DanceFest - Dance Parade

DanceFest 2025 in Tompkins Square Park, the destination of the parade at Avenue A and Saint Marks Place, comes alive from 3-7pm with choreographed performances, dance lessons, site specific andl dance we can all boogie down to – all free to the public.

AREA A: The Main Stage is programmed to showcase a variety of genres and features the best talent found in Dance Parade:

Area A: DanceFest's Main Stage is off of East 7th Street between Avenues A & B

Hosted by Emcee Shemita

Time Performance & Genre (click links to visit websites)

2:45 PM	sarAika movement collective	Contemporary
2:54 PM	The Taylor School	Modern
3:02 PM	RBDC, Inc.	Semi Classical and Bollywood
3:09 PM	NANM Robenson Mathurin dance company	Haitian contemporary dance
3:15 PM	Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts	Modern/Contemporary
3:22 PM	The Big Apple Lindy Hoppers	Lindy Hop
3:26 PM	Yaroque Dance Theatre	Contemporary
3:32 PM	Yvonne Gutierrez Herencia Dancers	Flamenco and Salsa Reunion
3:38 PM	Alison Cook Beatty Dance	Modern
3:47 PM	Fuákata - Cuban Salsa New York	Cuban-Style Salsa - Rueda de Casino
3:52 PM	Full Circle Souljahs	free style hip hop, popping, locking, breaking, street styles
3:59 PM	EMERGE125	Contemporary/Modern
4:03 PM	The Love Show NYC	mixed genre (jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary)
4:09 PM	MAZarte Dance Company	Traditional Mexican Folklorico
4:17 PM	The Kingdom Dance Co	Hip Hop, Dancehall, Majorette, African, Afro Dance
4:25 PM	Academy for College Prep and Career Exploration	Step Dance
4:29 PM	Fusha Dance Company	Congolese dance
4:34 PM	Lei Pasifika	Tahitian Ori
4:41 PM	NIA Community Services Network @ IS 281	Hip-Hop
4:50 PM	Shot of Scotch NYC	Scottish Highland
4:56 PM	Kazanami	Japanese Yosakoi
5:05 PM	Raíces Latinas	Ecuadorian Inti Raymi
5:12 PM	Thai Life New York	Thai Tradition Dance
5:18 PM	Cie.Petra Zanki	Contemporary
5:26 PM	San Simon Sucre filial New York	Bolivian Caporales
5:30 PM	Kyle Marshall Choreography	modern
5:39 PM	Fortified Jerz	House, Hip-hop, breakdancing and hustle
5:44 PM	Abbondanza	Contemporary
5:51 PM	Free Focus Dance Company	All-Styles Street Dance
5:56 PM	Umami Playground Dance	House, Waacking, Tutting, Contemporary, Floor Work
6:03 PM	MastersZ
6:11 PM	Folk Dance Club Kaleidoscope	Slavic Folk Dance
6:17 PM	Forza Dance	Contemporary/Theater/Italian Folk inspired
6:21 PM	House Head Club	House
6:27 PM	Vangeline Theater/ New York Butoh Institute	BUTOH
6:36 PM	Rogue Wave	Contemporary with an emphasis on floorwork and partnering
6:42 PM	JBelly School of RAQ: Bellydance	Bellydance

The Community Stage features artists from Dance Parade's Community Engagement programs as well as performances for all ages!

DanceFest's Community Stage is in the Northwest corner of Tompkins Square Park (East 10th Street & Avenue A)

Hosted by Emcees Jayse Vegas and Julian Owens

Est Time* Performance & Genre (click to visit websites)

2:45 PM	Dancing Classrooms	Social Dance (Merengue, Swing, Tango, Waltz etc..)
2:45 PM	Dancing Classrooms	Social Dance (Merengue, Swing, Tango, Waltz etc..)
2:49 PM	Flight Path Dance Project	Contemporary
3:05 PM	The Hamilton Grange Middle School	West African Kuku
3:11 PM	Cordillera Cultural Ensemble c/o The Ally Artists Group	Igorot Indigenous Dance
3:20 PM	Groove With Me	Majorette/Dancehall
3:23 PM	Alden Moves Dance Theater	Contemporary Modern Dance
3:32 PM	PS17Q Henry David Thoreau	Congolese
3:37 PM	PS56 The Lewis H. Latimer School	Hip hop
3:41 PM	Resonance	Contemporary, house, street dance fusion
3:49 PM	NIA Community Services Network @ PS 176	Hip-Hop
3:55 PM	NIA Community Services Network @ IS 303	Hip-Hop
4:00 PM	NIA Community Services Network @ PS 247	Hip-Hop
4:04 PM	NIA Community Services Network @ PS 216	Hip-Hop
4:09 PM	Bronx Arena High School	Afro Hip Hop
4:13 PM	National Dance Week Austin Foundation	Ballet (Pointe, if chosen for DanceFest Performance)
4:17 PM	Kids Breaking League LLC	Breaking
4:21 PM	Sutra Dance Company	Korean Buddhist Dance
4:27 PM	Taylor Lovett Dance Academy Incorporated	Open
4:33 PM	The Confident Bellas	HipHop, Soca
4:38 PM	Anuruk Thai Dance Association of New York	Classical Thai Dance
4:43 PM	Energy in the Middle	Dance Rollerskaters with Energy, dance, splits, and jump and spins
4:48 PM	CarNYval Dancers	Afro-Caribbean
4:57 PM	Lilka Mimbella collective	Salsa
5:03 PM	Queens College Dance Team	Jazz/Pom
5:08 PM	Bollywood Dance Academy	Fusion
5:12 PM	The Haus of Performing Arts	Jazz Fusion of Salsa, Vogue, and Caribbean
5:17 PM	Dance In Fitness Studio	HipHop & Salsa
5:21 PM	New York Kizomba Association	Kizomba
5:26 PM	Fit4Dance	Hip Hop
5:30 PM	Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Reggaeton and Salsa
5:35 PM	Collaborative Arts Middle School	Afro Caribbean
5:41 PM	Fraternidad Folklorica Y Cultural Caporales Universitarios de San Simon Cochabamba Filial New York	Bolivian Carporales
5:47 PM	Ms. Aly’s Dance Studio	Hip Hop
5:51 PM	Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance	Exciting fast-paced Irish dance from Ireland!
5:58 PM	Big Apple Hoopers	Hula Hoop Dance
6:03 PM	Batalá New York	Afro-Brazilian drumming and dance
6:09 PM	Dancers Dreamzzz	Salsa On2, Bachata Urbano, and Hip Hop
6:12 PM	Manhatitlan	Mexican Folkloric
6:17 PM	Dance Studio 5 El Tabo	street jazz y jazz dance
6:22 PM	Reaction Dance Company NYC	Reggaeton, salsa, dembow fusion
6:27 PM	Elite Dance Nation	Caribbean latin fusion.
6:31 PM	Dance Again	Contemporary-ish, Jazz, Hip-Hop

6:45 PM	C.I.C.T. (Creative Individuals Coming Together)	Hip-Hop
6:49 PM	All Star Studios	Jazz

Learn some dance moves from some of the city's best dance teachers!

DanceFest's Teaching Stage returns to Tompkins Square Park near the East 10th Street & Avenue A area:

	Teaching Artst	Studio / Company	Style
3:00 PM	Dionne Figgins	Ballet Tech	Creative Movement
3:30 PM	Paul Ru	RuDanceNY	Salsa
4:00 PM	Mary McCatty	Dancing Classrooms	Lindy Hop
4:30 PM	Taylor Lovett
5:00 PM	Spirt Preiester		Hip Hop
5:30 PM	Vie	Body Role	Bodyroll
6:00 PM	Day Day	House of Juicy	Vogue
6:30 PM	Police & Community		Electric Slide

As you stroll through the park, you'll be met with a variety of dances from around the world!

DanceFest's Site Specific dancers are featured throughout the park, especially at these hotspots:

Start time	Site 1	Site 2	Site 3 (Fountain) no amplified	Site 4	Site 5	Site 6 (Social Stage)	Site 7 (near East 10th St behind restrooms)	Center Oval (on Grass)
2:00 PM		Manhattan Samba (spread out from Ave A to Site 2 & 3)					Disco Love (hustle partner dance work shops and social dance)
2:30 PM
3:00 PM	LUMU Movement	Bloco La Conga	Cheer New York	Flowtopia	Physical Plant	Big Apple Hoopers
3:30 PM
4:00 PM	Los Andulleros de Santiago	Samba New York! (Brazilian Samba music and dance)	Findyhoppers	Museum H Studios	Karla Florez School of Dance	Darrell Thorne and company
4:30 PM								Moving For Life/Global Water Dances (10min)
5:00 PM	ZCO / Dance Project	DCL Dance Comppany	Dancer Dreamzzz	Tandava Arts Bellydancee				Moving For Life/Global Water Dances (10min)
5:30 PM						Big Apple Hoopers
6:00 PM	Freaky Deaky Crew	Tandava Arts Bellydance	Kaleid Dance Collective	Rumbamena Dance Company	Let Hair Down
6:30 PM

Area C: A favorite with festival goers, don't miss the chance to boogie down with legendary local Djs!

3pm - 4pm Jeannie Hopper (Liquid Sound Lounge)

4pm- 5:05pm Ali Coleman (House Colaition, Family Dance Brooklyn)

5:05pm Rokafella, Full Circle Souljahs

5:15 - 6:55pm Danny Tenaglia

Visit Experience Dance Booths to get inspired to do dance challenges, get interviewed on the radio, get a professional photo by a Professional Photographer or find out where you can take dance classes from New York City's best teachers!

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