DANCEFEST PROGRAM

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. 

Main Stage:

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

Community Stage:

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

Teaching Stage:

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

Site Specific Dances

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    

Social Stage:

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

Experience Dance Booths

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!

Have you enjoyed DanceFest and want to give back to the Artists and Non-Profit charity that makes it all happen?

Donate to our Non-Profit or grab something from our online store:

返回顶部
zh_CN