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Founded in 1990, The New York Dance Festival is one of the most unique, refreshing, and inspired international dance festivals!

Join the 35th New York Dance Festival at Lincoln C Join the 35th New York Dance Festival at Lincoln Center this summer! Directed and Choreographed by Sean McLeod @seanmcleodofficial , this excerpt featuring Kierstyn Zaykoski @kierstyn.zaykoski and Gregory Livingston @gregory_livingston_dance is from the 2023 Work in Progress “If All the People”. Each year, several new works are created during the Festival by World-class faculty! Registration is Open, festival runs July 28 - August 8 at New York City Ballet. The link is in the bio!

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Join the 35th Annual New York Dance Festival this Join the 35th Annual New York Dance Festival this Summer! The fun is contagious! This MT Afro Hip Hop Archive clip captures people living in the groove. Secure your spot for this summer at the link in our bio, and may the groove be with you!

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At the New York Dance Festival, we seriously belie At the New York Dance Festival, we seriously believe “Joy should be the standard”. 

Looking through our archives, we found a fantastic Musical Theater master class taught by Sean McLeod! At the festival even faculty participate, exampling letting go of fears. In this 2004 clip, he is joined  by Ann Whitbeck, Jacob Mora, and Thomas Warfield! 

We look forward to dancing with you this summer at our 35th Anniversary! 

Register! July 28-August 8, check out the link in the bio.

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The 35th Annual New York Dance Festival at Lincoln The 35th Annual New York Dance Festival at Lincoln Center is approaching July 28 - August 8, 2025! 

Take a look at this moment from the archives! Dance can push people, but it can also be a door to self exploration, group experiences, and learning to grow without limiting others. Joy can be the standard and old traditions can give way to new ideas of treating one another. 

In this clip American Producer, Director, Choreographer, Professor, and director of Dance at RIT/NTID Thomas Warfield leads a daily multi-level Master Class where beginner dancers see where they could go, and more advanced dancers are reminded where they come from. What is exchanged are good mental heath lessons about what is important which is people and relationships, not getting every step right. See you in July! 

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Preparing for the 2025 New York Dance Festival! Preparing for the 2025 New York Dance Festival! 

Preparing for the New York Dance Festival 2025 at Lincoln Center! In this clip Kierstyn Zaykoski rehearses American Director and Choreographer Sean McLeod’s work “Reaching Too”. A principal with the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, whether it’s a dramatic of comedic role, Kierstyn shares from her soul. Created in the vocabulary of McLeod Technique and classical ballet, this excerpt performed by Kierstyn is wonderful! See you in July! 

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Snippets of Joy from the 34th “A Day in Dance” Snippets of Joy from the 34th “A Day in Dance” Concert Showing at the School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center. The concert featured some of the festival participants, professional dancers, new works from 2024 New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellows, the @kaleidoscopedancetheatre_kdt , and the launch of two new projects:  Nationally “Two Black Voices” with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and Nationally & Internationally with “Tale of Two Lands: From Formosa to New York” with incredible support from New Music USA and the National Parks Arts Foundation. 

Thank you to the @neaarts , @nyscouncilonthearts , @newmusicusa , @nationalparksarts , and @jonathanstafford_nycb , artistic director for New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet for your support of these Black and Women run projects. 

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In studio with New York Dance Festival Choreograph In studio with New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellow, and foundational faculty member Gregory Livingston @gregory_livingston_dance during the 34th New York Dance Festival at the School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center. 

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Tonight! The 34th “A Day in Dance” Concert sho Tonight! The 34th “A Day in Dance” Concert showing, 8:00 PM at the School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center. Concert features festival participants, new works by New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellows, works by Festival Faculty, “Two Black Voices”, the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, and a special premiere of a collaborative work with Grammy Nominated Taiwanese Composer Chihsuan Yang and celebrated African American Composer, Director, and Choreographer Sean McLeod.

Thank you to @neaarts , @newmusicusa , @nyscouncilonthearts , @nationalparksarts , and @jonathanstafford_nycb for making this year’s event possible. 

Ticket Link in bio - join in person or virtually!
The 34th New York Dance Festival is underway at th The 34th New York Dance Festival is underway at the School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center! 

A look into the repertory Master Class on day 1 featuring @kierstyn.zaykoski 

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What is your favorite technique? Are there any tec What is your favorite technique? Are there any techniques you’d like to explore? The New York Dance Festival covers a variety of techniques for all ages and abilities. Check out this MT Afro Hip Hop Master Class that was filled with laughter!
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Musical Theater and a touch of soul. Blending several feels of movement Ballet to Hip Hop and more so these dancers could find a brand new day! Can you guess the year? 

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Emotional Development is at the core of the New Yo Emotional Development is at the core of the New York Dance Festival. Our mission has been to answer the question, “What good is it to be a world-class dancer, but to live daily with a broken soul?” With McLeod Technique as a foundation to enhance your ability in other techniques, the New York Dance Festival can offers steps that reintroduces laughter in class and reminds us why we love to dance. 

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Jim Donovan and Sean McLeod at the New York Dance Jim Donovan  and Sean McLeod at the New York Dance Festival!  Featuring the Drummer and the Dancer Tour: Master Class in McLeod Technique  with Jamie Beth Weigand, Lorienne Beals, and more.

See all the steps we are making with our other accounts on IG!

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Noah Racey ( @noahracey ) performs a Rhythm Excerp Noah Racey ( @noahracey ) performs a Rhythm Excerpt at the New York Dance Festival. @seanmcleodofficial Executive Producer

See all the steps we are making with our other accounts on IG!

@newyorkinstitutedanceedu
@kaleidoscopedancetheatre_kdt
@harriettubmanfreedommusicfest

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Rehearsing a movement of the work “All The Folks Rehearsing a movement of the work “All The Folks”, Sean ( @seanmcleodofficial ) explored the simple connection that is found between people.  The creation also celebrated composer and musician Mark Doyle for this incredible album he produced! The work showed as a work in progress at the 2009 New York Dance Festival.

See all the steps we are making with our other accounts on IG!

@newyorkinstitutedanceedu
@kaleidoscopedancetheatre_kdt
@harriettubmanfreedommusicfest

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