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Event
Information:
The
Dance parade is an annual parade and
festival that showcases dance of all
kinds as an expression of art and
culture. It takes place in New York
City each May, on the Saturday
before Memorial Day. Greg Miller, a
social entrepreneur and dance
aficionado, established the
non-profit organization in December,
2006 and led an all-volunteer group
that produced the inaugural parade
on May 19, 2007. Over 2300 dancers
from 75 organizations made their way
down Manhattan’s Broadway and Fifth
Avenue on and around eight floats.
Ending in front of the Washington
Square Memorial Arch, the parade
culminated in 31 performances
highlighting native New York dance
styles such as hip-hop, jazz dance,
break dancing, and salsa.
Participants included the original
B-boys, DJs Danny Tenaglia and Kool
Herc; and Frieda Williams.
Wacth the dance parade live
streaming
As
defined by its Board of Directors,
Dance parade’s mission is “to
promote dance as an expressive and
unifying art form by showcasing all
forms of dance, educating the
general public about the
opportunities to experience dance,
and celebrating diversity of dance
in New York City by sponsoring a
yearly city-wide dance parade and
dance festival”. The parade route
starts on 21st street, then
progresses in the history of dance
order and boogie our way down
Broadway.
The
parade is designed to celebrate the
history of dance. The order of the
parade reflects the history of
dance, with the earliest forms
African/Japanese/etc up
through modern times. By showcasing
various different genres, cultures
and styles, the parade unifies
the world of dance. It also provides
the general public the
opportunity to experience and
participate in a day of dance.
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