💃Translation
Tue, Jun 9 at 7:30pm
The Culture Club
contemporary ballet installation
Immersive contemporary ballet installation by Troy Schumacher set to a live score by Julianna Barwick, staged inside The Culture Club.
💃Step Afrika! The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Wed, Jun 10
Joyce Theater — Chelsea District
stepping / percussive dance
Step Afrika performs percussive stepping choreography directly inspired by Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series paintings, at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea.
💃Everybooty 2026
Sun, Jun 14
BAM — Fort Greene
queer dance showcase
BAM's annual queer underground dance and performance showcase, Everybooty 2026, at Fort Greene's flagship performing arts center.
💃Shapes of Liberation
Thu, Jun 11 at 8:30pm
The Red Pavilion — Brooklyn, NY
pole showcase
11-artist pole dance showcase at The Red Pavilion in Brooklyn, organized around the theme of liberation and embodiment.
💃Moriah Evans #5/6
Fri, Jun 12 at 7pm
the chocolate factory theater
contemporary dance / choreography
Moriah Evans's fifth of six performances of her contemporary dance work at the Chocolate Factory Theater.
💃Moriah Evans #6/6
Sat, Jun 13 at 7pm
the chocolate factory theater
contemporary dance
Closing night of Moriah Evans's six-part contemporary dance series at the Chocolate Factory Theater.
💃Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Swing Dance Party With Cal
Wed, Jun 10 at 6:30pm
Lincoln Center — Lincoln Square
swing / Lindy Hop
Live big band swing dance party at Lincoln Center's outdoor plaza with Eyal Vilner Big Band and Caleb Teicher & Company.
💃Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance presents "The Winter's Tale"
Wed, Jun 10 at 7:30pm
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music - Mary Flagler Cary Hall
theater-dance / contemporary
Full-length theater-dance adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale performed with a live original score by composer Martin Bresnick at The DiMenna Center.
💃Neighbors/Plastic
Thu, Jun 11 at 12pm
Gambit Works Gallery
contemporary dance premiere
World-premiere dance duet performed with live music inside Gambit Works Gallery.
💃Memory Fleet: Beloved, Let's Cross
Thu, Jun 11
New York Live Arts — Chelsea District
contemporary dance
Contemporary dance work choreographed and performed by Jasmine Hearn at New York Live Arts in Chelsea.
💃KTCO at The Tank
Tue, Jun 9 at 7pm
The Tank — Hudson Yards
contemporary dance
Two world-premiere contemporary dance works by choreographer Katie Corrao, staged at The Tank in Hudson Yards.
💃AAADT in Brooklyn, NY
Sat, Jun 13 at 3pm
Alvin Ailey — Columbus Circle
contemporary dance / ballet
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
💃Bryant Park Picnic Performance: Contemporary Dance: It’s Showtime NYC!
Thu, Jun 11 at 7pm
Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park
free
contemporary/street dance performance
It's Showtime NYC! street dance company performs alongside SOLE Defined and Robin Dunn on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, free admission.
💃13Honoring Carol Mullins
Sat, Jun 13 at 6:15pm
Danspace Project — East Village
free
tribute performance
Free tribute event at Danspace Project in the East Village honoring choreographer and performer Carol Mullins.
💃2026 Queensboro Dance Festival
Sat, Jun 13 at 6pm
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 94th Street — Rockaway
free
dance festival
Professional dance performances staged on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk at Beach 94th Street, free festival.
💃Tango - Shakespeare Statue
Sat, Jun 13 at 6pm
Central Park: Shakespeare Statue Plaza — Manhattan
free
tango
Free recurring outdoor tango dancing at Central Park's Shakespeare Statue Plaza.
💃Bryant Park Picnic Performances: Contemporary Dance
Thu, Jun 11 at 7pm
Bryant Park — midtown
free
contemporary dance
Three contemporary dance companies performing outdoors in a free picnic-setting event at Bryant Park in Midtown.
💃Summer for the City
Wed, Jun 10
Lincoln Center — Lincoln Square
free
multi-event dance festival
Lincoln Center's free summer festival spanning hundreds of dance and arts events across the Lincoln Square campus.
💃Jasmine Hearn, Night #3/3
Sat, Jun 13 at 7:30pm
new york live arts
contemporary dance
Closing night of Jasmine Hearn's contemporary dance run at New York Live Arts, third of three performances.
💃Translation
Wed, Jun 10 at 7:30pm
The Culture Club
contemporary ballet installation
WILDCARD: A second staging of Troy Schumacher's immersive ballet installation Translation at The Culture Club, scored by Julianna Barwick — ballet reframed as an intimate gallery-scale installation rather than a proscenium performance.
💃Summer on the Hudson Senior Dance Dress Rehearsal
Wed, Jun 10 at 2pm
Riverside Park: Grants Tomb (Plaza)-RSP ,Riverside Park: Grants Tomb Steps-RSP ,Riverside Park: Grants Tomb South Allee and Lawns — Manhattan
free
dance rehearsal / performance
Senior dance ensemble dress rehearsal on the Grant's Tomb plaza and lawns.
💃Moriah Evans #3/6
Wed, Jun 10 at 7pm
the chocolate factory theater
contemporary dance
Third of six performances by contemporary choreographer Moriah Evans
💃Budget Dance
Thu, Jun 11 at 11:30am
City Hall Park: Broadway Sidewalk — Manhattan
free
dance performance
Free outdoor dance event on the sidewalk outside City Hall.
💃Moriah Evans #4/6
Thu, Jun 11 at 7pm
the chocolate factory theater
contemporary dance
Fourth of six performances by contemporary choreographer Moriah Evans
💃Steps Ahead 2026 Dance Recital: Shine From Within
Sat, Jun 13 at 10am
Christ the King High School — Queens, NY
dance recital
Annual student dance recital from Steps Ahead dance school
💃Summer on the Hudson Senior Dance Performance
Sat, Jun 13 at 1pm
Riverside Park: Grants Tomb (Plaza)-RSP ,Riverside Park: Grants Tomb South Allee and Lawns ,Riverside Park: Grants Tomb Steps-RSP — Manhattan
free
senior dance performance
Senior dance ensemble performs outdoors at Grant's Tomb plaza.
💃DALIAN STUDIO DANCE EVENT Amplified Sound
Sat, Jun 13 at 2pm
American Veterans Memorial Pier: American Veterans Memorial Pier — Brooklyn
free
studio dance showcase
Dalian Studio dance showcase with amplified sound on a waterfront pier.
💃Manhattan Youth Presents "We Are The World"
Sat, Jun 13 at 3:30pm
P.S. 89 Auditorium — New York, NY
youth dance recital
17th bi-annual youth spring dance recital by Manhattan Youth.
💃Salsa Stories - Beck Streets
Sat, Jun 13 at 4pm
BECK STREET Open Street 2026: BECK STREET Open Street 2026 — Bronx
free
salsa
Salsa dance event on a car-free Bronx open street
💃Its Just Dancing
Sun, Jun 14 at 2pm
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk: West 21st St Performance Area — Brooklyn
free
dance performance
Outdoor dance performance at the Coney Island boardwalk performance area.