Showing posts with label Dance Parade 2018. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dance Parade 2018. Show all posts

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Care to dance?



Here are a few photos from yesterday's rather soggy Dance Parade and DanceFest... where a little rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the participants... organizers said that some 10,000 dancers from 150-plus organizations took part in the 12th annual event ...


[Top 2 photos by Steven]

This year's theme, "The Cabaret of Life," celebrated the repeal last fall of NYC's Cabaret Law that dated to 1926.

EVG contributor Derek Berg shared these photos from along St. Mark's Place and in Tompkins Square Park for the DanceFest...























Friday, May 18, 2018

Dance • Dance • Dance



Dance • Dance • Dance

Drums are drumming
Speakers speaking
Rhythms to the crowd

Costumes costuming
Prism colors
Moving right around

Bodies gyrating
Arms a-waving
Feet a rhythmic blur

This the most fun
That is happening
People will concur

Once a year
Just not enough
Then again not everyday

We need to
Catch our breath
To dance in other ways

When we are lonely
Perhaps sad and blue
Dancing is the thing to do

Find a corner
Put on some sounds
Then dance around and around

Now feeling better
Because we know a way
Of being happy everyday

Who says
We need to wait to dance
Till the next dance day

Dance • Dance • Dance.


peter radley


Happening tomorrow (Saturday): The Dance Parade and DanceFest



You may have seen the police barricades in place along St. Mark's Place and parts of Tompkins Square Park... all ahead of the 12th annual Dance Parade and DanceFest.

The Parade kicks off at 1 p.m. at 21st and Broadway, and heads down to Eighth Street/St. Mark's Place ... and eventually into Tompkins Square Park for the DanceFest...



Organizers say that 10,000 (or so) dancers from 150-plus organizations will be taking part in the parade. This year's theme: "The Cabaret of Life," which celebrates the repeal of NYC's 1926 Cabaret Law last fall.

Here's the official website with more info.

And in case you were wondering if the whole thing will be called off because of the rainy forecast... No!

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

5 big events in May that you may or may not already know about


[Loisaida Festival photo by Stacie Joy]

May marks Lower East Side History Month, the annual celebration created by Fourth Arts Block and Downtown Art, with other local organizations and businesses taking part.

In addition to the activities (see the calendar here) associated with the History Month, here are a few more high-profile events this May...

• May 18-20 — Saint George Ukrainian Festival, Seventh Street. Details here.

• May 19 — Dance Parade and DanceFest, Astor Place, St. Mark's Place and Tompkins Square Park. Details here.

• May 25-27 — The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. Details here.

• May 27 — Loisaida Festival, Avenue C. Details here.

Thursday, April 19, 2018

1 month to the Dance Parade and DanceFest



The 12th annual Dance Parade and DanceFest is coming up on May 19.

The Parade kicks off at 1 p.m. at 21st and Broadway, and winds down to Eighth Street/St. Mark's Place ... and eventually heads into Tompkins Square Park for the DanceFest.

Here's the official website with more info... and how about a preview video...