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"The Fifth Annual NYC Dance Parade"
Jeanne Noonan
May 21, 2011
The Fifth Annual NYC Dance Parade took place May 21, 2011. It started at W. 21st & Broadway and proceeded down to St. Marks & Ave A. Click here to see the Photos
   
Images from the Dance Parade
VIVIENNE GUCWA, Lower East Side
May 23, 2011
Vivienne Gucwa, a community contributor to The Local East Village Flickr Group shares her images of the weekend's New York Dance Parade, which wound its way through the East Village Saturday. Click here to see the Photos
   
Photos: New York Dance Parade 2011
Photographs: Paul Wagtouicz
May 23, 2011
Despite some rain, this year's Dance Parade went ahead in all its costumed, beglittered glory. In total, 74 styles were represented including roller-disco, zumba, marching band and liturgical dance. The parade even hosted a wedding ceremony: The two grooms exchanged personal vows atop a pink disco-music float.....Click here to see the Photos
   
Video: NYC-Dance Parade
Ella Morton
June 8, 2011
Ella Morton, on one of her many journeys through NYC, stumbled upon a dance parade. This is what she saw.....Click here to see the Video
   
Dancin' in the Streets
Andrea Marks
May 25, 2011
Saturday was a gorgeous day to be in New York City, and an even better day to be a dancer. The 5th Annual New York Dance Parade brought together 9,000 movers to celebrate our favorite performance art, from Union Square to the East Village. With that many dancers, I knew there would be a wide range of genres represented, but it surprised me that international styles so vastly outnumbered the familiar ballet, hip hop, and jazz......Read More
   
Walter's World: Dance Parade New York
Walter Rutledge
June 1, 2011
Since the first parade in 2006 the event has literally grown by leap and bounds to become an "only in New York style event". This year 9,000 performers, in 179 different dance groups performed over 70 dance styles. Read More and see Photos
   
New York City Dance Parade Showcases American Indian Heritage
ICTMN Staff
May 25, 2011
American Indians lead the celebration at the fifth annual New York City Dance Parade. More than 8,000 dancers and 176 dance groups strutted their stuff along the parade route, which began on 21st street between Park and Fifth Avenue. The Redhawk Native American Arts Council was invited to lead the permission of groups and they ventured on the 1.5 mile parade route down Broadway throughout lower Manhattan. More then 45,000 spectators who turned out to see groups from as far away as Japan (a Japanese group kicked off the parade in honor of the earthquake victims.) "The crowed really showed a lot of love for us," men’s traditional dancer George Michael told the Redhawk Native American Arts Council’s Cliff Matias, “they made me feel proud to be a First Nations person." The Arts Council had nine dancers in the parade. Read More and see Photos
   
Thousands of Dancers Get Limber in East Village
Dave Goldiner
May 21, 2011
Up to 10,000 dancers strutted their stuff in the streets of the East Village Saturday as the Dance Parade NY festival stepped off. More than 160 dance troupes showed off their best moves as onlookers enjoyed bright sunshine and balmy temperatures after a week of rain. The dance festival, which boasts of being the "most culturally diverse festival in the world," included at least 76 different styles of dance. Read More and see Photos
   
Images of New York Dance Parade 2011
May 21, 2011
Participants wore a dazzling array of colourful costumes as they danced through the New York streets during the fifth annual dance parade. New York City, USA. 21st May 2011 Clck here to see the Photos
   
5th Annual New York City Dance Parade Photos
May 21, 2011
99 photos of Dance Parade 2011Clck here to see the Photos
   
Dance Parade Infuses Culture and Movement
May 25, 2011
MANHATTAN0 -- As the boisterous beats of hip hop infiltrated into the street of Broadway like mini-explosives, a Korean woman adorning an elegantly laced traditional garment conversed with a Caporales dancer from Bolivia, wearing heeled boots and a black military suit interweaved with gold trim. In this infusion of cultural norms and styles, only one thing on this day united everyone--the celebration of dance.Read More, plus Photos, Videos, Slideshow
   
"Spare Times for May 20-26"
Anne Mancuso
May 19, 2011
Dance Parade (Saturday) An annual procession with thousands dancing down Broadway, beginning at 1 p.m. at 21st Street and ending at Tompkins Square Park, where a festival with dance performances and lessons will follow. Read More
   
   
"New York Dance Parade showcases more than 70 different dance styles, from ballet to Bollywood"
Gina Salamone
May 19, 2011
More than 8,000 dancers will bust a move -- or more -- down Broadway Saturday, turning the Manhattan strip into a stage. They'll be part of the New York Dance Parade, showcasing at least 70 different dance styles -- from Polynesian to pole dancing, from ballet to Bollywood. "It's a celebration of all forms of movement; everything from more traditional dance, that's presented on a concert stage, to roller-skaters, hoofers and aerialists," says Shireen Dickson, the parade's production manager. Read More
   
"Summerstage, Shakespeare In The Park: The Top 27 Manhattan Summer Festivals "
May 21, 2011
MANHATTAN -- Summer in the city comes with blues and barbeque, yoga followed by dumplings and an international dance parade with more than 60,000 participants. The city's slew of free or cheap festivals reflect the unique cultural treasures in each neighborhood -- and to help you find your way through the borscht, hip-hop, tango and tacos, DNAinfo has put together a list of must-see events.. Read More
   
"NY Dance Parade kicks off at 1 pm"
Paul Kraaijeveld
May 21, 2011
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for the fifth edition of the New York Dance Parade! Today more than 10,000 dancers are expected to kick off at 21st Street between Park and Fifth Avenue. The dancers will exhibit a variety of 74 dance styles, from Hawaiian hula to Brazilian samba; rock 'n roll to modern dance. And best of all: standing still is not allowed during the parade! No need to feel self-conscious or inhibited, the New York Dance Parade is for each and everyone. Between 3 and 7 pm Tompkins Square Park is the center of the Dance Parade Dance Festival. There will be free lessons, scores of free performances by established dance companies such as the Joffrey Ballet as well as flamenco dancers, hip-hop artists and traditional Korean performers. Read More
   
This Weekend: 10,000 Dancers Bust a Move
Elizabeth Bougerol
May 18, 2011
What has twenty thousand arms and legs and turns Broadway into a dance floor? On Saturday, May 21, you can shimmy-shimmy shake (or at least watch about 10,000 parade participants doing so) when the 5th Annual New York City Dance Parade kicks off with nearly 80 dance styles, from ballet to Bulgarian, Capoeira to Contra, bellydance to ballroom dance, zydeco to zouk. Don’t worry, 1980s roller disco holdouts: They’ve got you covered too....Read More
   
"Your Weekend Starts Now 5/19/11"
Stephanie Simon
May 19, 2011
On Saturday, the Dance Parade welcomes more than 10,000 dancers to show off more than 70 styles of dance. It starts at Broadway and 21st Street and culminates with a DanceFest from 3-7 p.m. at Tompkins Square Park. Read More
   
Get Your Dance Shoes On: From Samba to Circus, the Dance Parade Shimmies Downtown
Julia Furlan
May 20, 2011
The NYPD — that's the New York Dance Parade — will be issuing citations on Saturday for citizens they see who are refusing to get down. That's because some 8,000 dancers and 176 different dance troupes of varying styles will be dancing their way from 22nd St. to Tompkins Square Park for the fifth annual Dance Parade. From Nepalese sherpa dances to pole dances straight out of the club, the parade represents a kaleidoscope of nationalities, traditions and movement styles. ... Read More
   
Flavoripill Fix: Weekly Dose
Leah Taylor
May 18, 2011
Flavorpill's Weekly Dose hosted by managing editor, Leah Taylor, takes you after hours from their downtown office. Join Leah and Alex as they share two "can't miss" events of the week. This weeks video starts with Dance Parade 2011 ... Read More
   
"Weekend Picks -- Food, Fests, Dance, Drums, Dogs"
Pamela Skillings
May 21, 2011
New York City Dance Parade 2011 -- Shake your moneymaker down old Broadway on Saturday afternoon. The Dance Parade will start at 1pm, hoof it to Tompkins Square Park and then transform into DanceFest, a four-hour free festival with dance performances, dance lessons, and a DJ party. Read More
   

KIDS

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Critics Pick
May 18, 2011
At this annual procession, which features more than 70 styles of dance, thousands of moving and grooving marchers make their way through lower Manhattan to Tompkins Square Park, where a post-parade festival will include performances, lessons and a dance party. The parade starts at 21st Street between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue South. All ages....Read More
   
"This Crazy Dance Parade Tomorrow Is NOT Rapture-Related"
Ben Yakas
May 20, 2011
Oh sure, we're in store for a serious Biblical-style comeuppance tomorrow—but what if everything doesn't end? It might sound like crazy talk, but there are other fun things happening in the city tomorrow besides Rapture Looting Parties and all of this. And that includes the 5th annual Dance Parade in Manhattan! The parade, which will showcase over 74 different styles of dances with more than 10,000 dancers, will start at 1 p.m. at 21st Street. The march will kick off with a Japanese Group, in honor of the earthquake victims, before continuing down Broadway with everything from pole-dancing, to stilts, to disco. They offer this preview: "Hula, swing and samba our way past Union Square and into University Place. At Eighth Street we will Salsa, Tango and Waltz East into Saint Marks Place and our Grandstand in between 3rd and 4th Aves." The march will end with a DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park, including free dance performance and lessons. t...Read More
   
Top 27 Manhattan Summer Festivals
Della Hasselle
May 20, 2011
More than 10,000 dancers are expected to march down Broadway in this year's parade, which represents a huge range of genres and cultures, from Polynesian to Peruvian to classical ballet dancers. This year more than 73 different types of dance are expected, including African dance, salsa, Argentinean tango, the jitterbug, modern dance and hip-hop. Although onlookers have always had a good time, the importance of the parade lies in fact that so many cultures come together for a single event, president Greg Miller says. "It's not just a party parade but a parade that celebrates diversity and presents artistic expression," Miller said. "People enjoy watching dance." Read More
   
   
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Sarah Ramos
May 18, 2010
Shake what your mama gave you along with thousands of New Yorkers as you boogie down Broadway during this annual promenade. The parade originally began as a response to the city's cabaret law (which prohibits establishments that serve food or drinks from hosting dancing, unless licensed), and in the past five years, it's evolved into a massive celebration of movement. But it's not a spectator sport: Approximately 30 officers from the New York Dance Police (a group of roving, shimmy-enforcing volunteers) will ticket onlookers who aren't busting a move. Each citation comes with a coupon good for discounts at several local studios, including Joffrey Ballet School, Dance Manhattan and Learn2Salsa. Once the procession reaches Tompkins Square Park, the parade will shift gears into DanceFest (3-7pm), with live performances from Manhattan Tribal's belly dancing, and lessons by NYC Bhangra. Parade begins on Broadway at 20th St and more...
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Dance Parade To Be Followed By Tompkins Sq Park DanceFest 5/21
BWW News Desk
May 19, 2011
Who:More than 8,000 dancers celebrate and showcase the diversity of dance, including 176 groups and more than 70 styles represented. Where:Parade Route: The Dance Parade begins on 21st Street and Broadway, travels south through Union Square onto University Place and continues to 8th Street, where the parade turns east into Tompins Square Park. Post-parade DanceFest: The event culimates with DanceFest, a free festival offering performances on two stages, dance lessons, workshops and social dancing throughout the basketball courts. ... Read More
   
Dance Parade 2011 - Editor's Pick!
Leah Taylor
May , 2011
Shake what your momma gave you - all the way down Broadway and over to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Or, if you're too shy to samba, watch as almost 8,000 dancers tango, break, hula, tap, and belly dance in 2011's Dance Parade. After the two-step over to the park, troupes specializing in 74 different dance styles put on free shows and offer lessons, from bhangra to ballet. It's a beautiful celebration of human motion, so join in and get movin ... Read More
   
Dance Parade on NYC Artsl
Listing
May 18, 2011
Dance Parade New York, the world's only parade to exclusively celebrate and showcase the diversity of dance, will celebrate its fifth year with tens of thousands of participants and spectators. More than 70 styles of dance and more than 200 groups are celebrated with colorful costumes, decorative floats, lively music and joyous dancers. The parade travels down Broadway from 21st Street to 8th Street before turning east to end in Tompkins Square Park. A post-parade festival in Tompkins Square Park will feature more than 25 live performances, as well as dance lessons, dance parties and kids activities. more ...
   
   
Dance Parade on Bronx Journal
Trent Love
May 18, 2011
Trent interviews Greg Miller and Brian Austin about the 2011 Dance Parade and Festival more ...
   
Dance Parade 2011
Amanda Ferris
May 17, 2011
Grab your blue suede shoes and your Michael Jackson moves because on Saturday, New York’s very own Dance Parade is taking place. With over 10,000 participants, guests will be able to shimmy and shake their way through the East Village. The parade starts at West 21st Street and Broadway at 1p.m. and will culminate into one massive dance party in Tompkins Square Park, so get ready to dance your heart out and have fun. more ...
   
Dance Parade 2011 on Thirteen
City Arts
May 17, 2011
Dance Parade New York, the world's only parade to exclusively celebrate and showcase the diversity of dance, will celebrate its fifth year with tens of thousands of participants and spectators.. more ...
   
BRONXNET TV
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Rhina Valentin
Mayl 13, 2011
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BRONXNET TV
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Rhina Valentin
May 6, 2011
Open is shot live in Bronx Net's studios Monday, Wednesday and FridayRead More
   
The Kiner Hour - Lets Talk Dance With Ashani Mfuko
Ashani Mfuko
May 3, 2011
Ashani interviews Yana Landowne (DP Board Member) and Shireen Dickson (DP Production Director) about Dance Parade 2011. This show covers hot topics in the dance world, the business side of the dance industry, how to be successful in the dance industry, health and wellness, offer advice on how to use social media for dance, and how to stay positive and motivated as a dance studio owner, dance teacher, and professional dancer, with special guest interviews from dance-industry leaders. Read More or you can listen to the discussion of Dance Parade 2011 here
   
BRONXNET TV
 BronxNet TV
Rhina Valentin
April 29, 2011
Open is shot live in Bronx Net's studios Monday, Wednesday and FridayRead More
   
"5/22-23: 4th Annual Dance Parade, New Amsterdam Taste-Fest..."
Elizabeth Bougerol
May 22, 2010
EVERYBODY CUT FOOTLOOSE: What has eight thousand arms and legs and runs down Broadway? The 4th Annual New York City Dance Parade! Get ready to bust a move (or at least watch about 4,000 parade participants doing so) when the parade kicks off with more than 65 dance styles--ballet to Bulgarian, Capoeira to Contra, bellydance to ballroom dance, zydeco to zouk. Even roller disco. Saturday, 1PM...Read More
   
"Dancing in the Streets: NYC's Dance Parade"
Katie Rolnick
May 21, 2010
Imagine the streets of NYC teeming with dancers--young, old, amateur, professional--performing every imaginable style, from ballet to Bollywood, salsa to swing. That's exactly what the scene will look like tomorrow as more than 6,000 dancers from all over the world participate in the fourth annual Dance Parade. This year, "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 6 alum Ellenore Scott is one of the Dance Parade's four grand marshals. "This will be my first time participating in the parade and I'm very excited about it," Ellenore says. "Being a grand marshal blows my mind!" She and the other grand marshals (dance writer Elizabeth Zimmer, performer and choreographer Amy Marshall and DJ Jellybean Benitez) will lead the pack down Broadway...Read More
   
"4th Annual Dance Parade and Festival"
May 21, 2010
More than 150 dance organizations and 5,000 dancers will come together for the annual dance fest, which will include appearances by "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Ellenore Scott, DJ Jellybean Benitez and dance critic Elizabeth Zimmer. The parade wraps up at Tompkins Square Park, where there will be dance performances, dance lessons and more. Keep the party going at the official afterparty at Pacha. Visit danceparade.org or pachanyc.com/danceparade for more info...Read More
   
"Your Weekend Starts Now 5/20/10"
Stephanie Simon
May 20, 2010
It's a toss-up whether to put on your walking shoes or your dancing shoes for the fourth-annual Dance Parade, this Saturday at 1 p.m. After gathering at 20th Street between Park and Fifth Avenues, this mass dance event will boogie its way down Broadway with dozens of styles on display...Read More
   
"Dancing In The Streets"
Afrika Brown
June 2, 2010
The dancers of New York City were called and they answered with great force. The fourth annual New York Dance Parade was held May 22nd and was a great kick off to the unofficial start of summer. Over 160 organizations and 6500 dancers joined together to revel in streets of the Lower East Side for one major mash-up of expression...Read More
   
"Gotta dance! Gotta dance!"
Milo Hess
May 25, 2010
The New York Dance Parade on Saturday featured almost four-dozen different styles of dance. Some of the more well known included ballet and modern, but there was also dancing on stilts and even pole dancing. East Village merchants were also tapping their toes with delight: Workers at Ray's Candy Store, at Seventh St. and Avenue A, on Sunday said they did an incredible volume of business the day before when the parade ended at Tompkins Square Park for a DanceFest...Read More
   
PoleRiders "NY Dance Parade With Diane Passage and Ariel"
May 24, 2010
PoleRiders was honored to have the creator of Pole Superstar Diane Passage join the team for the 2010 NYC Dance Parade. Her 2009 Pole Superstar dance competition benefited S.P.I.N. (Single Parents In Need) and NYC's Single Parent Resource Center. Check out her blog and her column in the Huffington Post and if you missed it last October, check out this clip from the Post with Ariel and PoleRiders at the competition...Read More
   
"In Which I Go to a Dance Parade and Reflect on Happiness."
Gretchen Rubin
May 24, 2010
This Saturday, my husband suggested that we all go downtown to watch the annual dance parade. I'd never heard of it, but for the past three years, New York City has had a dance parade, where thousand of dancers, from all sorts of dance organizations, dance their way down a parade route. Some of the dancers were from "real" dance schools or groups, others were from dance/exercise classes, and many groups, we suspected, had been organized for the sole purpose of marching on Saturday...Read More
   
Oberon's Grove "Duet in the Park"
May 24, 2010
Saturday May 22, 2010 - Following the Dance Parade, Natasha Czarniewy and Chad Levy of Amy Marshall Dance Company were among the performers at the Festival which was held in Tompkins Square Park. They danced Duet, choreographed by Amy Marshall. Kokyat had a prime shooting spot...Read More
   
"Review of the 4th Annual NYC Dance Parade 2010"
Teresa Gotay
May 23, 2010
For most Americans, the start of the summer is usually marked by Memorial Day. For New Yorkers, it could easily be the NYC Dance Parade. In its 4th time around, every year this celebration of movement continues to attract bigger crowds. Last year, we covered the 3rd Annual Dance Parade and found this year it grew even more. Every year, dance companies, dance aficionados and anyone who loves to hear music and move their body join together for this unique event. Luckily, warm weather cooperated for a great turn out...Read More
   
"Grand Dance Parade in New York"
XinhuaNet/Wu Kaixiang
May 23, 2010
Revellers participate in the annual Dance Parade in New York, the United States, May 22, 2010. Thousands of dancers came to streets of New York City Saturday showing over 60 forms of dance in a free outdoor dance parade...Read More
   
"Dance Parade Gets People Moving"
Jen Chung
May 23, 2010
Yesterday was the fourth annual Dance Parade, starting in the Flatiron District and ending up in the East Village. Dancers and spectators alike shimmied on a fine May day. Here are just some of the photos of the excitement...Read More
   
NYC ♥ NYC "DANCE Parade and Festival"
Noel Y.C.
May 22, 2010
Thousands of dancers converged this afternoon for the annual DANCE PARADE in the heart of the East Village, and the Dance Festival at Tompkins Square Park. From hula to swing, to tango and even pole dancing, a wide variety of dance forms were represented. The goal of these events is to promote dance as an expressive and unifying art form by showcasing all forms of dance, as well as to enlighten the public about the opportunity to experience dance and celebrate the diversity of this art form...Read More
   
"Weekend Picks -- Dance, Derby, and Lost Finale Parties"
Pamela Skillings
May 21, 2010
Shake your moneymaker down old Broadway on Saturday afternoon. The Dance Parade will start at 1pm, hoof it to Tompkins Square Park and then transform into DanceFest, a four-hour free festival with dance performances, dance lessons, and a DJ party. So far, more than 6,500 dancers have registered...Read More
   
Oberon's Grove "Amy Marshall & The Dance Parade"
May 21, 2010
Amy Marshall is one of the Grand Marshals for this year's Dance Parade which steps off from Broadway & 21st at 1:00 PM on Saturday May 22nd, proceeding down B'way to Union Square and then taking an Eastward turn onto 8th Street and on to Tompkins Square Park where there will be performances, food and events all afternoon. Today I went down to the Battery Dance Studio where dancers from Amy's Company and a number of guests were learning the dance routine they will perform during the parade. Above, Amy coaches Matt Tiberi and Dani Betchel in a lift...Read More
   
"Own This City - Your perfect weekend: May 21–23"
Amy Plitt, Jonathan Shannon and Audrey Tempelsman
May 18, 2010
Shimmy, two-step and sh-shake it like a Polaroid picture during the celebration of movement, the New York Dance Parade (Parade begins on Broadway at 20th St; danceparade.org; 1pm; free). What started in reaction to the city's draconian cabaret law--which prohibits dancing in any space that serves food or drinks, unless the establishment has a (notoriously hard-to-obtain) license--has turned into an all-out boogie-woogie fiesta. Thousands of revelers will join in the festivities by dancing in the streets or atop floats (you must sign up in advance to participate), and the organizers boast that more than 60 different styles of dancing will be represented (including ballroom, salsa and roller disco). The parade culminates at a festival in Tompkins Square Park, aptly titled DanceFest (3-7pm), which will feature lessons and performances by the Amy Marshall Dance Company and more...Read More
   
"The Dance Parade and Festival Hits New York City"
May 18, 2010
Whether we are tearing it up in the middle of a club at 2 a.m. or taking salsa lessons with a date between dinner and a night out, we here at Clubplanet are huge fans of all things dance-related. So, when we got word of the New York Dance Parade, which will take place in NYC this Saturday, we knew it was going to be right up our alley...Read More
   
"Greg Miller Interview"
Nicholas Bambo
May 17, 2010
This Saturday, May 22nd, 2010, is the 4th annual Dance Parade. I recently sat down with Greg Miller, the Parade's Founder and Executive Director, to talk about his own involvement in dance, the personal epiphany that led to the creation of the largest annual dance event in New York City, and the Parade's connection to the city's controversial Cabaret Law...Read More
   
"Dance Parade - 10,000 Dancers Down Broadway, May 22, 2010"
Jonathan Mandell
May 12, 2010
Eleven hip-hop dancers from Crazy Rhythm will dance down Broadway Saturday afternoon, May 22nd along with 10 clown dancers from Cookie Clown Collaborators, 50 aerobic dancers from Broadway Bodies, 60 Michael Jackson dancers from Beat-It-NYC, 120 modern dancers from Dance New Amsterdam and the 15 ballet dancers from Contemporary Ballet Theater - 10,000 dancers all together from 200 dance organizations with over 70 styles of dance - ballroom, belly dance, break dance, boogie, hula, Irish step, roller disco, swing, salsa, tango, tap, even the waltz - for the fourth annual Dance Parade, a free outdoor dance extravaganza and festival. Yes they have done this three times before. Where have you been?...Read More
   
Dance Parade 2010 "Interview with Amy Marshall, Grand Marshall"
Leah Taylor
May 4, 2010
On Saturday, May 22, 2010 over 70 styles of dance, over 200 dance organizations, and over 10 thousand dancers will converge on the streets of New York City for a free outdoor dance parade and festival! We will boogie our way down Broadway, hula, swing and Irish step our way past Union Square and into University Place. At Eighth Street we will Salsa, Tango and Waltz East into Saint Marks Street...Read More
   
"Interview with Amy Marshall, Grand Marshall for Dance Parade New York"
Layla Macoran
April 30, 2010
Amy Marshall, founder and Artistic Director of the Amy Marshall Dance Company, will serve as Grand Marshall for the Dance Parade New York May 22nd. She will be joined by her fellow Grand Marshals, So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 finalist Ellenore Scott, dance critic and author Elizabeth Zimmer, and legendary DJ Jellybean Benitez...Read More
   
NEW YORK DAILY PHOTO "Dance Parade 2009"
Brian Dubé
May 18, 2009
Saturday was the 3rd annual Dance Parade. Many asked me the reason for the parade - they seemed perplexed. I answered "to celebrate dance." I'm not sure a parade needs more of a reason - perhaps so many are estranged from celebration and unmitigated fun that something of this nature grates against their being...Read More
   
"Hot Recap: Dance Parade 2009"
Lindsay Pasarin
May 17, 2009
More than 1,500 New Yorkers - and a few out-of-staters-dressed in colorful, quirky costumes shook their booties down Broadway Saturday as part of the third annual Dance Parade. In celebration of this cross-cultural form of self-expression, 115 organizations represented 53 countries and styles of dance including modern, contemporary ballet, African and roller disco....Read More
   
"New York City Dance Parade"
May 17, 2009
The Third Annual New York City Dance Parade made its way through Manhattan on Saturday...Read More
   
"Dance Parade Shakes the East Village"
Roy Edroso
May 16, 2009
Since Symphony Space presented Wall to Wall Bach, a free 12-hour event, as its first offering in 1978, many more such music and discussion marathons have followed, honoring composers from Schumann and Stravinsky to musical theater types including Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim. But the occasion planned for Saturday may be the biggest yet...Read More
   
"Spare Times"
Melena Ryzik
May 15, 2009
Since Symphony Space presented Wall to Wall Bach, a free 12-hour event, as its first offering in 1978, many more such music and discussion marathons have followed, honoring composers from Schumann and Stravinsky to musical theater types including Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim. But the occasion planned for Saturday may be the biggest yet...Read More
   
"Legwarmers Optional"
Michelle Vellucci
May 4, 2009
If you watched Fame as a kid and dreamed of dancing your heart out in the streets of New York City, then your moment has arrived. The third annual Dance Parade, which is set for May 16, will feature six thousand dancers boogieing, pirouetting and shimmying their way down Broadway, and spectators are invited to join in...Read More
   
"Body-Moving as Defiance at the Dance Parade"
Annie Fischer
May 13, 2008
Blame my relatively conservative Midwestern upbringing, but I'm not much of a dancer. I occasionally feel the urge - if I'm at Studio B or Home Sweet Home, or I've had a lot of scotch - but for the most part, I prefer to do my flirting off the floor....Read More
   
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
John Donohue
March 11, 2008
The Times is reporting that Sony BMG has sent professional dancers out into the streets of London, Copenhagen, and other major European cities to help market the twenty-fifth anniversary release of Michael Jackson's blockbuster album "Thriller." (Jackson, for some mysterious reason, was reportedly unavailable to promote the album himself; perhaps he was busy cleaning out his Neverland ranch, which is set to be auctioned off next week.) Aside from the regimented formations of annual parades, dancing in the streets is relatively rare in New York City, but a group here is aiming to change that...Read More
   
"Best Small-Time Parade"
March 3, 2008
Not everyone loves a parade. Some would even argue that standing around watching people walk down the street is, well, pretty boring But watching 10,000 people dance down Broadway? Not even the most jaded city kid could help but be impressed...Read More
   
"The Time is Right for Dancing in the Streets"
Sandra Larriva
May 18, 2007
On Saturday, more than 150 dance organizations and approximately 8,000 individual performers will join forces to parade from 32nd Street and Broadway all the way to Washington Square Park for the city's first annual Dance Parade. The festival promises to show the world, and New York lawmakers, that dance is an expressive form of art and that it should be legal in more venues around the city...Read More
   
"Dance, Dance Revolution"
Elizabeth Bougerol
May 17, 2007
In Footloose, that classic teen-rebellion flick from 1984, Kevin Bacon cured a Texas town of its puritanical ills through the power of dance. Almost a quarter century later, a group of terpsichorean enthusiasts are trying to Baconize the Big Apple. At the New York Dance Parade on Saturday 19, 4,000-6,000 dancers from more than 100 different organizations will turn Broadway into a massive mobile dance floor as they tango, waltz, krump and hula down to Washington Square Park...Read More
   

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