OFFICIAL 2016 New York City Dance Week (June 16th – 25th) Features Over 100 Free Dance, Fitness and Wellness Classes and over 30 Participating Studios throughout the NYC area
NYC Dance Week offers free dance classes throughout the city and invites every community in New York to join together in celebration of movement through dance.
NYC DANCE WEEK 2016 SCHEDULE
Pop-Up Ballet Class
Dates: June 7, 9, 18, 20, 24
Time: Various
Where: City Hall, Lincoln Center, Union Square, Time Square, Washington Square Park
Leading up to the festival, NYC Dance Week will have Pop-Up Ballet Class appearances in various high foot traffic locations in NYC to promote the festival. Registrants and social media followers will be invited to take a photo of the class, post it on Instagram and tag us for a chance to win a special prize.
NYC Dance Week Kick-Off Party with DJ Tasha Blank's The Get Down Dance Party
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Where: Cielo, 18 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
Cost: $5 - 20
Casual
21 & over
In partnership with DJ Tasha Blank of the get down party, Dance Week invites all dance enthusiasts and the general public to its official Festival Kick-Off Party with high energy, boasting endless dancing to the great beats supplied by DJ Tasha Blank and her guest DJ's.
NYC Dance Week Festival
Date: Thursday, June 16 – Saturday, June 25, 2016
Time: Varies
Where: Noted studios
Registration:
Class Offers:
Dance enthusiasts are invited to participate in 10 days of free dance, fitness and wellness classes at noted studios in the boroughs of New York City.
Fitness Labs during NYC Dance Week Festival
Date: Thursday, June 16 – Saturday, June 25, 2016
Time: Varies
Where: DANY and Moving Visions Studios - Tentative
Details:
Injury Prevention Lecture and Workshop by Harkness Center for Dance Injuries
Date: Monday, June 20, 2016
Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Where: Peridance Capezio Center, 126 E 13th St. (btw 3rd
& 4th Avenues), New York, NY 10003
The Harkness Center's Injury Prevention Workshop provides information to the dance community on all aspects of physical and psychosocial well-being, to encourage healthy and safe training for career longevity. In this seminar, you will learn to apply kinesiological principles and functional anatomy to your dance practice in this hands-on lecture and workshop presented by the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. This injury prevention lecture and workshop will address all aspects of injury prevention, including work hardening and cross-training, evidence-based warm-up, nutrition and hydration, pointe-readiness, anatomy, and environmental safety.
Dancer for a Day Program
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Time: All day
Where: Multiple locations
Dancer for a Day is a NYC Dance Week initiative that provides inner-city youth facing a unique challenge with the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a professional dancer. In its inaugural year, Dancer for a Day will choose up to 10 youth, ages 7-15, to participate in a day filled with class taking, a nutritional workshop, individual mentorship, and backstage access at a NYC10 performance.
Performance Event with NYC10 Dance Initiative
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie St. (btw Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY 10002
Tickets: TBD
Dance Week participants are also invited to watch performances of new dance works at a special showcase by its sister project, NYC10, at Dixon Place on Wednesday, June 22nd. 10 selected emerging choreographers and dance companies will be performing for up to 10 minutes and the audience and reviewers will provide feedback of their work to them.
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