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Dance/NYC advocates on behalf of the greater New York City dance community with core values based on justice, equity, and inclusion. As the only dance service non-profit in New York City, Dance/NYC uses its action-oriented research as the foundation for effectively advocating to make all New Yorkers, New Yorkers for Dance. Dance/NYC advocates on behalf of the dance sector and remains adaptable to best serve the changing needs of dance workers, artists, organizations, and businesses to ensure that dance thrives in the metropolitan New York City area and isn't leaving until it does.


 

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Eight dancers in motion on a light background, including contemporary performers and artists from the early 1980s NYC dance scene, two of whom are choreographers for the production, with text reading “WHAT WE HOLD,” February 13–14, 2026, presented by Peter Stathas Dance.

 

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Eight dancers in motion on a light background, including contemporary performers and artists from the early 1980s NYC dance scene, two of whom are choreographers for the production, with text reading “WHAT WE HOLD,” February 13–14, 2026, presented by Peter Stathas Dance.

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