BAILA EN EL DESFILE

Join over 10,000 dancers moving and grooving to over 100 styles of dance in the 20th Annual Dance Parade & Festival! Our 2026 Parade early-bird registration opened October 1st, 2025 to everyone who commits to bailar en el DEsfile de la Danza.  Parade participants are eligible to perform or teach at DanceFest after the parade (additional artistic stipends may be provided). Come dance with us on Saturday, May 16th, 2026!

There is no fee if you're joining an already registered group.

Individual Dancer:

Como miembro de un grupo o un nuevo integrante a un determinado grupo. Todos deben registrarse:

Free for individuals. Generally, individual bailar en el DEsfile de la Danzaueden unirse a Grupos de Baile que no tengan vestuario o coreografías específicas.

Group Registration:

(ej. Compañía de Baile, Colegio, Discoteca, Burning Man Camp, etc:)

Earlybird rate $85 per group up to 500 members expires 3/1/26. Scholarship fee waivers avaialbe for under-resourced groups here.

Además de los beneficios promocionales del sitio web y los listados de programas impresos, el registro grupal también incluye la oportunidad de ser pagado a través de nuestro Programas de Participación Comunitaria de Dance Parade durante todo el año. 

IMPORTANT 2026 DATES & DEADLINES:

Jan 26, 2026 (Mon), 8-9pm: Parade Group Coordinators on Zoom (other meetings to follow TBD)

March 31, 2026 (Tue) FINAL day to register a group in Dance Parade

May 9, (Sat), 7:30pm DanceFest Coordination with Producer Cain Coleman

May 13 (Wed), 12:15pm: Press Conference on Steps of City Hall, NYC 

                          (meet at Murray St & Broadway at 11:45am in order topass through security)

May 16 (Sat), 9am - 10am: Desfile de check-in para vehículos en 18th St & 5th Ave (for registered vehicles ONLY)

May 16 (Sat), 10am - 2pm: Parade check-in for all Parade Group Coordinators at the Parade Start at 7 West 17th St  @5th Ave (for registered PGCs ONLY).

El desfile comienza al mediodía. El festival es de 3pm a 7pm

May 16 (Sat), 9pm-late, After Party location TBD

CÓMO BAILAR CON EQUIPO DE SONIDO

Cada año, Dance Parade reúne a más de 200 organizaciones, más de 10 000 bailarines y 75 vehículos y carrozas. Gestionamos esta logística ofreciendo las siguientes opciones de sonido y vehículos. Aunque las opciones de mayor presupuesto brindan el sonido más completo para sus bailarines, también hay opciones de bajo presupuesto disponibles:

1. Opción más barata Muchos de los participantes de nuestro grupo por primera vez eligen bailar con el sonido proporcionado por otro grupo. ¿Eres un grupo de salsa? ¡Entonces te haremos bailar detrás de otro grupo de salsa que esté dispuesto a compartir su sonido!

2. Trae tu propio sonido -- Tener sonido amplificado al aire libre siempre es un desafío y puede ser costoso. Permitimos que los vehículos transporten hasta 6 altavoces (preferiblemente 4). Se permiten hasta 60 vehículos en el desfile. Although there is an additional vehicle fee for gas powered vehicles, this may be a good option. Generator powered sound systems are the best.  A 3000 watt Honda Generator require gasoline and can be rented from Home Depot for $70/day.

3. Alquila un Sound-Pod de nosotros -- we work with a sound company who provides a single SoundBoks speaker on a wheeled platform. that is known as the loudest wireless speaker in the world. Limited Supply (2 remain available): https://danceparade.org/sound-pods

4. Create and Bring your own Parade Float - Bring your art car, flatbed truck or pickup pulling a decorated trailor. All vehicles will be inspected by NYPD Highway patrol to be safe and street legal. Vehicle fees of $135 applies to all gas-powered vehicles (additional fee after March 1st)

5. Obtener un Parade Float de nosotros -- We work with the largest, most reliable float company in the Northeast to make your dreams come true with a "Turnkey" solution to have a decorated/moving stage with sound system.  After submitting your designs, just show up on Parade Day and dance the day away. Feature up to 3 sponsors. Los flotadores comienzan en $3000 depending on size, design and audio options. $500 Deposit due March 21st. Complete order due April 15th.

¿No estás seguro de qué hacer? ¡Nuestro equipo de producción puede ayudar! ¡Déjanos un mensaje al 267-350-9213 y te responderemos con una solución!

"HOW TO" DANCE PARADE VIDEOS


DanceFest Producer Cain Coleman hosts a short zoom on the do's and don't of participating in DanceFest, the multi-staged festival that follows Dance Parade in Tompkins Square Park from 3-7pm

Team Dance Parade Director Greg Miller reviews our history and activities. Parade Programming Lead Rush Johnston explains how to take part in Dance Parade, have a vehicle, float and participate at DanceFest after the parade. Parade Production Lead Sayief Leshaw goes over behavior for being in the parade, at the formation area and what to do at the Astor Place Grand Stand.

Team Dance Parade Director Greg Miller offers insights into our mission, history and activities. Parade Programming Lead Rush Johnston explains how to take part in Dance Parade, have a vehicle, float and participate at DanceFest after the parade. Parade Production Lead Sayief Leshaw goes over behavior for being in the parade, at the formation area and Red Hayes describes what to do at the Astor Place Grand Stand.

Parade Programming Lead Rush Johnston explains how to take part in Dance Parade, have a vehicle, float and participate at DanceFest after the parade

 

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Parade Programming Lead Rush Johnston explains how to take part in Dance Parade, have a vehicle, float and participate at DanceFest after the parade

 

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Parade Grand Stand Lead Red Hayes explains how groups have the exciting opportunity to perform for 40 seconds before a seated audience in Astor Plaza.

La asistente de producción del desfile, Adele Godfrey, explica nuestra política de buena patrulla y buen vecino, asegurando un desfile de baile agradable y sostenible. 

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2025 Parade Group Coordinators Meetings

Our January 27 Parade Group Coordinators Meeting covered many topics (see YouTube notes on details). Slides can be downloaded here. Contact Parade Programming Lead, Rush Johnston for questions:  rush@danceparade.org

Order T-shirts for your Team

Have a group that you want to look unified for the parade? Consider making or ordering tshirts. There are two ways to do this:

1) Use one of these two logos to create your own tshirts. We recommend putting your logo on the front and ours on the back. Shirts look best with a transparent (.png) logo format. This is the less costlier and more burdensome option as you will have to find your own tshir vendor, order various sizes for your group and distribute them individually. This option is recommended for those who have experience making their own tshirts.

                     

Download one-color image for light t-shirts        Download white color image for dark shirts

Download multi-color image for dark t-shirts

Option 2) Let us setup your own store to drop-ship your shirts. Just send sabrina@danceparade.org a png of your logo and give her a preferred color that contrasts with the logo. We will set up a store for you (see examples) to sell $30 tshirts to your team. Simply distribute the link and have your members order their individual shirts. Upon ordering, a custom printed shirt will be printed, packaged and sent directly to your members within 10 days of order.

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