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Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di Piazza will present Tarantata - Spider Dance, an anicent healing tradition with tarantella trance dances and chants for the Black Madonna.  The cast of singers, musicians and dancers will re-enact the ritual traditionally celebrated in Italy on June 29th, the Feast of St. Paul.  The production is meticulously researched by Belloni, a native of Rome, with costumes and instrumentation as authentic as possible.See More

The Valentina Kozlova Dance Conservatory will hold its Spring Gala June 10th.   Kozlova, former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet, presents her students in excerpts from the classics as well as original ballets created for them by choreographer Nina Buisson.  Also appearing are medalists from the recent Kozlova International Ballet Competition: Nikita Boris and Ruben Rascon (from the New Jersey Ballet) will dance La Esmeralda Grand Pas de Deux; others will appear…See More

Former Rockette Mary Six Rupert presents "Forever Linked,' a tap dance extravaganza that celebrates the art of precision dancing and its history from The Tiller Girls to the Rockettes.  The show features The Legacy Dancers, a line of former Rockettes that still rocks, as well as tappers and specialty dancers.   92-year old Muriel Bradshaw will be seen speaking on tape.  Bradshaw was a Roxyette, the group that appeared at the Roxy Theater and opened Radio City Music Hall in 1932 and later…See More

Eliot Feld's KIDS DANCE, 40 whiz kids aged 11 to 18, returns to The Joyce for 6 performances, including the premieres of Feld's Pointing 2 and Pointing 3, for young ladies en pointe; three Feld masterworks: The Jig Is Up, Meshugana Dance, and Apple Pie (created especially for the kids); and It's the Effort That Counts, co-choreographed by three Juilliard graduates: Stephanie Terasaki, Conner Bormann and Riley O'Flynn.See More

The LaMaMa Moves! Dance Festival presents the unique artist Anabella Lenzu, who declares "No More Beautiful Dances," a dance/theater solo in which the spoken word, drawings, photographs, and video projections by Todd Carroll merge to offer a very personal view of femininity, aging physically and emotionally, and what it means to be a woman today.  The high-tech presentation also features two live-streaming cameras, one above and one below the stage, two laptops, and two projectors.See More

Approximately 9,000 dancers are warming up for the 12th annual Dance Parade, Saturday May 19th, getting under way at 1 PM on Broadway & 21st St., NYC, dancing through Union Square and University Place, across 8th St/Saint Marks to a grandstand in Astor Place Plaza.   From there the dancers will continue to boogie their way Tompkins Square Park at 3 PM, where 5 stages will be set up for free performances by many of the groups, social dancing, and free classes in different kinds of dance.  …See More

Pentacle management, a leader in dance management for 40 years, presents its Gala 2018 on Thursday May 10th, 6:30 to 9 PM, at The Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.  Drinks and light fare will be served, and the festivities will include performances by Beth Gill, Kimberly Bartosik, and Larry Keigwin.  Tickets: $150.  For tickets/information, e-mail rsvp@pentacle.orgSee More

The Limon Dance Company returns to the Joyce with a major revival of Limon's stirring "Missa Brevis," staged and directed by Kristen Foote and Clay Taliaferro.  Also by Limon is his "The Unsung," for an all-male cast honoring the nobility and spirit of Native Americans. Artistic Director Colin Connor has created a new work for an all-female cast: "The Body is a House Without Walls," set to music by Beethoven.  The season will also see dances commissioned by the Limon organization from three…See More

Chen Dance Center presents another edition of "newsteps," its emerging choreographers series.  In a departure from its usual programs, this newsteps will show works by professionals in other medias: artists, actors, musicians, singers, and photographers, applying their knowledge of the creative processes of their respective art forms to the choreographic process.  Each participant - Kate Douglas, Bryndon Cook, Lauren Oliver, Alec Funiciello and Sophia Zukoski - will receive a stipend, free…See More

A Taste of Dance Parade will be one of the lively events that kicks off the 12th Annual Dance Parade.  Doors will open at 6 PM and at 7 PM just a few of the companies participating in the parade (May 19th) will dance, representing the great variety of dance in the parade.  Performers include Demir Tasmagambetov (Indian Bharatanatyam), Angel Kaba and Dancers (contemporary hip hop), Skin Dance Arts (dance/drama),Rhythm Locura (same-gender salsa), Folk Dance Club Kaleidoscope (Slavic) and more.See More

Celia Ipiotis announces a video screening and live discussion of Nijinsky's revolutionary "The Rite of Spring."  Video excerpts are from the 1987 revival for The Joffrey Ballet in a reconstruction by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, and two former Joffrey dancers, Nicole Duffy Robertson and Denise Jackson Sutherland, will be on hand for a live interview by Celia Ipiotis.See More

The Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition will come to a grand finale with the announcement of the dancers who will receive medals, scholarships to schools and contracts with companies around the world, followed by a Gala Performance.  Announcements at 6 PM (no dancing); performance at 7 PM with appearances by medalists and a special tribute to the late Rudolf Nureyev.  Charles Jude, former etoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, protégé of Nureyev, and trustee of the Nureyev Foundation,…See More