NYC Dance Week is an annual ten-day festival of FREE and discounted dance, fitness and wellness classes at participating studios, including Fitness Labs, and a workshop with the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. It’s a great time to try a new program, from ballet to Pilates.
NYC Dance Week kicks off- literally – with a dance performance and work-out event happening simultaneously in Union Square Park and Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza.
It ends with 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 third year, Dancer for a Day will choose up to 20 youth, ages 10-15, to participate in a day filled with class taking, a nutritional workshop, lunch, a private performance by and Q&A with a NYC10 dance company.
NYC Dance Week 2018 is June 14-23.
Rules first:
- You must register online to participate in the overall Dance Week program
- You must sign up for each class you want to take to receive a pass, which you must print out and bring with you for admission.
- Depending on the studio, you may print as many passes as you want.
- Some participating studios offer free classes only to new students.
- Even with a printed pass, admission to each class is first-come, first-serve, so arrive early enough that the available space has not been filled.
- Call the studio directly for questions on what to wear, bring, etc. and to confirm the class.
NYC Dance Week schedule of classes and events includes:
Kick-Off Event with Brooklyn Borough President, Eric L. Adams
- Thursday, June 14, 5pm to 7pm, Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza
- Event will include performances, dance class and more
Kick-Off Event with Summer in the Square
- Thursday, June 14, 5pm to 7pm, Union Square South Plaza & West, Side Seating Area
- Event will include performances, dance class and more
Participate in a series of uniqueclasses on fitness and wellness. FitEngine is providing studio space for approved instructors who need studio space to teach. Classes range from injury prevention lab to techniques.
Performance Event with NYC10 Dance Initiative
- Wednesday, June 20, 7:30pm, Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie St. (btw Delancey & Rivington),
- 10 selected emerging choreographers /studio instructors and dance companies will be performing for up to 10 mins and the audience and reviewers will provide feedback of their work.
- Tickets: http://dixonplace.org
Dancer for a Day Program
Date: Saturday, June 23, 10am to 3pm
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 third year, Dancer for a Day will choose up to 20 youth, ages 10-15, to participate in a day filled with class taking, a nutritional workshop, lunch, a private performance by and Q&A with a NYC10 dance company.
Register here to participate in NYC Dance Week.
Separate registration is required to take the FREE Fitness Labs classes.
Check offers from participating studios.
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