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)
Headlining the May 16, 2026 parade are four Grand Marshals who are accomplished in the field of dance.
Emcee's Jerry "Jungle" Goldman and Andre Archimba introduced an incredible array of talent in the 2026 Parade: (order to be announced May 5, 2026)
Organization Style/Genre
(*asterisk indicates DanceFest performance)
| 1. | 5Rhythms | 5Rhythms |
| 2. | Afovic USA Filial New Jersey | Peruvian Caporales |
| 3. | Afro-Caribbean Movement* | Afrobeats, Dancehall, Soca |
| 4. | Alden Moves Dance Theater | Contemporary Modern with Jazz |
| 5. | Alison Cook Beatty Dance* | Modern Dance |
| 6. | All Star Studios | Jazz |
| 7. | Anurak Thai Dance Association NY* | Thai Folk Dance |
| 8. | Baikal Nomad Center* | Buryat Mongolian Dances |
| 9. | Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc.* | Ballet/Creative Movement |
| 10. | Batala New York* | Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Choreography |
| 11. | Bellydance America* | Pharonic Bellydance |
| 12. | Big Apple Hoopers* | Flow arts: Hula Hooping |
| 13. | Boss Kids* | Hip Hop |
| 14. | Bottega Bellantuono Ballroom Dance Studio | Ballroom/Latin Dance |
| 15. | Brassy Bombshells* | New Orleans Second Line style |
| 16. | Broken Box Mime Theater* | Contemporary Mime |
| 17. | Bronx Arena High School* | Street Dance: FlexN and Hip Hop |
| 18. | Brooklyn Royal Diamonds Dance Company* | Majorette Hip Hop, Jazz & Acro |
| 19. | Brooklyn Tech Dance Company | Contemporary / Hip-Hop |
| 20. | Brooklyn United | Majorette |
| 21. | C.I.C.T. (Creative Individuals Coming Together)* | Hip Hop |
| 22. | Calpulli Mexican Dance Company* | Mexican Folklorico |
| 23. | Caporales San Simon Virginia USA | Bolivian Caporales |
| 24. | CarNYval Dancers* | Afro Caribbean |
| 25. | Cheer New York* | Cheer, Sideline & Pom |
| 26. | Clinton Hill Middle School | Cheer Dance |
| 27. | Collaborative Arts Middle School* | Soca |
| 28. | Dance Beyond | Free form |
| 29. | Dance Queens Fitness | Upbeat Pole & Aerial Fusion |
| 30. | DCL Arts Collective* | Whacking & Street Jazz |
| 31. | Destined 2 Dance Awards: The Ultimate Unification of Dance Competition & Reality Show* | Brazillian, Indian, Hip Hop, West Africa & Caribbean |
| 32. | DeWitt Clinton High School Dance Majors* | Soca, Afrobeats, Amapiano and Dancehall |
| 33. | Drye/Marinaro Dance Company* | Contemporary Jazz |
| 34. | Ecstatic Dance NYC | Free form |
| 35. | Edamovement Lab* | Japanese Traditional–Contemporary Fusion Dance |
| 36. | Elite Dance Nation* | Soca / Latin fusion |
| 37. | Energy in the Middle Dance Roller Skaters* | Rollerskate Dancing |
| 38. | Ephrat Asherie Dance* | Street and Club Dances |
| 39. | FFCCUSS La Paz New York | Bolivian Caporales |
| 40. | Findyhoppers & Brooklyn Swings* | Lindy Hop |
| 41. | Fit4Dance* | Hip Hop, Majorette, Afro Caribbean |
| 42. | Flawless Dance Family* | Underground Salsa, Hip Hop & Majorette |
| 43. | Flowtopia NYC* | Poi, Hoop Dance, Staff, Dragon Flag & Silks |
| 44. | Folk Dance Club Kaleidoscope* | Slavic Folk Dance |
| 45. | Folklore Ensemble Opancici* | Serbian Folk Dancing |
| 46. | Forza Dance* | Italian Disco inspired Contemporary Movement |
| 47. | Fraternidad Folklorica Y Cultural Caporales Universitarios de San Simon Cochabamba Filial NY | Bolivian Caporales |
| 48. | Free Focus Dance* | Street Dance Fusion (Hip-Hop, Breakin, House) |
| 49. | Fuákata - Cuban Salsa New York* | Cuban-Style Salsa / Rueda de Casino |
| 50. | Fusha Dance Company* | Congolese Dance |
| 51. | Golden Choreography* | Mexican Modern &Tribal, Quebradita, Huapango, Reggaeton |
| 52. | Grand Marshal Christine Jowers* | Contempoary Dance |
| 53. | Grand Marshal Jeff Selby* | House Music |
| 54. | Grand Marshal Joan Myers Brown | New Style Hustle |
| 55. | Grand Marshal Timmy Regisford | |
| 56. | Grupo Folklórico Jeroky USA-Paraguay* | Folklórico Paraguayo |
| 57. | Hamilton Grange Middle School Dance* | West African Fusion |
| 58. | Harvey Disco Kitty* | House Music All Night Long |
| 59. | House Club* | House |
| 60. | House Coalition | Freestyle House |
| 61. | House of Chow* | Hip-Hop/Street Dance (Breaking, Rocking, Popping, Strutting, Locking, Waacking), Kung-Fu |
| 62. | Hristo Botev Bulgarian School, New York* | Traditional Bulgarian Folkloric |
| 63. | Hunter DanceNOW* | Street Groove |
| 64. | i KADA Dance Center INC.* | K-Pop & Hip Hop |
| 65. | i KADA Dance INC.* | Contemporary / Modern Dance |
| 66. | Imperial Ballroom Aka* | Show Ballroom Dancing |
| 67. | It's Showtime NYC (please place next to Bronx Arena High School) | flexN, litefeet, hip hop, house, afro |
| 68. | Italian Arts Festival: The Spirit of Italy* | Italian Folk Dance |
| 69. | Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet* | Jazz / Hip-Hop |
| 70. | Jatary Sunchy Danza y Proyeccion Escenica* | Danza Ecuatoriana Otavalo |
| 71. | JBelly School of RAQ: Bellydance* | Bellydance |
| 72. | Jon Lehrer Dance Company* | Modern and Jazz Dance |
| 73. | JunXion | Free form |
| 74. | Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA inc | Caribbean Carnival Stilt Dancers |
| 75. | KalaKriti Academy of the Arts* | Kathak - Indian Classical |
| 76. | Kalmyk Heritage Center inc* | Ethnic |
| 77. | Karla Florez School of Dance* | Colombian Folk Dance |
| 78. | Kazanami* | Japanese Yosakoi |
| 79. | Kinding Sindaw* | Traditional Maranao |
| 80. | Kulture Kool South Asian Cultural Center* | Indian Fusion |
| 81. | Lao American Traditions* | Lao Traditional & Folk dance |
| 82. | Lei Pasifika* | Tahitian Ori |
| 83. | Lion Dance Company* | Contemporary/Hip Hop/ Latin/ Fusion |
| 84. | Long Island Music Conservatory* | Chinese Classical Dance (丽人行) |
| 85. | Los Andulleros de Santiago* | Dominican Carnaval |
| 86. | Los Wachos* | House Dance |
| 87. | Lower East Side Preparatory High School* | Reggeaton and salsa |
| 88. | Mairu* | Japanese Dance |
| 89. | Mambembé & Quenia Ribeiro | Samba Reggae |
| 90. | Manhattan Street Samba Rio* | Brazilian Samba |
| 91. | Mayura Dance Academy* | Bollywood (Hip Hop, Semiclassical, Fusion), Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Bhangra and Garba |
| 92. | MDC Arts* | Ecuadorian Traditional Dance Rhythms (NYC Style) |
| 93. | Methodz | Contemporary Fusion |
| 94. | Meyer Levin Middle School Red Storm Cheer Team* | Cheer |
| 95. | MindLeaps* | Introduction to Movement for first-time dancers! |
| 96. | Monkey Wrench NYC | Techno / Bass music |
| 97. | Moving For Life & Global Water Dances NY* | Fluid aerobic |
| 98. | Ms. Aly’s Dance Studio | Hip Hop |
| 99. | MSE Dragonflies* | Hip Hop |
| 100. | My House Radio FM | House |
| 101. | New York Butoh Institute* | Butoh |
| 102. | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 104 | Hip Hop |
| 103. | NIA Community Services Network @ IS 281* | Hip Hop |
| 104. | NIA Community Services Network @ MS 443* | Hip Hop |
| 105. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 104 | Hip Hop |
| 106. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 185 | Hip Hop |
| 107. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 186 | Hip Hop |
| 108. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 212 | Hip Hop |
| 109. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 216* | Hip Hop |
| 110. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS 253 | Hip Hop |
| 111. | NIA Community Services Network @ PS/IS 121* | Hip Hop |
| 112. | NIA Community Services Network Beacon @ PS 247* | Hip Hop |
| 113. | NIA Community Services Network Beacon @ PS 176* | Hip Hop |
| 114. | Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance* | Irish dance |
| 115. | NYC Dhamaka* | Cultural, South Asian Dance |
| 116. | Obremski/Works* | Contemporary Dance |
| 117. | P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau* | Hip Hop |
| 118. | P.S. 86K Bushwick Magnet Multimedia and Arts Academy | Nigerian Igbo |
| 119. | Pallavi Kathak LLC (Pallavi Kathak Gurukul)* | Indian Classical Dance - Kathak |
| 120. | Philadanco* | Dance Writer |
| 121. | PS56 The Lewis H. Latimer Dance Team* | House / Hip Hop |
| 122. | Pulse8* | Marjorette |
| 123. | Punk Rope | Jump Rope with multiple styles |
| 124. | Reaction Dance Company NYC* | Kpop, Bachata, Bollywood/Afro-beat mashup |
| 125. | Reba Browne Dance Company* | Bollywood & Semi-Classical Indian Dance |
| 126. | Remy Charlip Air Mail Dances: Flowering Trees* | Modern Dance |
| 127. | Rogue Wave | Contemporary Modern |
| 128. | Salty Swords of the Seas by Museum H Studios* | Texas Coast Fest Dance Style |
| 129. | Samaw Dance Company (Resonance)* | House, Street Jazz & Contemporary |
| 130. | Samba New York!* | Samba |
| 131. | San Simon Sucre NY* | Caporales |
| 132. | SarAika Movement Collective* | Contemporary |
| 133. | Shot of Scotch NYC* | Scottish Highland |
| 134. | Siren City | Majorette |
| 135. | Steme Dance NYC | Jazz |
| 136. | Studio Once | Jazz Funk |
| 137. | Sunflower Association* | Chinese Folk Dance |
| 138. | Tambores y Flores NYC* | Colombian Folkloric & Cumbia |
| 139. | Tandava Arts Bellydance* | Bellydance |
| 140. | Taylor Lovett Dance Academy Incorporated* | Majorette |
| 141. | Thai Life New York* | Traditional and contemporary mix |
| 142. | The Cordillera Cultural Ensemble* | Igorot Dance - Indigenous Dance of the Northen Philippines of the Austronesian Nations |
| 143. | The Empire Kittens | Classic Burlesque |
| 144. | The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts* | various |
| 145. | The Freaky Deaky Krewe | Assless Chaps |
| 146. | The Haus of Performing Arts* | jazz salsa vogue fusion |
| 147. | The Kingdom Dance Co* | Hip Hop |
| 148. | The Movement Studio* | Hip Hop |
| 149. | The Pocket Fuel Groovers* | Contemporary Groove |
| 150. | The Red Project NYC* | Afro-Contemporary, Post-Modern & Dance Theater |
| 151. | Tinkus San Simon NY | Bolivian Tinkus |
| 152. | Upasana Odissi* | Indian Classical Dance: Odissi |
| 153. | World Dance Initiative | Korea Traditional |
| 154. | Xanadu Roller Arts | Roller Skate |
| 155. | Xianix Barrera Flamenco Company* | Flamenco |
| 156. | Yaroque Dance Theatre* | Contemporary |
| 157. | Yvonne Gutierrez Herencia Dancers* | Flamenco and Salsa |
| 158. | ZCO / Dance Project* | Adaptive Fushion Dance |
| 159. | Zeta Charter Schools* | Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary |
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