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)
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PARADE ROUTE
(Start at 6th Ave & 17th St)
GRAND MARSHALS
TO BE ANNOUNCED: Headlining the May 16, 2026 parade are three Grand Marshals who are accomplished in the field of dance.
GRAND STAND SEATS
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PARADE PARTICIPANTS
Emcee's Jeannie Hopper, Jerry "Jungle" Goldman and Andre Archimba introduced an incredible array of talent in the 2025 Parade lineup here:
Order Group Name Style / Genre
| 1 | GRAND MARSHAL: Danny Tenaglia | House Music |
| 2 | Flowtopia NYC | Eclectic Flow artists |
| 3 | Big Apple Hoopers | Hula Hoop Dance/Flow art |
| 4 | Darrel Thorne & Company | Contemporary Costumed Dancers from a variety of disciplines |
| 5 | Museum H Studios | Texas Coast Fest dance style |
| 6 | Flight Path Dance Project | Contemporary |
| 7 | The Love Show NYC | Jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary |
| 8 | GRAND MARSHAL: Mercedes Ellington | |
| 9 | Los Andulleros de Santiago | Dominican Carnaval |
| 10 | Dancing Classrooms | Merengue, Swing, Tango, Waltz |
| 11 | NANM Robenson Mathurin dance company | Haitian contemporary dance |
| 12 | Bronx Arena High School | Afro Hip Hop |
| 13 | Ballet Tech | Modern/Contemporary |
| 14 | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts | Modern/Contemporary |
| 15 | The Hamilton Grange Middle School | West African Kuku |
| 16 | Manhattan Samba | Brazilian Carnival Samba |
| 17 | The Kingdom Dance Co | Hip Hop, Dancehall, Majorette, African, Afro Dance |
| 18 | Groove With Me | Majorette/Dancehall |
| 19 | Queensboro Dance Festival | Philippines Tinikling, plus Queens Hula, Cumbia, Argentine |
| 20 | Cordillera Cultural Ensemble c/o The Ally Artists Group | Igorot Indigenous Dance |
| 21 | Angels of Distinction | HBCU Majorette |
| 22 | Fuákata - Cuban Salsa New York | Cuban-Style Salsa - Rueda de Casino |
| 23 | RBDC, Inc. | Semi Classical and Bollywood |
| 24 | PS86K Bushwick Magnet Multimedia and Arts Academy | Bollywood |
| 25 | Alison Cook Beatty Dance | Modern |
| 26 | The Taylor School | Modern |
| 27 | EMERGE125 | Contemporary/Modern |
| 28 | Cheer New York | Cheer & Sideline/Pom Dance |
| 29 | The Big Apple Lindy Hoppers | Lindy Hop |
| 30 | Belly Dance America | Bellydance |
| 31 | ZCO Dance Project | Adaptive Fushion dance |
| 32 | LUMU Movement | Contemporary post-modern dance theater |
| 33 | Lower East Side Preparatory High School | Reggaeton and Salsa |
| 34 | Tandava Arts Bellydance | Bellydance |
| 35 | Alden Moves Dance Theater | Contemporary Modern Dance |
| 36 | Collaborative Arts Middle School | Afro Caribbean |
| 37 | Rumbamena Dance Company | Latin Dance |
| 38 | Yaroque Dance Theatre | Contemporary |
| 39 | Yvonne Gutierrez Herencia Dancers | Flamenco and Salsa Reunion |
| 40 | The Iconic House of Juicy Couture | Vogue |
| 41 | sarAika movement collective | Contemporary |
| 42 | Kaleid Dance Collective | Contemporary Dance Theatre |
| 43 | Magic City Disco | disco parade dancing |
| 44 | Anuruk Thai Dance Association of New York | Classical Thai Dance |
| 45 | Thai Life New York | Thai Tradition Dance |
| 46 | Kazanami | Japanese Yosakoi |
| 47 | Illustrious Diamonds Dance Company | Majorette , Hip Hop , Street Jazz |
| 48 | Resonance | Contemporary, house, street dance fusion |
| 49 | DCL Dance Company | Hip hop, street jazz, house, and waacking |
| 50 | Full Circle Souljahs | free style hip hop, popping, locking, breaking, street styles |
| 51 | New York Kizomba Association | Kizomba |
| 52 | Bloco La Conga | conga santiaguera/Afro-Diasporic Rhythm |
| 53 | PS56 The Lewis H. Latimer School | Hip hop |
| 54 | PS17Q Henry David Thoreau | Congolese |
| 55 | GRAND MARSHAL: Funmilayo Chesney | |
| 56 | Academy for College Prep and Career Exploration | Step Dance |
| 57 | Fusha Dance Company | Congolese dance |
| 58 | MAZarte Dance Company | Traditional Mexican Folklorico |
| 59 | Findyhoppers featuring Brooklyn Swings | Swing dance |
| 60 | Shot of Scotch NYC | Scottish Highland |
| 61 | The Haus of Performing Arts | Jazz Fusion of Salsa, Vogue, and Caribbean |
| 62 | Kids Breaking League LLC | Breaking |
| 63 | AFOVIC USA | Caporales |
| 64 | Folk dance club Kaleidoscope | Slavic Folk Dance |
| 65 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 216 | Hip-Hop |
| 66 | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 30 | Hip-Hop |
| 67 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 134 | Hip-Hop |
| 68 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 104 | Hip-Hop |
| 69 | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 104 | Hip-Hop |
| 70 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS/IS 121 | Hip-Hop |
| 71 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 52 | Hip-Hop |
| 72 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 295 | Hip-Hop |
| 73 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 889 | Hip-Hop |
| 74 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 176 | Hip-Hop |
| 75 | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 303 | Hip-Hop |
| 76 | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 247 | Hip-Hop |
| 77 | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 281 | Hip-Hop |
| 78 | Fit4Dance | Hip Hop |
| 79 | Disco Love | Hustle |
| 80 | National Dance Week Austin Foundation | Ballet |
| 81 | Bollywood Dance Academy | Fusion |
| 82 | Ladies of Hip-Hop | Hip-Hop & Street styles |
| 83 | World Dance Initiative | Korean Traditional |
| 84 | Sutra Dance Company | Korean Buddhist Dance |
| 85 | Kyle Marshall Choreography | modern |
| 86 | Taylor Lovett Dance Academy Incorporated | Open |
| 87 | CarNYval Dancers | Afro-Caribbean |
| 88 | Energy in the Middle | Rollerskate Dance |
| 89 | House Coalition | House |
| 90 | San Simon Sucre filial New York | Bolivian Caporales |
| 91 | Tinkus San Simon filial NY | Bolivian Tinkus |
| 92 | Forza Dance | Contemporary/Theater/Italian Folk inspired |
| 93 | Raíces Latinas | Ecuadorian Inti Raymi |
| 94 | Collaborative Arts Middle School | Afro Caribbean |
| 95 | Lilka Mimbella collective | Salsa |
| 96 | Reaction Dance Company NYC | Reggaeton, salsa, dembow fusion |
| 97 | FFCMorenada Bolivia USA | Morenada Bolivian Damce |
| 98 | Fortified Jerz | House, Hip-hop, breakdancing and hustle |
| 99 | Samba New York! | Brazilian Samba |
| 100 | MastersZ | |
| 101 | Fraternidad Cultural Pachamama NY | Tinkus |
| 102 | Batalá New York | Afro-Brazilian drumming and dance |
| 103 | King and Queen Radio | Freestyle |
| 104 | House Head Club | House |
| 105 | Free Focus Dance Company | All-Styles Street Dance |
| 106 | Umami Playground Dance | House, Waacking, Tutting, Contemporary, Floor Work |
| 107 | SurfingDJs | EDM DJs |
| 108 | Fraternidad Folklorica Y Cultural Caporales Universitarios de San Simon Cochabamba Filial New York | Bolivian Carporales |
| 109 | Cie. Petra Zanki | Contemporary |
| 110 | Dancers Dreamzzz | Salsa On2, Bachata Urbano, and Hip Hop |
| 111 | Dance In Fitness Studio | HipHop & Salsa |
| 112 | Lei Pasifika | Tahitian Ori |
| 113 | Vangeline Theater/ New York Butoh Institute | Butoh |
| 114 | Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance | Exciting fast-paced Irish dance from Ireland! |
| 115 | Abbondanza | Contemporary |
| 116 | Karla Florez School of Dance | Folk Dance / Colombian |
| 117 | JBelly School of RAQ: Bellydance | Bellydance |
| 118 | Elite Dance Nation | Caribbean latin fusion. |
| 119 | Let Hair Down | Interpretive Improvisation Dance with live painting. Mix of contemporary dance and modern dance. Fluid movement. |
| 120 | Freaky Deaky Krewe | Freestyle |
| 121 | Dance Again | we'll have a mix of styles representing our different classes: Contemporary-ish, Jazz, possibly Hip-Hop |
| 122 | Manhatitlan | Mexican Folkloric |
| 123 | Sunshine Dance NYC | Chinese Classical Dance |
| 124 | Klassy Katz Elite Dance Team Inc. | Majorette (Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern, Ballet, Acro) |
| 125 | CT Performing Arts Center | Upbeat Jazz |
| 126 | College Prep/New York Edge | Congolese Dance and bacango |
| 127 | C.I.C.T. (Creative Individuals Coming Together) | Hip-Hop |
| 128 | DanceWave | Hip hop |
| 129 | Steme Dance NYC | Jazz /contemporary |
| 130 | Brooklyn Tech Dance Company | Salsa / Hip hop Fusion |
| 131 | Rogue Wave | Contemporary floorwork and partnering |
| 132 | Mburukuya Paraguay-New York | Folclórico paraguayo |
| 133 | The Confident Bellas | HipHop, Soca |
| 134 | Prissy Divas Of New York | Majorette/cheer |
| 135 | Aspiring Starz | Majorette/hip hop |
| 136 | Prime Example Dance team | Majorette |
| 137 | 5Rhythms | 5Rhythms - Freeform Movement |
| 138 | Ecstatic Dance NYC | Freeform |
| 139 | Xanadu Roller Arts | roller skate dancing |
| 140 | Caporales San Simón La Paz | Boliviano Caporales |
| 141 | Caporales San Simon Virginia USA | BOLIVIAN CAPORALES |
| 142 | SoulPhamm | Hip Hop Majorette Dance & Stomp n Shake Cheer |
| 143 | Ms. Aly’s Dance Studio | Hip Hop |
| 144 | All Star Studios | Jazz |
| 145 | Rok Nation Dance Team LLC | Hip Hop & Majorette |
| 146 | Flawless Dance Family | Majorette/salsa/hiphop |
| 147 | Dance Studio 5 el Tabo | street jazz y jazz dance |
| 148 | Padma Bhuana | Traditional Balinese |
| 149 | Mambembé NYC | Samba-reggae |
| 150 | Moving For Life/Global Water Dances | Fluid aeroic |
| 151 | Police and Community | Line Dancing |
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