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[VIDEO] Due to Long Delays, These Newlyweds Had Their First Dance on a NYC Subway Train

2025-01-14T12:00:00-05:00

When the train to their reception got delayed, these newlyweds and their entire wedding party started the celebration early -- and they had their first dance on the New York City subway

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[VIDEO] Due to Long Delays, These Newlyweds Had Their First Dance on a NYC Subway Train

2023-08-08T12:00:00-04:00

When the train to their reception got delayed, these newlyweds and their entire wedding party started the celebration early -- and they had their first dance on the New York City subway

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[VIDEO] EROSION, a Stunning Short Film That Captures an Ever Changing New York City

2023-07-30T12:00:00-04:00

EROSION is a stunning short film from Brooklyn Aerials and others that features 4 flex dancers in slow motion around a fast-paced and quickly gentrifying New York City.

Every New Yorker is familiar with Showtime dancers cheering up a full subway car - though these days dancers get arrested instead of earning tips for their talents. Dancers are being forced out of the subway and now have alternative events like “Its Showtime NYC” to legally dance above ground. This was the original inspiration for EROSION - a changing city, that is losing culture and character while it gets cleaned up. Moving towards a landscape of sterile glass high rises. It is a a safe, clean, boring new world!

Check out the accompanying blog post to learn more about the film, and the video equipment used to make it look this great!

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[VIDEO] Here's What it Takes to Become a Rockette: Rockette Auditions | Ep.1

2023-01-07T12:00:00-05:00

The journey starts here 👯‍♀️💙 On episode one of Rockette Auditions, watch aspiring Rockettes make their way through the first few days of the auditions process.

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[VIDEO] First Chinese Principal Dancer in NYC Ballet History Hopes to Inspire

2022-10-20T12:00:00-04:00

Chun Wai Chan is the first Chinese principal dancer in New York City Ballet’s 74-year history. The 30-year-old who was born in China’s southern Guangdong province, says he still finds it “unbelievable” each time he hears his name announced as the US troupe’s top-ranked performer. Chan hopes his experience in one of the foremost dance companies in the world will inspire more Asians to pursue professional ballet careers. “Asian male dancers are definitely able to dance,” he said, “because I have been dancing forever.”

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[WATCH] Bryant Park Offers Pop-up Professional Ice Dance Performances

2022-01-27T16:00:00-05:00

The Ice Theatre of New York is putting on free pop-up concerts for the public, but if you get there late, you may miss it since the shows are just about 10 minutes.

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[VIDEO] The Freedom to Be: Alvin Ailey Dancers

2021-09-20T12:00:00-04:00

In our third episode of The Freedom to Be video series, timed to coincide with #NationalDanceDay today (Sept. 18), we spotlight the Black dance community in NYC. Choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey founded his namesake company in 1958 to bring African American dance to all corners of the US—and, eventually, the world. The dance theater, which forged a space for Black creatives in times and places where it often didn’t exist, is now a fixture of New York City culture.

Meet two dancers from the troupe, Yannick Lebrun and Caroline Dartey, who emigrated from French Guiana and Switzerland, respectively, to pursue their dreams. Lebrun has been with the company for almost 15 years, while Dartey is just starting her journey. Both enjoy the sense of community and freedom of expression they’ve found at Alvin Ailey.

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[REPOST] Watch These New Yorkers Join a Random Dance Off in Times Square Subway Station

2021-08-23T10:00:00-04:00

Brooklyn filmmaker/actor/entertainer Meir Kalmanson has done quite a few stunts in the City, including dancing like crazy behind unsuspecting strangers, the subway dance party and high-fiving taxi hailing strangers.

In this recent video, Kalmanson hits the Times Square subway station to get random New Yorkers to participate in a dance off.

New York City Dance Off! - Human connection is super important to me. Something that I try to push in the videos I create. Living in New York City I'm surrounded by hundreds of people constantly and yet, everyone is in their own world, not noticing the beauty and people around them. In this video I decided to connect strangers through dance and music; both are international languages which all can connect with. The results were out of this world incredibly awesome!

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[WATCH] Stand Here for Dance Party: Improv Everywhere's Latest Public Surprise Performance

2021-07-16T12:00:00-04:00

For our latest mission, we placed a decal (designed in the style of the ubiquitous social distancing circles) that read “stand here for dance party” on the ground in Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan. When unsuspecting New Yorkers and tourists followed instructions and stood on the decal, they soon found themselves surrounded by a 100-person dance party featuring a professional b-boy dance crew and a vintage 1980s boombox.

Check out the accompanying article on Improv Everywhere for a full mission recap.

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[WATCH] "The Lions of Chinatown", a Short Film About a NYC Woman Training to Become the New Year Lion's Head

2020-02-13T12:00:00-05:00

The Lions of Chinatown is a short film from filmmaker Law Chen that follows a young woman who is training to fill the coveted lion's head position in the Chinese New Year celebrations.

THE LIONS OF CHINATOWN follows a young woman as she trains to become the lion head, a traditionally male dominated role in the forgotten art of Chinese lion dancing. Sara is ending a 5 year trial and hopes to become an official member of Hung Ching, The Chinese Freemasons, New York City Chinatown's most notorious lion dance crew since 1956.

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