If you’re doing a Staycation and want to do something fun but active while at home, you can register to participate in NJ Summer (Virtual) Dance with the renowned Carolyn Dorfman Dance. Since 2008, NJ Summer Dance (NJSD) has been offered for one week every August for dancers of all abilities ages 13 or older. This year NJSD has moved online so that participants can enjoy the one-week dance intensive while keeping safe. The program runs from Monday, August 3rd through Friday, August 7th, Noon – 4:30pm, and will include training in modern/contemporary dance through a variety of workshops with the company’s talented dancers and special guest artists.... READ ON

(FORT LEE, NJ) -- In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is keeping its dancers in shape by conducting regular Company Classes and rehearsals online from Nai-Ni and Company dancer's living rooms using Zoom while inviting intermediate/advanced level dancers around the world to join the class at no cost.  These classes have received overwhelmingly positive reception with more than 300 registrants.  The Company took 3 weeks off in July.  On July 20th,  Nai-Ni Chen is re-launching the classes and renamed the program: The Bridge.  ... READ ON

Over the past two months, two choreographers and 15 dancers have reached across the Atlantic Ocean to create a short work, “Alone/Together,” which premiered online July 15. This virtual collaboration has come about because the coronavirus brought the world to a stop, battering the economy, forcing a time of isolation and physical distancing, and for many, a loss of work. ... READ ON

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The show must go on has new meaning as Atlantic City Ballet announces it's performances for Season 38. After having the entire spring season cancelled due to Covid-19, the Atlantic City Ballet is forging ahead with plans for a full season in Atlantic City. The season will kick off September 26th, with the much anticipated Papa & Sinatra: Their Way with Dave Damiani and The No Vacancy Orchestra. ... READ ON

Over the past two months, two choreographers and 15 dancers have reached across the Atlantic Ocean to create a short work, “Alone/Together,” which will be premiered on July 15, via Facebook Premiere at 3:00 EDT or 21:00 CEST and then will be available on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube using atcdorfmandance and on Vimeo.... READ ON

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College will present “RVCC DanceWorks Virtual Concert,” an evening highlighting new student and faculty dance films from the Spring 2020 Semester, July 10 at 7:00pm. The event will be broadcast on the RVCC Dance YouTube Channel. The stream also will be available for viewing after the preview date. ... READ ON

(FORT LEE, NJ) -- The dancers of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, a group of young artists of various immigrant, gender, racial and ethnic origins, have come together to raise their voices in support of our diverse communities during these turbulent times.... READ ON

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage's SummerStage Anywhere digital series will honor the 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth, the national commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, with a free digital day of dance this Friday, June 19. ... READ ON

(HIGHLAND PARK, NJ) -- 10 Hairy Legs, the male repertory dance company has announced that Judith Leone has been unanimously elected to its Board of Trustees, effective immediately.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced new dance performances, including shows by Parsons Dance, State Ballet Theater of Ukraine, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.... READ ON