New York City’s dance scene includes ballet, flamenco, tango and folkloric dance theater; dance festivals and social dancing
Fri Nov 29, 2019-Jan 5, 2020
David H. Koch Theater
LINCOLN CENTER, NYC
The first Marie/Clara of color dances in NYC’s Christmas holiday ballet. [The ballerina who popularized “The Nutcracker” in the U.S. was Native American.]
Tue-Sun, Dec 4, 2019- Jan 5, 2020
New York City Center
MIDTOWN, NYC
Three world premieres that capture the zeitgeist, two company premieres, two new productions and always “Revelations”
Thursday, January 30, 2020
PURCHASE COLLEGE
Purchase, New York (White Plains)
The legacy company of Mexican-American modern dance pioneer José Limón performs Limón classics and new works
Tue-Sun, April 7-19, 2020
Joyce Theater
CHELSEA, NYC
America’s leading Latino dance organization presents its spring 2020 season
Ballet, the science of dance, is an Italian court dance, developed in France, preserved in Russia and Denmark after the French Revolution, then reintroduced to the world out of Paris.
For us, dance and music are one and the same. Where there is one, there is the other. In fact in Puerto Rican Bomba, the dancer leads and the drummers follow.
How you dance is an expression of who you are, as an individual, and as a member of your community.
In Afro-Indigenous culture, dance is a form of therapy. If you have a problem, you talk to the community healer. They tell you which angel you need to accept in your life. That angel likely has the same problem as you, but they are a God so can overcome problems.
You pray and dance with that angel which helps you heal yourself. You also dance in public, so the entire community understands your problem and can join in helping you overcome it. That’s our therapy. Let’s dance.
New York City Ballet’s David H. Koch Theater is NYC’s premiere dance theater. American Ballet Theatre also performs there and at the Metropolitan Opera House. New York City Center hosts big international companies. The Joyce Theater hosts small international companies.
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ Dance theatre including the Fall for Dance Festival, Flamenco Festival, Alvin Ailey; and Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway revivals
LINCOLN CENTER, dance theater ~ NYC’s big dance theater is the home of the New York City Ballet
CHELSEA, NYC ~ New York City’s independent dance theater is a major international dance producer with a long history developing dance in Cuba
UPPER EAST SIDE, NYC ~ NYC’s legendary Jewish cultural center hosts talks, classical and jazz concerts, and the Harkness Dance Festival
New York City Center’s Fall for Dance festival opens NYC’s dance season in October. The Harkness Dance Festival is at the 92nd Street Y in February. The Flamenco Festival comes through NY City Center in March. The Youth America Grand Prix auditions at Lincoln Center in April are NYC’s most exciting ballet festival.
Summer brings the Dance on Camera Festival and the Battery Dance Festival. Jacob’s Pillow is nearby.
Wed, October 23, 2019
The world’s leading ballet companies take you behind the scenes to see a day in the life of a professional ballet dancer on Facebook Live
NYC’s major dance companies are New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Saturday, January 11, 2020
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This excellent Mexican folkloric ballet performs excerpts from its signature works “Valentina” and “Sin Fronteras”
Sun-Mon, Oct 13-14, 2019
RANDALLS ISLAND ~ The Redhawk Native American Arts Council’s annual Indigenous People Day pow wow celebration in front of Icahn Stadium in Randall’s Island Park
UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC ~ America’s leading Latino contemporary dance organization has first and second companies, a ballet school and hosts Latino talks
New York City’s leading Mexican folkloric dance organization has a touring company, a dance school and does arts in education programs. This company is so good, they should be on Broadway.
FALL September-October
WINTER January-March
SPRING April-May
David H. Koch Theater
LINCOLN CENTER, NYC
George Balanchine (Russia) and Jerome Robbins (Broadway) built one of the world’s great ballet companies
HAMILTON HEIGHTS, NYC ~ This fine ballet company and ballet school has superb African, Brazilian, Creole and Cuban dancers
A biography of the Italian ballet dancer and actor
NEW YORK CITY; Dec 3, 2018; Cuban ballet leader ~ Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet Artistic Director, former New York City Ballet Principal, talks about being a Cuban immigrant, family, opportunity, dancing for Balanchine and Robbins, the future of ballet and who we really are
Friday, April 14, 2017
LINCOLN CENTER, ~ The Youth America Grand Prix tributes the Argentine legend, “the Baryshnikov of Latin America” at the David H. Koch Theatre
BALLET HISPÁNICO, UPPER WEST SIDE, November 10, 2015 ~ Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro talks about being a Cuban-American dancer, developing Ballet Hispánico, and what it means to be Latino in the United States today
BALLET HISPÁNICO, UPPER WEST SIDE, November 10, 2015 ~ International Brazilian choreographer Fernando Melo discusses his “Untitled” World Premiere for Ballet Hispanico at the Apollo Theater
November 10, 2015 ~ Herman Cornejo & Luciana Paris talk about their careers, working with Julio Bocca, and dancing for American Ballet Theatre. At the Argentine Consulate.
MIDTOWN, Mon-Sat ~ Spanish flamenco shoes, clothing and accessories
Once upon a time in New York City…
Sat-Sun, Dec 14-15, 2019
Queens Theatre
FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, Queens
New York City’s Latino Christmas show by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company should be on Broadway
Fri-Sun, December 6-8, 2019
LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC ~ Bring to life the holiday traditions of the Spanish diaspora in Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico and mother Spain at Abrons Arts Center
Fri-Sun, Nov 22 – Dec 15, 2019
Thalia Hispanic Theatre
SUNNYSIDE, Queens ~ Colombia comes alive through its music and dance traditions
Tue-Sun, Nov 19 – Dec 1, 2019
CHELSEA, NYC ~ This flamenco show about prowling for partners feels like a Spanish flamenco bar with star power at the Joyce Theater
Wed, October 23, 2019
The world’s leading ballet companies take you behind the scenes to see a day in the life of a professional ballet dancer on Facebook Live
Sunday, October 20, 2019
PURCHASE, NYC (White Plains) ~ Javier Limón, the world’s best flamenco producer, brings “the best flamenco group in the world” to Purchase College
October 16-27, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ In a season of masters, jazz, romantics and families; Principal Herman Cornejo (Argentina) celebrates his 20th Anniversary with ABT on a starry, starry night at the David H. Koch Theater
Wed-Fri, October 16-18, 2019
GREENWICH VILLAGE ~ One of New York City’s leading flamenco dance companies brings the Andalucían style of dancing in bars to Le Poisson Rouge
Sunday, October 13, 2019
UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC ~ The World Music Institute brings the last touring band of the greatest flamenco guitarist in history to Symphony Space
October 1-13, 2019
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ Four world-class companies / choreographers / dancers a night for just $15 is the best deal in dance at New York City Center
Fri-Sat, November 22-23, 2019
HARLEM, NYC ~ The leading Latino dance organization in the U.S. explores Latin identity through female choreographers Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Andrea Miller and Michelle Manzanales at the Apollo Theater
Sunday, November 10, 2019
HARLEM, NYC ~ The DTH School, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Evidence bring ballet to the community at the Dance Theatre of Harlem studios
September 17-21, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ NYC Ballet opens its 2019-20 season with the first full-length abstract ballet. Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds were never so lovely at the David H. Koch Theater.
September 17 – Oct 13, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ New leadership, Lovette and Liang premieres, a centennial tribute to modern dance legend Merce Cunningham, and Brazilian Soloist Jovani Furlan at the David H. Koch Theater
Sun-Fri, August 11-16, 2019
BATTERY PARK CITY ~ This international dance festival is bringing Argentine, French and Mexican dance companies to Robert F. Wagner Park. FREE
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ This charismatic Spanish flamenco dance star of the new generation brings one of his more personal shows to New York. Arooj Aftab opens with Sufi rock.
Friday, August 2, 2019
CROTONA PARK, The Bronx ~ If you never danced African drum, you never lived. Indigenous Honduran Garifuna shake things up for SummerStage at the Crotona Park Amphitheater
Wednesday-Sunday, July 24 – August 11, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER & CONCOURSE, THE BRONX ~ Lincoln Center’s summer festival includes African, Cuban, Dominican, Honduran, Indigenous, Jewish, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, & Spanish music, dance, film and word for FREE
Fri-Mon, July 12-15, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER, NYC ~ The world’s longest-running dance film festival is screening Cuban, Disability, French and Spanish dance films
June 1 – August 27, 2019
Summer live music dance theatre festival
NYC PARKS ~ African, Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Creole, Cuban, Dominican, French, Garifuna, Haitian, Indigenous, Italian, Jewish, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Spanish culture and more. FREE
LINCOLN CENTER | Mon-Sat, May 13-20, 2019 | French ballet dance theatre | Ratmansky’s staging stars Stella Abrera, Alexandre Hammoudi and Carlos Gonzalez
RED BANK, NEW JERSEY | Mon, May 6, 2019 | Mexican folk dance theatre | Calpulli tells the real story of why we celebrate Cinco de Mayo
FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS | Sat, Apr 27, 2019 | Latin American dance festival ~ Chilean, Guatemalan, Haitian and Uruguayan dance companies show who we are
LINCOLN CENTER; Wed-Sat, Apr 17-20, 2019; Ballet dance audition ~ The best ballet shows in NYC are the Finals, Gala Performance & International Dance School Festival
EAST VILLAGE; Wed-Sun, Apr 10-14, 2019; Contemporary ballet Mexican style ~ ‘Valentina’ is a collection of stories that speak to the strength and resilience of women during the Mexican Revolution
Wed-Sat, Apr 10, 12, 13, 2019
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ New York City’s African-American classical ballet company honors founder Arthur Mitchell (1934-2018) at New York City Center
MANHATTAN, BRONX, QUEENS; PREFEST Apr 5-8, FEST Apr 9-16, 2019; Latin American film festival ~ Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Peruvian & Spanish movies, red carpet & parties, plus Cuban ballet legend CARLOS ACOSTA
LINCOLN SQUARE; Fri-Sat, Apr 5-6, 2019; Mexican-American modern dance theatre ~ One of New York’s great Mexican-American choreographers
CHELSEA; Tue-Sun, Mar 26-31, 2019; Cuban contemporary dance theatre ~ Explore the Latin diaspora with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (Colombian), Edwaard Liang (Chinese) & Bennyroyce Royon (Filipino)
DUMBO, BROOKLYN, Fri, Mar 22, 2019, Mexican contemporary ballet gala fundraiser ~ Support this young dance company who explores being “nepantla” (in-between) with grace and beauty
UPPER EAST SIDE; Wed, Mar 13, 2019; Cuban contemporary dance theatre ~ U.S. debut dancing three Pedro Ruiz ballets
MIDTOWN, Thu-Sun, Mar 7-10, 2019, FLAMENCO FESTIVAL, Spanish flamenco dance theatre ~ Sara Baras, one of the world’s great flamenco dancers (really) celebrates her company’s 20th Anniversary and plays with gender in the shadows of flamenco
FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, Sat, Mar 2, 2019, Mexican contemporary ballet dance theatre ~ What New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine did with the folkloric dances of his native Russia, Ballet Nepantla is doing with the folkloric dances of Mexico
MIDTOWN, Fri, Feb 22, 2019, Spanish flamenco dance theatre ~ “Greatest flamenco dancer of the century” (The New York Times)
LINCOLN CENTER, Tue-Sun, Feb 13-17 & 19-24, 2019, French ballet dance theatre ~ One of NYC Ballet’s most elaborate productions with over 100 dancers.
LINCOLN CENTER, Jan 22 – Feb 2, 2019 ~ Balanchine’s neoclassical masterpieces “Apollo,” “Orpheus” and “Agon” set to Stravinsky. Russian-French ballet dance theatre.
Fri-Sun, January 18-20, 2019
CHELSEA, NYC ~ One of Cuba’s leading flamenco dance companies returns to the Joyce
CHELSEA, Tue-Wed, January 15-16, 2019 ~ One of Cuba’s most daring contemporary dance makers, George Céspedes, makes his U.S. debut at the Joyce Cuba Festival.
# cuban contemporary dance festival
CHELSEA, Jan 9-13, 2019, Wed-Sun ~ Cuba’s leading international contemporary dance company opens the Joyce Cuba Festival with Ohad Naharin’s “Tabula Rasa.”
# cuban israeli contemporary dance
APOLLO THEATER, HARLEM, Fri-Sat, December 7-8, 2018 ~ America’s leading Latino dance company shows a Spanish contemporary take on Bizet’s French opera about the fiery Romani woman “Carmen”
NEW YORK CITY CENTER, MIDTOWN, Tue-Sun, November 28-December 30, 2018 ~ Ailey classics and Company premieres by Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Wayne McGregor & Jessica Lang. Opening night gala.
#AFRICAN #MODERNDANCE
Performance and discussion.
Ballet Hispánico and the Harkness Dance Center
92nd Street Y
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Friday, September 14, 2018
Rumba Flamenca is Spanish Flamenco with Black American and Caribbean influences.
Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning
Jamaica, Queens
Friday – Saturday
June 22 – 23, 2018
Jessica Lang world premiere, new productions of Judith Jamison and Jawole Will Jo Zollar, and Ailey’s classic ‘Revelations.’
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Saturday, June 16, 2018
‘Concerto Barocco,’ ‘Agon’ and ‘The Four Temperaments’
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
APRIL – JUNE
END OF THE SEASON
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center
Alessandra Ferri (Italian), Misty Copeland (African-American) & Herman Cornejo (Argentine)
Friday – Saturday
May 25 – 26, 2018
Ballets by Peter Walker, Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck.
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
APRIL – MAY
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center
Monday – Saturday
May 14 – 19, 2018
Special family program of Latin American dance and culture. Dance with Mom on stage.
United Palace Theatre
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 13, 2018
One of the pioneers of Modern Dance in New York was Mexico-born José Limón. Limón ‘Missa Brevis’ 60th Anniversary, Connor ‘The Body is a House Without Walls’ and Limón’s ‘The Unsung.’
Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Tuesday – Sunday
May 8 – 13, 2018
‘Apollo,’ ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin,’ ‘Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux,’ & ‘Symphony in Three Movements.’
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
APRIL
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Royal Ballet legend is debuting his new Cuban contemporary ballet company.
New York City Center
Midtown, Manhattan
Wednesday – Friday
April 25 – 27, 2018
Works by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican choreographers, including two world premieres that salute the beloved Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Tuesday – Sunday
April 10 – 15, 2018
Wed-Sat, April 4, 6, 7, 2018
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ Amazing African-American, Brazilian & Puerto Rican dancers at New York City Center
The Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
GALA Wednesday, March 21
Tuesday – Sunday
March 20 – 25, 2018
MIDTOWN, Fri-Sat, Mar 9-10, 2018 ~ Yerbabuena celebrates its 20th anniversary with “Carne y Hueso” (Flesh and Bone).
# spanish flamenco festival dance
‘Untitled’ world premiere by resident choreographer Ma Cong, ‘Shibuya Blues’ by Colombian-Belgian dance maker Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and ‘Meðal’ (Among) by Helen Pickett.
Tuesday – Saturday
March 6 – 10, 2018
‘Le Baiser de la Fée,’ ‘Agon,’ ‘Duo Concertant,’ & ‘Symphony in Three Movements.’
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
February – March
Saturday – Sunday
March 3 – 4, 2018
French choreographer’s ‘Te Deum,’ ‘Wien,’ and ‘Dream Suite’ inspired by Marc Chagall.
Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Saturday – Sunday
March 3 – 4, 2018
Contemporary ballets by international choreographers Millepied, Blanc, Peck, and Ratmansky.
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Friday, March 2, 2018
MIDTOWN, Fri-Sun, Mar 2-4, 2018 ~ The world’s premiere Flamenco dance company visits New York.
# spanish flamenco festival dance
LINCOLN CENTER, Tue-Sun, Feb 13-23, 2018, French ballet dance theater. ~ Peter Martins choreography of the classic ballet.
CHELSEA, Tue-Sat, Feb 13-25, 2018, Spanish flamenco dance theater ~ One of NYC’s great flamenco dancers presents her latest show.
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Balanchine’s ‘Square Dance,’ Bigonzetti’s ‘Oltremare’ & Robbins’ ‘Four Seasons’
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Saturday, February 10, 2018
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Schumacher, Reisen, Preljocaj, & Peck
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Choreographer thought he was Pied Noir. Found out he is Algerian. Voila!
Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Tuesday – Sunday
January 30 – February 4, 2018
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
January 24 – February 3, 2018
Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
Chelsea
Wednesday-Sunday
January 17 – 21, 2018
APOLLO THEATER, HARLEM, Fri-Sat, December 1-2, 2017 ~ “Con Brazos Abiertos” (With open arms)
New York City Center
Midtown, Manhattan
Wednesday – Sunday
November 29 – December 31, 2017
New York City Center
Mainstage
131 West 55th St
between Sixth & Seventh Ave
Midtown, Manhattan
Thursday, October 26 – November 5, 2017
NJPAC Prudential Hall
1 Center St
Newark, New Jersey
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Queens Theatre
Sunday, October 29, 2017
The Town Hall, Midtown, Manhattan
Saturday, November 4, 2017
NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place
at West 4th St
Greenwich Village
Monday, October 9, 2017
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Ballet, National Ballet of Canada & San Francisco Ballet
ballet | flamenco | tango | social dancing