Dance Parade returns to the streets Saturday May 16, 2026 and will celebrate the 20th Annual Parade and Festival with 10,000 dancers featuring over 100 unique styles of dance. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony kicks off the event at 11:45am at 17th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)
Headlining the May 16, 2026 parade are four Grand Marshals who are accomplished in the field of dance.
Emcee's Jerry "Jungle" Goldman and Andre Archimba introduced an incredible array of talent in the 2026 Parade: (order to be announced May 5, 2026)
Order Organization Style/Genre
| 1. | Grand Marshals Joan Myers Brown and Marshals and Christine Jowers Float | Ballet and Dance Journalism |
| 2. | PATHSDANCE Performing Arts & Technology HS | Majorette |
| 3. | Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA | Caribbean Carnival Stilt Dancers |
| 4. | Cheer New York | Cheer, Sideline & Pom |
| 5. | Manhattan Street Samba Rio | Brazilian Samba |
| 6. | Brooklyn Royal Diamonds Dance Company | Majorette Hip Hop, Jazz & Acro |
| 7. | Brassy Bombshells | New Orleans Second Line Style |
| 8. | Thai Life New York | Traditional and contemporary mix |
| 9. | Anurak Thai Dance Association NY | Thai Folk Dance |
| 10. | Lao American Traditions | Lao Traditional & Folk Dance |
| 11. | Hamilton Grange Middle School Dance | West African Fusion |
| 12. | Elite Dance Nation | Soca / Latin Fusion |
| 13. | Folk Dance Club Kaleidoscope | Slavic Folk Dance |
| 14. | Caporales San Simon Virginia USA | Bolivian Caporales |
| 15. | JunXion | Free Form |
| 16. | The Empire Kittens | Classic Burlesque |
| 17. | Flowtopia NYC | Poi, Hoop Dance, Staff, Dragon Flag & Silks |
| 18. | Dance Beyond | Free Form |
| 19. | Ecstatic Dance NYC | Free Form |
| 20. | Pirate Queen’s Revenge | Yarrr! aka Burner Pirate Style |
| 21. | Big Apple Hoopers | Flow arts: Hula Hooping |
| 22. | CarNYval Dancers | Afro Caribbean |
| 23. | Collaborative Arts Middle School | Soca |
| 24. | sarAika movement collective | Contemporary |
| 25. | Alison Cook Beatty Dance | Modern Dance |
| 26. | Edamovement Lab | Japanese Traditional–Contemporary Fusion Dance |
| 27. | Kalmyk Heritage Center inc | Kalmyk Ethnic Dance |
| 28. | Fusha Dance Company | Congolese Dance |
| 29. | Samaw Dance Company (Resonance) | House, Street Jazz & Contemporary |
| 30. | DCL Arts Collective | Whacking & Street Jazz |
| 31. | Bottega Bellantuono Ballroom Dance Studio | Ballroom/Latin Dance |
| 32. | Yaroque Dance Theatre | Contemporary |
| 33. | Drye/Marinaro Dance Company | Contemporary Jazz |
| 34. | Kazanami | Japanese Yosakoi |
| 35. | Taylor School - Taylor Teen Ensemble | Modern |
| 36. | Reba Browne Dance Company | Bollywood & Semi-Classical Indian Dance |
| 37. | Long Island Music Conservatory | Chinese Classical Dance (丽人行) |
| 38. | Bellydance America | Pharonic Bellydance |
| 39. | Kulture Kool South Asian Cultural Center | Indian Fusion |
| 40. | KalaKriti Academy of the Arts | Kathak - Indian Classical |
| 41. | Lower East Side Preparatory High School | Reggaeton and Salsa |
| 42. | Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance | Irish Dance |
| 43. | Broken Box Mime Theater | Contemporary Mime |
| 44. | ZCO / Dance Project | Adaptive Fusion Dance |
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| 46. | Ephrat Asherie Dance | Street and Club Dances |
| 47. | Madrid Dance Company's Community Dance Program | Ecuadorian Traditional Dance Styles: Pasacalle Costeño, Bomba del Valle de Chota y Montubio Folk Rhythms |
| 48. | Mairu | Japanese Dance |
| 49. | New York Butoh Institute | Butoh |
| 50. | Jon Lehrer Dance Company | Modern and Jazz Dance |
| 51. | The Red Project NYC | Afro-Contemporary, Post-Modern & Dance Theater |
| 52. | Yvonne Gutierrez Herencia Dancers | Flamenco and Salsa |
| 53. | Calpulli Mexican Dance Company | Mexican Folklorico |
| 54. | Clinton Hill Middle School | Cheer Dance |
| 55. | Steme Dance NYC | Jazz |
| 56. | P.S. 86K Bushwick Magnet Multimedia and Arts Academy | Nigerian Igbo |
| 57. | PS56 The Lewis H. Latimer Dance Team | House / Hip Hop |
| 58. | P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau | Hip Hop |
| 59. | The Movement Studio | Hip Hop |
| 60. | Tandava Arts Bellydance | Bellydance |
| 61. | Obremski/Works | Contemporary Dance |
| 62. | Fuákata - Cuban Salsa New York | Cuban-Style Salsa / Rueda de Casino |
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| 64. | Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet | Jazz / Hip Hop |
| 65. | Boss Kids | Hip Hop |
| 66. | Alden Moves Dance Theater | Contemporary Modern with Jazz |
| 67. | Pallavi Kathak LLC (Pallavi Kathak Gurukul) | Indian Classical Dance - Kathak |
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| 70. | NIA Community Services Network Beacon @ PS 247 | Hip Hop |
| 71. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 185 | Hip Hop |
| 72. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 104 / IS 104 | Hip Hop |
| 73. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 216 | STEP |
| 74. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 212 / PS 253 | Hip Hop |
| 75. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 186 | Hip Hop |
| 76. | NIA Community Services Network @ MS 443 | K-Pop |
| 77. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS/IS 121 | Latin Social Dance |
| 78. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 176 | Hip Hop |
| 79. | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 281 | Hip Hop |
| 80. | Samba New York! | Samba |
| 81. | Zeta Charter Schools | Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary |
| 82. | DeWitt Clinton High School Dance Majors | Soca, Afrobeats, Amapiano and Dancehall |
| 83. | Hristo Botev Bulgarian School, New York | Traditional Bulgarian Folkloric |
| 84. | JBelly School of RAQ: Bellydance | Bellydance |
| 85. | C.I.C.T. (Creative Individuals Coming Together) | Hip Hop |
| 86. | Findyhoppers & Brooklyn Swings | Lindy Hop |
| 87. | Mayura Dance Academy | Bollywood (Hip Hop, Semiclassical, Fusion), Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Bhangra and Garba |
| 88. | Pradomar | Outdoors & site-specific performance |
| 89. | Karla Florez School of Dance | Colombian Folk Dance |
| 90. | The Kingdom Dance Co | Hip Hop |
| 91. | House of Chow | Hip Hop/Street Dance (Breaking, Rocking, Popping, Strutting, Locking, Waacking), Kung-Fu |
| 92. | Kinding Sindaw | Traditional Maranao |
| 93. | The Cordillera Cultural Ensemble | Igorot Dance - Indigenous Dance of the Northern Philippines of the Austronesian Nations |
| 94. | Xanadu Roller Arts | Roller Skate |
| 95. | House Coalition | Freestyle House |
| 96. | Energy in the Middle Dance Roller Skaters | Roller Skate Dancing |
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| 99. | San Simon Sucre NY | Caporales |
| 100. | Xianix Barrera Flamenco Company | Flamenco |
| 101. | Jatary Sunchy Danza y Proyeccion Escenica | Danza Ecuatoriana Otavalo |
| 102. | Lei Pasifika | Tahitian Ori |
| 103. | Folklore Ensemble Opancici | Serbian Folk Dancing |
| 104. | My House Radio FM | House |
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| 106. | Los Wachos | House |
| 107. | House Club | House |
| 108. | Tambores y Flores NYC | Colombian Folkloric & Cumbia |
| 109. | Dance Queens Fitness | Upbeat Pole & Aerial Fusion |
| 110. | Grupo Folklórico Jeroky USA-Paraguay | Folklórico Paraguayo |
| 111. | Fit4Dance | Hip Hop, Majorette, Afro Caribbean |
| 112. | Italian Arts Festival: The Spirit of Italy | Italian Folk Dance |
| 113. | Los Andulleros de Santiago | Dominican Carnaval |
| 114. | Taylor Lovett Dance Academy Incorporated | Majorette |
| 115. | Meyer Levin Middle School Red Storm Cheer Team | Cheer |
| 116. | Lion Dance Company | Contemporary/Hip Hop/ Latin/ Fusion |
| 117. | Shot of Scotch NYC | Scottish Highland |
| 118. | Upasana Odissi | Indian Classical Dance: Odissi |
| 119. | Bronx Arena High School | Street Dance: FlexN and Hip Hop |
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| 121. | The Haus of Performing Arts | Jazz Salsa Vogue Fusion |
| 122. | Brooklyn Tech Dance Company | Contemporary / Hip-Hop |
| 123. | Imperial Ballroom Aka | Show Ballroom Dancing |
| 124. | The Pocket Fuel Groovers | Contemporary Groove |
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| 126. | Sunflower Association | Chinese Folk Dance |
| 127. | Afro-Caribbean Movement | Afrobeats, Dancehall, Soca |
| 128. | Hunter DanceNOW | Street Groove |
| 129. | The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts | Various Styles |
| 130. | Baikal Nomad Center | Buryat Mongolian Dances |
| 131. | Golden Choreography | Mexican Modern & Tribal Dances: Quebradita, Huapango, Reggaeton |
| 132. | MSE Dragonflies | Hip Hop |
| 133. | Free Focus Dance | Street Dance Fusion (Hip Hop, Breakin, House) |
| 134. | MindLeaps | Introduction to Movement for first-time dancers! |
| 135. | The Freaky Deaky Krewe | Assless Chaps |
| 136. | Pulse8 | Marjorette |
| 137. | World Dance Initiative | Korean Traditional Dance |
| 138. | i KADA Dance INC. | Contemporary / Modern Dance |
| 139. | i KADA Dance Center INC. | K-Pop & Hip Hop |
| 140. | FFCCUSS La Paz New York | Bolivian Caporales |
| 141. | Flawless Dance Family | Underground Salsa, Hip Hop & Majorette |
| 142. | Batala New York | Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Choreography |
| 143. | NYC Dhamaka | South Asian Dance |
| 144. | Siren City | Majorette |
| 145. | Destined 2 Dance Awards: The Ultimate Unification of Dance Competition & Reality Show | Brazilian, Indian, Hip Hop, West Africa & Caribbean |
| 146. | Harvey Disco Kitty | House Music All Night Long |
| 147. | 5Rhythms | 5Rhythms |
| 148. | Tinkus San Simon NY | Bolivian Tinkus |
| 149. | Fraternidad Cultural Incallajta NY | Bolivian Tinkus |
| 150. | Ms. Aly’s Dance Studio | Hip Hop |
| 151. | Forza Dance | Italian Disco inspired Contemporary Movement |
| 152. | Destined to Dance Performing Arts Center | Majorette |
| 153. | Methodz | Contemporary Fusion |
| 154. | Mambembé & Quenia Ribeiro | Samba Reggae |
| 155. | All Star Studios | Jazz |
| 156. | Afovic USA Filial New Jersey | Peruvian Caporales |
| 157. | Studio Once | Jazz Funk |
| 158. | Monkey Wrench NYC | Techno / Bass music |
| 159. | Brooklyn United | Majorette |
| 160. | Fraternidad Folklorica Y Cultural Caporales Universitarios de San Simon Cochabamba Filial NY | Bolivian Caporales |
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