If New York needed an excuse to hit the streets, this is it. Next month, the city\u2019s biggest dance celebration is back, and it\u2019s set to hit a major milestone while it\u2019s at it.<\/p>\n
The New York Dance Parade<\/a> will return on Saturday, May 16, for its 20th anniversary, bringing more than 10,000 dancers and over 100 styles of dance to the streets of Manhattan. Kicking off around 11:45 am at West 17th Street and Sixth Avenue, the procession will move downtown before culminating in a full-blown dance festival in Tompkins Square Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never stumbled into it before, it\u2019s a moving, high-energy mix of global dance traditions, everything from African and South American styles to voguing, breaking, house, salsa and swing, plus a combo of student performers and professional companies all sharing the same stretch of pavement.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s edition is centered around an anniversary theme, \u201cThe Beat Goes On,\u201d with a lineup of grand marshals that showcases how wide the dance world really is. Honorees include Joan Myers Brown, a force in American concert dance; DJ and producer Timmy Regisford, a key figure in New York City\u2019s house music scene; Christine Jowers, founder of The Dance Enthusiast; and Jeff Selby, creator of New Style Hustle, a genre that\u2019s become global.<\/p>\n Once the last dancers hit the East Village<\/a>, things shift into festival mode. From 3 pm to 7 pm, Tompkins Square Park turns into a dance playground, with performances across multiple stages, a teaching stage for anyone ready to jump in and a dance party area powered by DJs.<\/p>\n