live Arts Theater December 3-6 & 10-13, 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Tickets start at $30 with limited Pay-What-You-Wish options To celebrate 40 years of riveting choreographic exploration, Tere O’Connor will present a program comprised of two works: Construct-A-Guy A solo originally constructed for O’Connor in 1984, will open the program. It was the first dance he ever made and it premiered…

 
8:00pm
A diverse group of dancers in various styles of plain leotards in front of a beige background simultaneously jump in the air.

Parsons Dance

Queens Theatre Presents
An electrifying dance company that has wowed audiences on five continents now brings its signature joy and athleticism to Queens. Parsons Dance tours worldwide, but its mission stays local — creating performances and outreach that lift hearts, spark creativity, and remind us that dance can connect us all.

 
8:30pm
Photo depict female dancer on the floor looking up to her right as a male dancer is suspended in the air above her looking down

BSP presents Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again

Barkin/Selissen Project
Barkin/Selissen Project (BSP), a NYC-based dance company celebrates its 16th anniversary with Stardust Gallery/Old is New Again—an evening of wonderment and introspection. Enjoy the long awaited premiere of Reflexive, and coast into the unfolding world of BSP’s newest work-in-progress, Stardust and the Gen(i)us of Fungi—a curious, upside-down universe where disparate threads of thought and movement…

 
Sun 7th
10:00am
Participants in New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios

Autism-Friendly Access Workshops

New York City Ballet
Join the artists of New York City Ballet in these movement workshops designed especially for children with autism and their families. During these one-hour events, children will be guided in a ballet-based warm-up and choreography inspired by a featured ballet being performed this season. Workshops feature live piano accompaniment and a designated quiet space will be available. A visual schedule will…

 
11:30am
Participants in New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios

In Motion Workshops

New York City Ballet
Join the artists of New York City Ballet in these 45-minute movement explorations of the music and themes of a ballet featured in the matinee performance. Each workshop includes a ballet warm-up, a movement combination with choreography inspired by the featured ballet and a brief interview with NYCB dancers. No prior dance training needed, and children without dance experience are encouraged to…

 
3:00pm
A diverse group of dancers in various styles of plain leotards in front of a beige background simultaneously jump in the air.

Parsons Dance

Queens Theatre Presents
An electrifying dance company that has wowed audiences on five continents now brings its signature joy and athleticism to Queens. Parsons Dance tours worldwide, but its mission stays local — creating performances and outreach that lift hearts, spark creativity, and remind us that dance can connect us all.

 
3:00pm
A performance of For All Your Life

For All Your Life at BAM

BAM
For All Your Life Created by Leslie Cuyjet Dec 3—7 BAM.org/ForAllYourLife Brooklyn choreographer and performer Leslie Cuyjet leads this darkly comic spin on the corporate seminar, exposing the disturbing links between the life insurance industry and the transatlantic slave trade. Through a merging of dance and film, For All Your Life offers an “incisive and charming and terrifying” (The Dance…

 
3:00pm
Beginners Salsa Class

New Beginner Salsa Classes in LIC Queens - Free Trial Class!

Cucala Dance Company - New York City Salsa Classes
Beginner Salsa Classes in Queens – No Experience Needed! Ready to dance? Join us at Cucala Dance Company for beginner salsa classes that are fun, welcoming, and community-driven. Whether you’ve never danced before or want to brush up on the basics, this is the perfect place to start. Our experienced instructors will guide you step-by-step through fundamental salsa footwork, partner connection,…

 
3:30pm
LOGO

From Dancer To Artist: Identity, Economics & Sustainable Practice

Alternative Synergy The Company
About the Workshop This 3‑hour workshop is for dancers ready to step beyond performance and begin shaping themselves as full artists. We open with a Dance Identity share — a solo, a teaching clip, or any movement expression. This is not an evaluation; it’s a grounding exercise to help you reflect on your voice and artistic identity. From there, we move into the realities of today’s dance…

 
3:30pm
Headshot picture of Lisa Johnson-Willingham

'Revelations' Around The World

Ailey Extension
Join us for the sixth annual Revelations Around the World Workshop as dancers from all over the world come together to learn excerpts of choreography from Ailey’s signature masterpiece Revelations online for free.  Since its premiere in 1960, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations has been a lasting cultural treasure beloved by people from around the world. Using African American spirituals, song-sermons,…

 
4:00pm
Japanese Folk Dance Institute

World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Borders

Lotus Music and Dance
Lotus Music & Dance and Robert Browning Associates present World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders. "Hidden Faces and the Harvest" with the Japanese Folk Dance Institute, Saung Budaya, West Sumatran Dance, plus excerpts from the Cross Cultural Ramayana with Trinayan Odissi Collective East Indian Dance and Kinding Sindaw, Filipino Tribal Dance with Live Musical Accompaniment. Enjoy a…

 
4:00pm
Carolyn Dorfman Dance at the table

CDD in Residence at Morris Museum (Dances of Hope)

Carolyn Dorfman Dance
Dances of Hope: The Legacy Project Sunday, December 7th: Public Performance- 3:00 pm Back by popular demand! Following triumphant performances at the 92NY in NYC and Greenville, SC, Carolyn Dorfman Dance returns for a special week in residence at the Morris Museum and Bickford Theater! Join us for an unforgettable performance guided by the eloquent choreographer and artistic director, Carolyn Dorfman.…

 
5:00pm
A solo male dancer gestures toward the camera, flanked by a group of dancers to his right. All dancers are dressed in white.

City of Ashes & Other Works

Matthew Westerby Company
Matthew Westerby Company presents City of Ashes & Other Works City of Ashes is a new full length contemporary dance work marking the advent of the AIDS crisis in New York City. A multi-disciplinary collaboration with composers David Friend, Bill Solomon and John P. Hastings and lighting designer Mike Riggs, the piece evokes the magnitude of human loss and the strength of a community determined to…

 
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6:00pm
Three dancers in jewel-tone dresses stride forward with one arm outstretched and one hand cupped at their mouths

JOY: Dances For Midwinter

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
NYC Modern Dance Company Brings “JOY” to Jersey City, December 7 and 14.    JERSEY CITY, NJ. -  Come, share in the “JOY: Dances For Midwinter,” presented by the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble! This annual production is not your typical holiday dance show. Featuring Classical Modern dances to inspire the spirit of the season, they run the gamut from exuberant to thoughtful, poignant to…

 
7:30pm
Ajkun Ballet Theatre dancers in the pas de deux from The Nutcracker

Ajkun Ballet Theatre presents: THE NUTCRACKER

Ajkun Ballet Theatre
THE NUTCRACKER in NYC. Shows: December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21 Experience the magical spirit of December with the top show of this Holiday Season at the Ajkun Ballet Theatre. Over 100 years of tradition, timeless music and beautiful dances performed live in New York City. Tickets, Events, Upcoming Shows 2025. Multi-award choreographer Chiara Ajkun reimagines The Nutcracker as an immersive show that…

 
8:00pm
Custom Pins Singapore

Custom pins Exhibition

Custom Pins SG
The Custom Pins Exhibition is a special event organized by Custom Pins to showcase creative pin designs and new trends in the industry. Visitors can explore a wide range of styles, including the classic lapel pin that many people love for branding and personal use. The exhibition will feature live demos, design tips, and behind-the-scenes insights into how custom pins are made. Guests can also meet…

 

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