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PARADE GROUP REGISTRATION
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This form is for groups only. Parade registration is open to any group who commits to dancing in the parade. In order to offset our production costs, there is a $85 group registration fee and an additional $135 applies to groups bringing a gas powered vehicle into the parade.
This parade application includes the opportunity to present your artistry at our 5 stage festival after the parade with a submission deadline of 3/1/25. Additionally, we offer the opportunity of being hired into our Community Engagement programs, which offer paid teaching and performance opportunities throughout the year. You may click "Save & Resume" at the bottom of this form to save your data before submitting to our team. Feel free to reach out to registration@danceparade.org or leave of us a message on 267-350-9213 if you have any questions!
Name of Dance Organization
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(enter the name of dance company, team, school, or group as it should appear in the parade program)
Coordinator Name
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First
Last
Coordinator Email
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Email
Confirm Email
Phone
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COVID-19 Vaccination Attestation
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COVID-19 Vaccinations are reccomended (but not required) for all participants.
ABOUT YOUR GROUP
Organization Mailing Address
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Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
--- Select state ---
Alabama
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Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
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Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
State
Zip Code
(support for travel in the form of hotels and visas not provided)
Organization Website
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If you don't have a website, enter 'NA' (not available).
Facebook Profile
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Social Media handles allow us to promote your organization! For example: @danceparadenyc If you don't have Facebook, enter 'NA' (not available).
Instagram Handle
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For example: @danceparadenyc If you don't have Instagram, enter 'NA' (not available).
Twitter Handle
For example: @danceparadenyc
TikTok Handle
For example: @danceparadenyc
ABOUT YOUR PARADE PARTICIPATION
YouTube or other Video link
Groups with compelling artistic presentations may be selected to present 40 seconds of their dance at the Astor Place Grand Stand and may be provided a stipend. If you would like to be considered please provide a video link and if password protected, include the password after the link (i.e. http:youtube.com/abclink password = "sunshine")
Dance Style
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Be specific. For example, instead of entering "Bolivian", enter "Bolivian Carporales" or "Bolivian Tinkus". We are looking to present New York City with the world's largest display of cultural diversity!
Estimated Number of Dancers
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This number can change. For planning purposes, we just want to know what maximum size your group might grow to.
Will you present choreography and have your dancers wear costumes appropriate to your style of dance?
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Yes
No
Are you interested in purchasing Dance Parade T-shirts to unify your group?
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Yes
No
If yes, you will be given the option to upload your organization's 300DPI (high resolution) logo along with a link to order from our online store with color, style and size options. T-shirts are $30 plus shipping, and will be printed with your logo on the front and with the official logo, date & theme for 2025. Orders shipped within the United States can be sent in bulk to one address or you can distribute the link so that your team can purchase individually.
Tshirt Logo File
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Upload the image you would like printed on the front of your t-shirt. File must be a png file less than 8MB. You can also skip this step and send your artwork to shirts@danceparade.org
Will there be music?
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Yes
No
If no music, we will try to place you with another group that has music similar to your dance style
What kind of music?
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Recorded / Amplified
Marching Band
Drumline
Other type of live music
Can anyone join your group?
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Yes
No
Generally, groups with choreography and costumes answer "No" while groups wanting to expand their communities answer "Yes"
Our Parade Committee creates Pre-Packaged Float rentals to serve as moving stages:
Are you interested in a Pre-Packaged Parade Float from Dance Parade?
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Yes
No
Floats are available in 3 sizes and come complete with advertising, decorations, insurance, installed audio equipment and tow vehicle operated by a licensed driver. Just hop on and dance! (additional fees apply)
Do you want to have a sponsor or sponsors who can pay for the float?
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Yes
No
Dance Parade's Production team can organize a float with your organization's name, logo and up to 3 sponsors on the float.
How would you like your group to dance with music?
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With musicians who walk
With music from another group
Portable sound on wheels (not gas powered)
Sound Pod on wheels (not gas powered)*
Car
SUV
Van
Pickup
Bus
Vehicle pulling own Trailer or Float
Flatbed truck
Dance Parade Prepackaged Float*
*Sound Pods and Dance Parade Floats are available for rental while supplies last: https://danceparade.org/sound-pods **Gas powered vehicles should only be brought to transport sound devices. Due to limited space, a Vehicle Fee applies: $135 early bird rate on or before February 28th. Rate increases to $191.25 starting March 1st.
Vehicles will be inspected by NYPD for safety and must not exceed 13.5ft in height, 8ft in width and trailer 32ft in length.
How many speakers will you plan to bring?
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We recommend no more than 4-6 speakers. Groups who are too loud may receive sound violations and risk being removed from parade by the NYPD.
Is there a dance group you wish to be placed near to or have a placement preference?
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Yes
No
Which group would you like to be placed near or next to?
Though we can't guarantee to comply to every request, we will do our best to place your group next to or near a group you are associated with.
POST PARADE DANCE FESTIVAL "DANCEFEST"
We invite the groups of artistic excellence to perform on stage. There is no additional fee for filling out this section and we actually pay stipends to those teaching and performing artists chosen by our Curatorial Committee. You must be in the Parade to participate in DanceFest 2025, our post-parade festival in Tompkins Square Park. If accepted, you'll be notified by the festival committee in April.
DanceFest's Curation Committee is currently a team of five dance-industry professionals with extensive experience in many forms of dance. The Committee is interested in presenting all dance forms and genres, including culturally-specific dance forms and dance-theater in addition to classical and contemporary choreography. Artist submissions that contain an audience engagement element are also welcome.
DanceFest strives to present artistic excellence and cultural diversity. Stage A (Main Stage 28ft x 20ft) and Stage B (Community Stage 20ft x 20ft) stages have a green room and porta pottie. These performances tend to be 3-8 minutes in length. The Social Stage is our party area and designed for club and circus performances. Site specific performances will occur throughout the park and feature performances exceeding 60 minutes for contemporary, folkloric and cultural dances.
You can login at another time up until the March 1st 2025 deadline to complete the DanceFest application however early applications have an increased chance for placement.
Are you interested in performing or teaching at DanceFest at the conclusion of the parade?
Yes
No
Paid performance and teaching opportunities at DanceFest after the parade are offered only to Dance Parade participants.
Name of Performance Piece (if any)
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Enter the organization name exactly how it should be printed in our digital and print programs
YouTube or other Video link
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Show us what your performance looks like! If password protected, include the password after the link (i.e. http:youtube.com/abclink password = "sunshine") If cue time starts other than 0min 0sec tell us "Start 1min 23sec")
Dance Style / Genre
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Be specific. We are looking to present the world's largest display of cultural diversity!
Length of Performance
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3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
Choose a length closest to the length of your performance not including our emcee's introduction. (minutes : seconds)
Mood/Style of Piece
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(i.e. classic, traditional, energetic, whimsical, poignant)
Short Description of Work
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(2 or 3 sentences maximum)
Performance location - 1st preference
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Performance Stage
Teaching
Aerial
Site Specific
Stipend payments related to times: Performance 3-8mins, Teaching 30 mins, Site Specific 60+ mins
Performance location - 2nd preference
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Performance Stage
Teaching
Aerial
Site Specific
Stipend payments related to times: Performance 3-8mins, Teaching 30 mins, Site Specific 60+ mins
Number of Dancers
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Enter the number of dancers who you would like to have perform on stage or in a site specific performance.
Will your music be recorded?
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Yes
No
If yes, please try to ensure that you have a backup on a charged phone, mp3 player or memory stick - CDs are no longer possible.
Live Music?
If presenting your dance with live music, please describe and detail musicians, instruments and equipment that you are bringing.
Emcee Announcement
Please be brief. If selected, we'd like to present your dance as professionally as possible, please help us by giving us a short description of your piece that the emcee can use to announce your dance; It will be up to the emcee's discretion how much of the description will be used in the actual performance (i.e. Bergdorf Dance Theatre of Newark New Jersey has been presenting contemporary ballet in the tri-state area since 1998 and pleased to present its world premier of "Mountains of Peace", choreographed by Jean Simpleton -- Or, "Sugar Beat is a Korean K-pop sensation that has been featured on Good Morning America -- Please enjoy "Candy Star", their dance that you can watch on YouTube #kpopcandy )
Special Needs or Questions/Comments
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
As a participant in the Dance Parade you may qualify for our Community Engagement programs in which we pay artists for teaching and performance opportunities in the NYC area.
Inquiries can be made via this form:
https://danceparade.org/ce-inquiry-form
or by writing to Community Engagement Director Carlye Eckert carlye@danceparade.org
Are you interested in our Community Engagement throughout the year?
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Yes
No
Discount Code
Registration Fee - Dance Parade 2025
Price:
$85.00
(Earlybird fee and scholarship apps expire March 1st)
50% off Registration Fee - Dance Parade 2025
Price:
$56.25
50% off Vehicle Registration Fee - Dance Parade 2025
Price:
$95.62
Vehicle Fee - Dance Parade 2025
Price:
$135.00
(Earlybird fee and scholarship apps expire March 1st)
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Card
Name on Card
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Terms & Conditions
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I agree to Dance Parade's terms and conditions:
With this form submission I agree to participate in this year’s Annual Dance Parade and Festival (“DanceFest”) following the parade, but does not create any binding relationship or obligations between me and Dance Parade, Inc. I understand that once remitted, all registration fees and all other monies paid by me or on my behalf are non-refundable and are deemed a contribution to our 501(c)3 non-profit organization regardless of actual participation in the parade or festival. I understand also that, while Dance Parade and the City of New York will make reasonable efforts to ensure the safety of all Dance Parade participants, Dance Parade’s safety relies foremost on the safe behavior of its participants, and by registering, I assume responsibility for my safety and the safety of everyone in my group, and I represent and warrant that everyone in my group will act with caution, courtesy, and prudence, and comply with all relevant laws and regulations throughout the event. My group holds harmless Dance Parade, its officers, staff and volunteers for any and all liability incurred by my group, individually and collectively, in the Dance Parade and DanceFest except in the case of Dance Parade Inc.’s gross negligence. Your ticket is valid only if purchased directly from this website on DanceParade.Org. Any tickets purchased second-hand or via third party vendors cannot be validated or accommodated in the event. Reselling a ticket above face value goes against the spirit of the event. I agree on behalf of my group, individually and collectively, to refrain from physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse or misconduct of any kind or form making abusive statements in regard to a person’s race, gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex or age. I also agree on behalf of my group, individually and collectively, that during Dance Parade and DanceFest our images may be captured and used without compensation for news and/or information and/or for the purposes of trade and/or for advertising and/or promotional purposes, provided, however, no direct endorsement by any such person of any product or service (other than the Parade itself) shall be used without such person’s written consent. By registering for Dance Parade I understand that my email address will be subscribed to Dance Parade mailings including STEPS!, the Dance Parade Newsletter. Lastly, I understand that participation in Dance Parade New York is a privilege granted to us by the City of New York, and which will be granted to us in the future only thanks to Dance Parade participants’ exemplary civic behavior. I agree to make my utmost effort to ensure that Dance Parade is both fun and safe, and to leave nothing behind during or after Dance Parade in order to minimize cleanup demands. Additionally, Dance Parade reserves the right to cancel registration if it is determined that dance organizations are involved for political or commercial reasons not supporting dance. It's the Dance Parade and everyone dances!
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