SPECIAL EVENT ALERT!! "Dance Parade" has been a NYC staple since 2006 and I was very fortunate to get on board with this movement in 2007. Despite what Covid-19 has done to separate us the ever-resourceful Greg Miller (founder of DP) and his team came up with a way to keep this NYC icon of an event going virtually! 🏃💃🏃💃 @danceparadenyc Saturday May 16 at 1PM EDT! Dance Parade goes online worldwide! Register for FREE in their bio link on zoom! #danceparade #dancewithoutborders #danceparadenyc #dance #nyc #iloveny #newyorkcity #timeoutnewyork 🏃💃🏃💃 Parade & Festival highlights: ❤🏃 The New York Grandstand: Princess Lockerooo opens the parade with a Waacking Flashmob. Get your freak on + dance out to DJ Liquid Todd, watch or participate in dance battles, tutu jams, cultural spotlights, witness the "Dance Police Lockdown," + take part in Barbara Ann Michaels' “I Dance Like You!” showcase. FREE registration includes vibrant virtual backgrounds for participants to use on Zoom. ❤💃 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Kicking off the family-friendly event, is a ceremony officiated by Emcee Jungle to pay homage to healthcare workers + to introduce dance celebrity Grand Marshals: Award winning modern dance choreographer David Dorfman, Masala Bhangra pioneer Sarina Jain, SiriusXM Radio DJ Liquid Todd, + world-renowned dance artist Princess Lockerooo. ❤🏃 DanceFest Teaching Stage: Pick up dance moves from five diverse dance styles. Strike-A-Pose in Princess Lockeroo’s Waacking class, learn free-form contemporary phrases with David Dorfman, experience traditional Indian Bhangra with Sarina Jain, take African with Karisma and Zumba with Laci Chisholm’s Fit4Dance. ❤💃 Dare to Dance Challenge: See the winners of Dance Parade's video contest that challenged choreographers to connect to their dancers remotely during this period of isolation and social distancing. Thanks to Nancy Steele of STEELE DANCE, three winners will receive cash prizes and have their 1-minute videos premiered. ❤🏃 Grandstand Show: Relive the actual Dance Parade in New York City with Emcee Shireen Dickson. Hear interviews of artistic directors and get a glimpse of the stories behind diverse types of dance cu (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGk-pxpDlf/?igshid=1ssyqy08iztzl