MAY 9, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
*PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL MONDAY MAY 13TH
*DANCING WORDS OF WISDOM
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"It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance." ~ RUTH ST. DENIS
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DO THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAMBA WITH US!
#UNITYTHROUGHDANCE
#DANCEPARADENYC
WE HAVE EXPANDED TO TUMBLR!
CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT AND BE TREATED TO PHOTOS FROM 2007 TO THE PRESENT!
DON'T FORGET TO LOOK FOR US AND CHECK IN ON FOURSQUARE!
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WBAI FUN(DANCE)RASER
LIQUID SOUND LOUNGE
20TH ANNIVERSARY KICKOFF @SHAPESHIFTER LAB
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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DANCE PARADE
NEEDS
YOU!
Planning The 7th Annual Dance Parade and Festival is well underway but as the event gets bigger and bigger, more and more help is needed to make it a success. The following positions for the 2013 Parade are urgently needed. Please fill out our online application HERE if you would be interested in joining any of the following teams and/or filling any of the following positions:
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OUR SPONSORS
CLICK EACH LOGO ABOVE TO VISIT RESPECTIVE SPONSOR'S WEBSITE
THANK YOU!
We appreciate our sponsors so much-- Click HERE to learn more about sponsorship opportunities and inquire about ad space on street banners along parade route, booths at DanceFest or a FLOAT in the parade.
for more information.
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GRANDSTAND TICKETS
On Saturday, May 18, 2013 get the best seat on the parade route as 10,000 dancers stop and perform in front of this year’s Grandstand! Watch over 200 dance organizations be announced by our MC as they dance their way to Tompkins Square Park for a DanceFest. Bring your camera–there’s no other event quite like this one!
GET A FRONT ROW SEAT TO CELEBRATE THE MOST CULTURALLY DIVERSE EVENT IN THE WORLD!
$25 TO $50 GRANDSTAND TICKETS HELP SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF DANCE PARADE AND DANCEFEST
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THE UNIQUE STYLES OF DANCE THAT WILL BE REPRESENTED IN THIS YEAR'S PARADE SO FAR:
5 Rhythms
Aerial
Aerobic
African
Afro House
Afro Latino
Afro Brazilian
Algerian
American Indian
Argentine Tango
Asian Indian
Ballet
Ballroom
Belly Dance
Biodanza
Bolivian Morenada
Bolivian Tinkus
Bollywood
Bomba y Plena
Brazilian Zouk
Brazillian Samba
Break Beats
Bulgarian
Capoeira
Caporales
Caribbean Dance
Cheerleading
Chicago Steppin
Clown Dance
Contact Improv
Contemporary
Country and Western
Cumbia Dance Theater
Disco
Drum and Dance Improv
Ecstatic
Ecuadorian
Electric Slide
Electro-Pop
Flagger
Flamenco
Forro
Funk
Glitch
Gospel
Haitian Folklore
Hip-Hop
Hoopers
House
Hustle
Indian Bhangra
Indonesioan
J-Sette
Jamaican Dancehall
Japanese
Jazz
JourneyDance
Kizomba
Korean
Lindy Hop
Liturgical
Mambo
Merengue
Mexican Carnival
Michael Jackson
Modern
Modern Folkloric
Modern Western Square
Morris
Nepal Sherpa
New Wave
Nia
Peruvian
Philipino
Pole Dance
Polynesian
Popping
Post Modern Nicaraguan
Praise
R&B
Reggae
Roller Disco
Sacred
Sacred & Soulful
Salsa
Salsa-Belly Dance
Samba
Shaman
Skateboard Roller Disco
Step
Stilt Dance
Street Dance
Tahitian
Tango
Tap Dance
Tinikling
Trance
Tribal
Turkish
Urban Fancy Trick
West Coast Swing
Whacking
Yoga Contortion
Zumba
Zydeco
AS OF TODAY: 5044 Dancers, 115 Organizations, 56 Unique Styles have registered!
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Dance Parade, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting dance as an expressive and unifying art form. We celebrate diversity and educate the public about the opportunities to experience dance in New York City. Throughout the year we present cultural diversity with engaging curriculum to schools, senior and community centers. At the end of our programs, participants celebrate by joining the parade.
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DANCE PARADE JUST 9 DAYS AWAY!
THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE CONTINUES
 Grand Marhsals Jacqulyn Buglisi, Chuck Davis and Louie Vega headline Dance Parade by gathering 10,000 dancers of over 70 styles of dance to light up New York City with vibrant moves and colourful charm!
Parade kicks off at 1pm at 21st Street and Broadway! The day will feature colourful floats by: Dance Manhattan, 92Y Harkness Center for Dance, Israeli Dance Institute (presenting "Explore A World of Dance"), Ovation TV's "Stand Up For The Arts" float, Grammy Award Winning Louie Vega launches tracks from his new album "Eclipse," and House Coalition rounds out the procession.
Groups like Steele Dancers, Dance New Amsterdam, Broadway Dance Center, dance studios and troupes from the tri-state area and beyond will represent professional dance. In addition, Bhangra, African and Square Dancers will present an exhuberant variety of cultural dance. You will also find revellers from The Burning Man Festival, Aerialists and Stilt Walkers adorning the thoroughfare.
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OFFICIAL DANCEFEST 2013 LINEUP
Our Main Stage this year has been carefully curated to offer your eyes, mind and soul a stupendous feast that will surely take you on a journey of various styles and disciplines of dance along with an inspiring trip around the world without leaving Tompkins Square Park. Here is our list of performances planned for the stage set up in Old Bandshell!
- Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
- Andanza Flamenco
- Asha Dance Company
- Buglisi Dance Theatre
- Bellydance America – Jehans Bellydance Raks Stars
- Dance Manhattan
- Eidolon Ballet
- Energy in the Middle
- Fusha Dance Company
- Jorge Torres & Maria Blanco
- Kaina Quenga
- Kizomba Dance2Heartbeat
- KTMDI – Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute
- Lei Pasifika
- Mazarte Dance Group
- Neville Dance Theatre
- Princess Lockerooo
- RiSE Dance Company
- Saung Budaya
- Sol Dance Center (Pending)
- The Pink Tutu Ballet CompanY
 Yosakoi Dance Project – 10tecomai- Zouk Nation
Our Family Stage includes a roster of styles from all over the world including Teaching Artists from our Community Engagement Program!
- J. Hood Wright Recreation Center – Broadway Bodies
- Dance For Life
- Roy Wilkins Recreation Center – Dancehall Aerobics
- East 54th Street Recreation Center – Thrill the World
- Von King Cultural Center – Thrill the World
- Faber Recreation Center
- 92nd St Y Tap Project
- Academy of Dance Artistry
- Boston Community Dance project
- Breaking Ground Dance Center
- Broadway Bodies
- Connecticut Dance Center
 Dancing Classrooms Youth Dance Company- Dancing Rubies
- Epitome of Diversity
- High Definition Dance
- Hoboken Hip Hop
- Inner Spirit Dance Company
- Joy of Dance
- Lorenz Latin Dance Studio
- Marching Cobras of New York
- Mich-Mash Productions
- Na Oiwi NYC
- New York Music In Motion
- NIWA
- Spiral Effect
- The Bridge for Dance Company
- Vaydra Dance Fusion
WBAI 99.5 FM will be broadcasting LIVE from DanceFest from 4:00-6:00pm! Jeannie Hopper, the queen of Liquid Sound Lounge will be hosting the broadcast, interviewing participating dancers, spectators and various other prominent figures in the dance community. Catch it from wherever you are online at wbai.org
Free Dance Lessons on our Teaching Stage!
Spend some time at our Teaching Stage this year and you could learn the moves of Alvin AIley Extension, Bex Burton's Hoop Class, ZBoogie Crew or The Times Squares Square Dance Club. Join Princess Lockeroo and Broadway Dance Center for some waacking, learn swing from Teddy Kern of Dance Manhattan, work it out with BODYroll, tap with the 92nd Street Y or get modern with Suzanne Beahrs of Dance New Amsterdam.
Site Specific Performances
Featured in Tompkins Square Park are The AfroBrazilian Samba Reggae of BatalaNYC, Sense of Motion HoopDance, The Michael Jackson magic of Thrill the World NYC, the astounding aerialist displays of Sky Box of The House of Yes, Cocoons, Marni's Imagination on Ice, the Theater Dance of Pradomar, the aerobic excitement of Broadway Bodies and The Door to Open Movement.
DJ LOUIE VEGA SPINS LIVE WITH 11 PIECE LIVE BAND ELEMENTS OF LIFE!
On the Float:
A Live DJ set by Grammy Award Winner Louie Vega
& a Performance by Elements Of Life Featuring Josh Milan, Oveous Maximus
At DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park:
DJ Sets by
Anane Vega (Nulu Music)
Louie Vega (Maw, Vega Records)
& A Special Performance by The Elements Of Life Band Featuring Josh Milan, Anane Vega, Jose Mangual, Oveous Maximus, Luisito Quintero
and finally...OUR 2013 AFTER PARTY HAS JUST BEEN CONFIRMED!
Affaire
50 Avenue B
9:00pm-midnight
Exciting details to be announced in the next issue of STEPS!
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG TO PROCLAIM
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH "DANCE PARADE DAY"!
Dance Parade will hold a press conference on the steps of City Hall on Monday, May 13th at noon.Parade participants and groups invited are asked to arrive no later than 11:30 am. All are welcome to attend! CLICK TO RSVP
INTERNATIONAL DANCERS, CITY ARTS AGENCIES AND DANCE PARADE ORGANIZERS GATHER IN SUPORT OF DANCE IN NEW YORK ON MAY 13TH AT NOON ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL
Dance Parade New York Executive Director Greg Miller, Cultural Agencies, and over 50 dancers of diverse cultural traditions gather on the steps of New York’s City Hall in support of dance in New York as part of the Seventh Annual Dance Parade and Festival taking place on Saturday, May 18th.
New York Dance Parade is pleased to announce that students from our Community Engagement Program, workshops generously funded by our first ever Kickstarter campaign, will lead this year’s parade, which launches from 21st Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Grand Marshals Jacqulyn Buglisi, Chuck Davis and Louie Vega will be honoured at the occasion for their contribution to the dance universe. Close to 10,000 international dancers and movers will proceed down Broadway, turn left on 8th Street in Astor Place and will end at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, wrapping up the afternoon with a festival filled with free dance workshops, performances from a roster of world-class dance troupes.
In addition, Dance Parade announces this year’s projects presented in conjunction with its Community Engagement Program. Teaching artists will describe their five-week residencies in partnership with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Over 100 youth from various recreation centers will celebrate the end of their five-week program by participating in the parade and presenting their work on stage at the post-parade Festival. Finally, Dance Parade reveals a special proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, announcing May 18th "Dance Parade Day".
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DANCE PARADE'S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS A SUCCESS!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED TO HELP FUND OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM!
We at Dance Parade do more than produce the parade and festival–Through our Community Engagement Education Program we offer engaging dance curriculum to under-resourced communities. Beginning April 15th, we will offer five week-long Dance Residency Programs to Community Centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and in Queens. Teaching artists are selected from dance groups already registered in the 2013 parade and each of the five groups complete their experience with the honor of leading off the parade on May 18th!
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A WORLD RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER,
A DANCE INNOVATOR,
A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING DJ/PRODUCER...
JOIN 10,000 DANCERS IN THE 7TH ANNUAL NYC DANCE PARADE AND FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
[New York] – Dance Parade is pleased to announce three Grand Marshals for the Seventh Annual Dance Parade and Festival on Saturday, May 18, 2013: world renowned choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi, DanceAfrica founder Chuck Davis and Grammy Award- winning DJ Louie Vega will lead. These three iconic Grand Marshals will be joined by 10,000 local and international dancers.
 The Dance Parade and Festival is the only one to celebrate dance in all its myriad forms. It is a moving street parade through Greenwich Village, with a festival featuring staged performances, free workshops and dance classes in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. This year’s theme, Unity Through Dance, will have 125 dance groups performing 65 styles of dance from African to belly dancing, hip-hop, Peruvian, roller disco, Jamaican Dance Hall, tango and zouk. The event will also feature 200 youth who have participated in Dance Parade’s Community Engagement Education program sponsored by New York City Departments of Parks and Recreation, with additional support by Dance Parade’s Board of Directors and a grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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JOIN THE NYDP ( NEW YORK DANCE POLICE)
DANCE PARADE IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN TO JOIN THE FORCE...
THE NEW YORK DANCE POLICE!
Members of the NYDP peruse the crowd and issue out summonses to those not enjoying themselves, standing still, not participating and looking like they're simply not having a good time! Enforcing positive energy and sheer fun is the mantra of the NYDP and local dance companies and schools have offered discount passes and coupons for FREE CLASSES in which we disguise as 'citations' promoting our annual parade and festival.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO JOIN THE NYPD?
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DANCE GENRE BUZZ:
THE BOLIVIAN MORENADA
(DANCE OF THE BLACK SLAVES)
In this issue of STEPS! we will be exploring traditional dance of Bolivian Morenada. Watch out for this traditional dance in the 7th annual Dance Parade on May 18th, 2013!
The Morenada (Dance of the Black Slaves) is a music and dance style from the Bolivian Andes characterized by a mixture of African and native elements.[2] The origins of this dance are debated among specialists on this topic, the three main hypotheses say that the dance could have been inspired in African slaves brought to Bolivia to work in the silver mines of Potosí, another theory states that it would be inspired in the Afro-Bolivian community living in the Yungas region of La Paz, and the third main theory links this dance with the Aymara culture due to the findings of cave paintings in the Lake Titicaca shores in the Taraco peninsula.. READ MORE BY JAIME JAGET ON OUR BLOG!
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:
ERIK BRYAN SLAVIN!
Dance Parade, Inc. is a volunteer supported non-profit organization and it is the dedication, expertise and passion of these individuals that make our events so successful! Every issue of STEPS!, we choose a different volunteer to spotlight. We ask them a few questions to share some of the magic they help create and experience within the Dance Parade family.
This time we introduce you to veteran member of our Dance Parade team…ERIK BRYAN SLAVIN!
Greetings Erik...let's start at the beginning shall we? How did you first stumble upon Dance Parade? Greg Miller first told me about Dance Parade several months before the first one in 2007. He had a vision of filling the streets with thousands of dancers in New York City with many forms of expressive dance. He made the Parade a reality and it's now one of my all time favorite New York City events.
What is your current role in Dance Parade? I'm honored to serve as Chair on the Board of Directors.
What is your favorite style of dance to watch? to participate in? 5 Rhythms, High vibration waves. It gets me out of my head in a powerful and consistent way.
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A PODCAST COLLECTION FROM DANCE PARADE NEW YORK TO YOU!
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NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL DANCE PARADE & FESTIVAL AND EXPERIENCE
"UNITY THROUGH DANCE"
REGISTRATION has been open for the world’s largest celebration of diversity and culture—Want to dance ballet, ballroom, breakdance or break it down to some killer breakbeats? Sign up to PARTICIPATE in one of New York City's most anticipated days.
"Dance Parade is the official rite of passage from Spring to Summer" so says Jeannie Hopper of LIQUID SOUND LOUNGE of WBAI Radio.
CHOOSE from any our growing list of dance styles and join us Saturday, May 18th for the Seventh Annual Dance Parade!
Starting on 21st Street and Broadway, the Parade will kick off at 1pm. We will boogie our way down Broadway in History of Dance order! We will drum up some African beats, shine like only the Korean, Bolivians and myriad ethnic cultures Can Can and Samba our way past Union Square and onto University Place. At Eighth Street we will Salsa, Tango and Waltz East into Saint Marks Place. Pause to Hula, Stilt and Break Dance in front of Our VIP Grandstand in Astor Place–then our House, Techno and Disco floats will have afternoon shoppers wigglin as they watch us get down in the heart of the East Village. A straight shot from there brings us to DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.
DANCEFEST: Starting at 3:00pm, in Tompkins Square Park, we will come together and celebrate dance watching free dance performances on three stages, be able to take free dance lessons, visit dance community information booths and enjoy an outdoor dance party.
HELP US KEEP NYC DANCING!:
Dance Parade offers FREE Dance Classes to Schools and Community Groups throughout the year, as well as the FREE Annual Parade and Festival. Please support this fun and exciting, yet important way to offer DANCE in its many forms to the public by making a tax-deductible donation today!
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PHOTOS FROM INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2013
Here is an assortment of photos taken by Josef Pinlac capturing the magic that took place on Sunday, April 28th for our 7th Annual International Dance Day Gala. Click HERE for full galleries
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