A tour of performance events throughout Queens
presenting Queens dance companies of vibrant cultures and techniques
Welcome to the Queensboro Dance Festival
June 4- Oct 2, 2022
Queensboro Dance Festival: June 4- Oct 2, 2022
Call for Queens choreographers opens February 2022: Subscribe and follow for info meeting announcements!
Off-Season Events
November 28, 2021 4:00-5:00pm: Diversity Plaza, Momo Crawl
December 21, 2021 6:30-7:30pm: Travers Park Jackson Heights; Queens Solstice Celebration in partnership with Make Music NY
Thank you Dancing with the Queens Stars Sponsors
2021 Season Sponsors
Amidst the most challenging of times
2019: Our pre-COVID season
"Lincoln Center, City Center quality dances, the performers were excellent...I've never been here, I'm glad this was the thing that I saw for the very first time..." ~ Audience member
What is the Queensboro Dance Festival?
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Free Dance Performances & Classes
Every summer, the Queensboro Dance Festival tours across Queens presenting Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures & styles. We tour various indoor & outdoor venues throughout Queens neighborhoods, offering free performances, dance classes, and other unique ways to connect Queens audiences to local dance.
The Queensboro Dance Festival also serves as a Queens career resource for dancers by providing access to free rehearsal space, dance classes, workshops, teaching opportunities, professional development workshops, and artist meetups.
Our mission is to strengthen the dance community in Queens, and inspire a greater appreciation for Queens dance.
Our Milestones
What started in 2014 as a 4-night production in a local theater, the Queensboro Dance Festival reached its vision in our 5th anniversary season in 2018, launching as a full performance tour across Queens theaters, parks, plazas, and libraries, reaching over 20 neighborhoods. Beginning that season as a Queens Pride Honoree for our community work, 2018 boasted 26 diverse dance companies from Queens, 31 performances and classes, and 21 dance work premieres. We also hosted international group the Inner Mongolia Performance Arts Troupe as their NYC debut right here in Queens.
We continued to grow in our 2019 season, and closed the year as the inaugural recipient of TFC Best of Arts & Humanities Award.
Now after hybrid 2020 and 2021 seasons, we continue to be a dedicated platform for underrepresented Queens dance artists, bringing free professional programming to neighborhood communities all over our World's Borough!
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Neighborhood Community Engagement
Every show on tour is a different line-up of Queens companies of all cultures and styles, featuring various audience activities including Question & Answer sessions with the dancers, dance games, and our QDF Dancebacks, where audience members get to take a mini dance lesson with our companies. Be sure to follow us, subscribe, and check back here for announcements!
Photo credits: Josef Pinlac, Noel Valero, Reiko Yanagi, QDF staff
Press
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see our first 2014 article here
