#dancingisfreedom

NYC Dancers and HouseHeads! Here are some events where a few of my faves are spinning for us to get free on the dancefloor this holiday weekend. Swipe 👈🏿 to see fliers for details. Wherever you end up, be sure to stretch, HYDRATE and stay cool in this heatwave! 😎

Saturday, July 4

▪️@soulsummitmusic @analog_soul_ @lovie.world Timmy Regisford & more at @publicrecordsnyc

▪️@saintjamesjoy x @soulsummit × @houseofyesnyc @houseofgoalny at Industry City

▪️@kaialce @k.tea and more at 333 Stagg Street Rooftop, presented by @goldenrecordnyc @vin.yl_nyc @sandianyc

▪️@juan.cybotron.atkins and more at @signalnyc

Sunday, July 5:

▪️@musclecars.nyc & @iamrimarkable at @signalnyc

▪️@louievega & @ananesworld @the_ritual_anane_louie_vega_ @jihadmuhammad at @publicrecordsnyc

HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY DANCE PARADE!

🖼✍️🏾reposted from @danceparadenyc HAPPY DANCE PARADE DAY! May 16 is finally here and the weather is looking amazing for our 20th Anniversary! We will pin this post as a quick reference guide for today’s celebrations!

DANCE PARADE starts at 11:30AM with a ribbon cutting at 17th St. and 6th Avenue! Dance groups will need to check in at 17th Street and 5th Avenue. See the parade route map in the second slide to catch the parade along 6th Avenue, 8th St., Astor Place or St. Marks Place!

DanceFest is our FESTIVAL portion at Tompkins Square Park with stage performances starting as early as 2PM! Schedules for today’s performances, dance classes and more are listed on our website at danceparade.org! Links are all below including the After Party at Nublu 151. Look for our New York Dance Police for discounted After Party tickets!

danceparade.org/see-the-parade

danceparade.org/dancefest

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dance-parade-after-party-with-timmy-regisford-and-friends-tickets-1987108709642

As a community, let’s enjoy today but also show some patience and kindness if things don’t quite go smoothly. Look for our team members in light blue shirts for help but also look out for one another. We have water for everyone and restroom facilities can be located at our start area, Astor Place Grandstand and at Tompkins Square Park. Indoor facilities can be found at a lot of shops along the way including Whole Foods, Container Store, Wegman’s, Swiss Institute, etc. We encourage patronizing the businesses in the area including restaurants, bars, pizza places and local favorites like Ray’s Candy Store, Lucky’s on B, Crif Dogs, to name a few.

Take a selfie with us and tag us at @danceparadenyc! We can’t wait to see eDance Parade NYCite moments and dance with everyone!

Photo of House Coalition by Mikiodo.

#MarjorySmarthForever

@livetruedancefree 💜

Experiencing @alvinailey 's annual performances at @nycitycenter is a treasured tradition for me during the holidays. Be sure to catch the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2024–25 season, which is dedicated to the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943-2024), before it ends on January 5, 2025!

I was blessed to attend the opening night of the 66th season on December 4 "...celebrating the lineage and legacy of AILEY that continues to open doors and break new ground in dance and culture."

(Thanks for the 🔌 @fvaral!) In tribute to #JudithJamison, the company performed an excerpt of Alvin Ailey's 'Cry', honoring her legacy and contributions. The evening also featured the 25th anniversary return of Ronald K. Brown's Grace, with a special one-night-only performance by my fave, Tony® and GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Leslie Odom, Jr. @leslieodomjr with composer, visual artist, and GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant @cecilemclorinsalvant. The night concluded with a breathtaking performance of Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations', accompanied by a live choir.

I also beared witness to choreographer Hope Boykin's @hbdance stunning 'Finding Free' debut on December 13, which featured an original score by the extraordinary musician Matthew Whitaker @matthewwhitakerofficial and my good bro Otis Brown III @ob3isme on drums (thanks Otis)!

Purchase tickets at the link in their BIO or go to nycitycenter.org

🎥 videos reposted from @alvinailey

Video 1 by Dario Calmese

Creative Production by Imprimere

Editing by Consulate

Dance it away tonight with our faves @djspinna & @iamrimarkable at @pac_nyc

📍Perelman Performing Arts Center

251 Fulton Street #NYC 10007

Reposted from @pac_nyc Tonight! We party! Celebrate MOTION/MATTER with a FREE AND OPEN TO ALL groove as @djspinna and @iamrimarkable take over the turntables on our lobby stage.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.

8:30pm-11:30pm

JUSTICE FOR O'SHAE SIBLEY

EMERGENCY ACTION TODAY, FRIDAY, 8/4 @ 6PM 📍MOBILE GAS STATION 1935 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn, NY 11230

MEMORIAL BALL - VOGUE AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE, organized by @blacktransliberation

@destinationtomorrow452 @ballroomwecare @houselivesmatter @newprideagenda

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Reposted from @qween_jean IT IS TIME & WE WILL VOGUE DOWN!!!

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🤸🏿‍♂️PULL UP COMMUNITY✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🗣WE WILL NOT LIVE IN FEAR📣

‼️Attention Community‼️

Please Fill Link In Bio To Support

Reposted from @blacktransliberation We Honor You🕯💜0'Shae Sibley💜🕊

On Saturday Night July 29th, 2023:

Our Beloved Sibling O'Shae Was In Fellowship With Friends and Family at a Gas Station. Voguing To @beyonce

They Were Targeted, Harassed and Discriminated For Being Gay! O'Shae Attempted to Deescalate The Situation

And Unfortunately Was Stabbed. They Were Killed In Public, In Front of Their Loved Ones.

This Heinous Murder Can Not Be Ignored or Mishandled By These Racists Homophobic & Transphobic Systems.

The Community Is Demanding Justice & Accountability

We Also Are Asking That Everyone Send Love, Strength & Resources To The Family and Loved Ones of O'Shae. We Have Lost A Powerful Pillar In Our Community. These Siblings Need An Honest and Transformative Way To Cope & Heal! If There Are Therapy & Family Loss Care Providers Please Post and Tag Them!!!

We Have To Provide For Our Own, Protect Our Own, Empower Our Own & Sadly Bury Our Own! BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER!!! THAT INCLUDES TRANS, QUEER, GENDER NON-CONFORMING, INTERSEX, BI-RACIAL, DISABLED, UNHOUSED, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT,

CARIBBEAN, LOUD, SPECTACULAR, EXTRAVAGANZA, UNDENIABLE, SAVE & SANCTIFIED, HOES, SURVIVAL

WORKERS, MENTAL HEALTH, THERAPIST, HEALERS, EDUCATORS, GUARDIANS, PROVIDERS & THOSE INBETWEEN BLESSINGS

Memorial Design by @lovingaweirdo 💜🏳️‍⚧️

Last image 🎨@kendrickdaye

GO AWF GIRLS!!!

Dancers: @norah_yarah_rosa

Song: "Treat 'Em Right" - Unwrapped @mike_phillips

#DancingIsFreedom

#ForTheCulture #HipHop50

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🎥 reposted from @norah_yarah_rosa

We absolutely enjoyed our time @dailypaper Store in NYC.

It is such an artistic, wonderful and a peaceful environment

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Thank you @thegriggsbrothas & @sunny_jansen_ for inviting us 🙏🏽

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🎶 : Treat Em Right - Unwrapped @mike_phillips ✨

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Found this wonderful ecstatic dance set- or i think it’s better to say it found me.

Dance of the Moon. Enjoy. Shakti.

Thank you, so so beautiful and deep. So soft and slow. Pure rhythm.

Love all the dancing women. ~~~

Dancing is expression of Soullanguage.

Dancing is transmission of energy, embodied through our body vessel, as we tune into cosmic flow, our Soullight embraces . Our expression is an ancient story told, communicated by our Soul.

Are you listening to the melody of your soul?

As you move to the sound, the sound moves you.

Dancing is the deepest expression of my soul, without words. Purely moving, melting into the now.

Purely flowing. Tuning into other worlds. Breaking out of three-dimensionality and dive into multidimensional realms. Connecting with Source energy. Energy is being transmitted and so is memory. Music is the language of the universe.

Sound transmits message.