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.
In commemoration of the victims of Japan's earthquake the Dance Parade will be lead by the Yosakoi Dance Project. Whether it be boogie-woogie, Viennese waltz or samba, the Dance Parade will once again unite people and cultures. A great opportunity for young and old and everyone inbetween!
New York Dance Parade May 21, 1 pm, 21st Street (between Park and Fifth Av)
New York Dance Festival May 21, 3 - 7 pm, Tompkins Square Park
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