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American Ballet Theatre Spring 2019
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American Ballet Theatre Spring 2019

The venerable company returns to the Met with multiple full-length ballets

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The best dance shows in NYC this month
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The best dance shows in NYC this month

Your best bets for current and upcoming shows

Company XIV: Queen of Hearts
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Company XIV: Queen of Hearts

The haute-burlesque troupe sets its sights on Alice in Wonderland

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The 15 best dance movies of all time
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The 15 best dance movies of all time

You don’t need to leave your couch to kick up your heels, check out our list of the best dance movies

What it’s like to be a late-night dancer in NYC
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What it’s like to be a late-night dancer in NYC

Burn the midnight oil with four of the hardest-working (and twerking) after-hours dancers

Critics’ picks: Dance

Contemporary Dance in Bryant Park
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Contemporary Dance in Bryant Park

Welcome the weekend in style at this series of free Friday-evening shows in Bryant Park

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Pilobolus
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Pilobolus

The popular troupe melds dance with physical theater and striking stage imagery in a pair of programs

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River to River Festival
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River to River Festival

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's free, wide-flung arts celebration has many exciting offerings 

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FJK Dance
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FJK Dance

Fadi J. Khoury and his company continue their monthly Black Box series

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10 Hairy Legs
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10 Hairy Legs

The all-male repertory group flashes its hirsute limbs in premieres by Larry Keigwin and Adam Barruch

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Sean Jones: Dizzy Spellz
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Sean Jones: Dizzy Spellz

Trumpeter Jones uses the story Dizzy Gillespie to explore black life in this Afrofuturist music-dance piece

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Dance classes and studios

The best dance classes NYC has to offer
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The best dance classes NYC has to offer

Get moving and grooving whatever your skill level with these dance classes

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The best hip-hop dance classes in NYC
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The best hip-hop dance classes in NYC

Transform into a backup dancer at these hip-hop dance classes in NYC

The best swing dancing classes in NYC
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The best swing dancing classes in NYC

Lindy Hop your way to these swing dancing classes, and you’ll be a pro at the jitterbug

The best salsa dancing classes in NYC
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The best salsa dancing classes in NYC

Master shimmies and body rolls in no time

The best ballroom dancing classes in NYC
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The best ballroom dancing classes in NYC

Ballroom dancing isn’t just for period pieces or grandmas!

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The best dance studios in NYC
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The best dance studios in NYC

Every New Yorker—man or woman, old or young—should visit dance studios in NYC at least once in their lives

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Dance stories and pictures

Take a look at Jaamil Olawale Kosoko's daring #negrophobia
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Take a look at Jaamil Olawale Kosoko's daring #negrophobia

The Detroit native and performance art explorer makes a poetic foray into identity and erotic anxiety

Stunning sunset images from the Battery Dance Festival
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Stunning sunset images from the Battery Dance Festival

Five companies danced the night away in front of the Statue of Liberty

Let your heart leap at these images of Batsheva's Young Ensemble in Decadance
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Let your heart leap at these images of Batsheva's Young Ensemble in Decadance

Ohad Naharin's legendary company sends in an impressive team with a work that reveals the joy of generational change

See photos from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's latest image-rich work
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See photos from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's latest image-rich work

Take a look as the Taiwanese company visits BAM with the video-saturated Rice