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New York City Center will offer four FREE dance lessons to the public before performances of its Fall for Dance Festival, including lessons in Tap, Ballet for Kids, Hula and Hip Hop, all taking place in the Festival Lounge, City Center, 55th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues.

Alex Ko was recently admitted to Iowa University's dance program at the tender age of 12-years-old.

Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company is having a special 39th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8pm and Sunday, November 23 at 3pm at The Ailey Citigroup Theater (The Joan Weill Center for Dance), 405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue.

The Indo-American Arts Council today announced a packed schedule of performances to be presented as part of the Erasing Borders: Festival of Indian Dance to be held in New York from August 18-21, 2008.

The fifth annual Fall for Dance Festival will run from September 17 - 27, 2008, showcasing 28 national and international companies and choreographers in six unique programs (four programs will be repeated).

The Fire Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines for a trio of outdoor party/performances on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20, 2008.

The Fire Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines for a trio of outdoor party/performances on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20, 2008.

DANCENOW/NYC brings yet another original performance to the Pub with their new Annie get Your Gun inspired dance piece, ShowDown while The Paris Review's Philip Gourevitch presents a conversation with acclaimed playwright Sam Shepard.

DANCERS OVER 40 Celebrates a Wonderful Year, with an extra special Spring Fling on Sunday, May 18th, from 7:00 -10:00 pm at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Studios, 405 West 55th Street (at 9th Avenue).

Riverdance will perform on the hit ABC-TV series 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' as part of Macy's Stars of Dance.

Dancers Over 40 members have worked with many choreographers, but almost none as often as the award-winning Director/Choreographer Gower Champion.

Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company will have a 38th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, March 29, 2007 at 7:30 & Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 pm at The Ailey Citigroup Theater (The Joan Weill Center for Dance), 405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue.

Bebe Neuwirth will hoest the second annual Healing the Dancer seminar to be held on May 15 from 3 - 7 pm in New York.

Rolex presents 'On Broadway! A Glittering Salute To The American Musical'- Career Transition For Dancers' 23rd Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7PM at New York City Center (131 West 55 Street, bet.

The cast from High School Musical's touring stage production will perform one of the original film's most popular songs 'We're All in This Together' and the finale number on the live show airing of 'Dance War: Bruno vs Carrie Ann' on Monday, February 11 at 8-9:30PM (ET) on The ABC Television Network

After a hiatus of 3 years, The Astaire Awards will once again recognize excellence in dance on both stage and film.

Shanghai City Dance presents 'The Dream of the Red Chamber' February 8 & 9 at 8PM at Rose Theater in Frederick P.

A Raisin in the Sun, the up-coming made-for-TV movie adapted from the recent Broadway revival production, premiered at the Eccles Theatre at the 208 Sundance Film Festival in Park Ckity, Utah on Wednesday January 23, 2008.

Hamlet 2 premiered Monday at the Sundance Film Festival and Variety is reporting that yesterday the film was picked up for distribution by Focus Features.

Hollywood actor and Sundance Festival founder Robert Redford, stage and screenwriter/director Martin McDonagh and Sundance Film Festival director Geoffrey Gilmore attended the 2008 Sundance Film Festival's opening day press conference at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, January 17, 2008 in Park Cit

Dancers Responding with Action (DRA) presented a special sold-out event 'Dance from the Heart,' on Monday December 10 to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Figths AIDS.

The highly anticipated 'ABC World Premiere Movie Event: A Raisin in the Sun' has been selected to be screened (out of competition) at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, January 23, 2008, it was announced yesterday by the Sundance Institute.

Chamber Dance Project's 2007 repertory season will include two new premiere ballets by Diane Coburn Bruning and Matthew Prescott, a commissioned score by Giovanni Spinelli, and two contemporary ballets by Victor Quijada and Adam Hougland.

Sundance Institute announced today that the Opening Night Film for its 2008 Sundance Film Festival is the world premiere of In Bruges, written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker and award-winning playwright, Martin McDonagh.

On Tuesday, December 18, during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's (AAADT) annual New York season at City Center, the Company will honor Masazumi Chaya, its esteemed associate artistic director, for his 35 years with the Company.