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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s annual six-week celebration of contemporary dance expands in its ninth year, doubling the number of offerings and spilling over into a second space at the Odyssey’s three-theater complex in West L.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will celebrate Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse with a lineup of performances in NYC, New Jersey, and more.

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet will return to Vancouver as part of a multi-stop British Columbia tour.

DanceHouse and The Cultch will present the North American premiere of Recirquel’s Paradisum, a full-length cirque and contemporary dance work directed by Bence Vági.

92NY Harkness Dance Center will present What Flows Between Us: A Festival of India's Classical Arts in Cross-Cultural Dialogue, a day-long immersion into the depth, rigor, and expansive imagination of the Indian classical arts.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will continue its New York City Center holiday engagement with two world premieres and the debut of an Ailey & Jamison Tribute program.

gaudanse has received a grant award totaling $35,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts to support the arts and culture sector.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has opened its 2025–26 season with a gala evening honoring Board Chair Daria L.

New York City-based dance company, Ballets with a Twist, has announced the premiere of Hot Toddy: A Dance and Music Film Extravaganza.

Repertory Dance Theatre will host an Open House at its Dance Center on Broadway, offering the public the chance to try multiple dance styles in a single day.

New York City is home to a wide range of holiday attractions beyond its most famous seasonal destinations.

Throughout spring 2026, Works & Process will present a full slate of dynamic programs at Guggenheim New York, along with a special Martha Graham Dance Company performance at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice on May 8, coinciding with the opening of the Venice Biennale.

In an industry where young dancers often burn out before their careers really start, twin brothers Ayden and Ethan Valdriz have beaten the odds.

Varna International Ballet and Orchestra will return to the UK in 2026, with its most extensive tour to date.

BODYTRAFFIC will return to The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with a mixed repertory program featuring a world premiere by Creative Partner Trey McIntyre.

New Jersey Ballet's presentation of the The Nutcracker comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center for 15 performances beginning Friday, December 12 at 7:30 pm.

Executive Producer of Australian Dance Theatre (‘ADT'), Viviana Sacchero has announced South Australian independent choreographer Zoë Dunwoodie as the recipient of the 2026 EXPOUND Residency to further develop her work LLAMA.

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) | Princeton Ballet School (PBS) has appointed Samantha Dunster as its next Artistic Director, effective November 2025.

Dancers Over 40 will celebrate five fabulous performers at its 17th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner.

Considering Ballet Black has been around for 24 years, it seems unbelievable that the current double bill Shadows is also a Sadler's Wells debut.

Ballet Hispánico's second Company BH2 will perform in The Catskill Mountain Foundation's annual presentation of The Nutcracker.

When a night is all about the music, and the music isn't for you, things aren't going to go smoothly.