2022 Queensboro Dance Festival

Our tour schedule is live! Join us this summer to see hula, hip-hop, modern, Colombian, ballroom, Greek, Mexican, street jazz, African, ballet, Indian, club, bellydance, and more!

Check out the free performance & class lineups
Check out the Dance Companies
Pop-up events added all summer-- follow us on Instagram

Presenting Queens-based

Dance Companies:

Umami Playground

Fruto Ancestral

Robert Mark Dance

Belamovado

Chieh & Yoyo

Kofago Dance Ensemble

chrisbelldances

Cole Collective

Drye/Marinaro Dance Company

Fanike! African Dance Troupe

Flamenco Latino

Gotham Dance Theater

Barbara Mahler's Dances

Greek American Folklore Society

Urvashie Kissoon

Karla Florez School of Dance

Kinding Sindaw

Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre

NK&D/a movement company

Noora Dance

The Kingdom Dance Company

sarAika movement collective

Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka

RUDanceNY

Manhatitlan

Wendy Kamal and the David Ali Dance Academy

Now Live:  Queensboro Dance Festival partnership with Turnout NYC

We are proud to be a lead partner presenter for Turnout NYC in Queens! Turnout NYC in Queens runs Thursdays through Sundays, July14-August 7 in Travers Park Jackson Heights, with a variety of arts & culture workshops and performances. Featuring local artists and free to the community! This city-wide pilot initiative is led by the Design Trust for Public Space, a nonprofit organization dedicated to activating and transforming shared public spaces to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable city, and SITU, an architectural practice centered on social and creative impact.
Made possible with support by the Mellon Foundation.  Jackson Heights curatorial partners include Jackson Heights Beautification Group and 2nd Story Pilates+Yoga.

Free Dance Performances & Classes

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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. 

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Our mission is to strengthen the dance community in Queens, and inspire a greater appreciation for Queens dance.

Our Milestones

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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.

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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!