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The Official Festival Lounge
Admission is FREE and all are welcome!

Once a year during the Fall for Dance Festival, the public atrium between 55th and 56th Streets (immediately west of the theater's main entrance) is transformed into a vibrant gathering place for audience members and artists.

Dine, drink and dance all night long at Lounge FFD, open before, during and after each Fall for Dance performance!

$2 Drinks – Michelob Ultra, Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Stella Artois, Bacardi Silver Mojitos and Pine Ridge Merlot & Chardonnay.

DJs keep the party going while a video feed from the stage lets you follow Festival performances live.

West 55 th street between 6 th & 7 th Avenues
Lounge hours: 8pm perf. 6:30pm - 11:30pm, 3pm perf. 1:30pm-6pm

This year Lounge FFD is partnering with Creative Edge Parties, hailed by The New York Post as “The Caterer of the Moment!”



Creative Edge Parties brings you a delicious meal at a fantastic price before, after and during every Festival performance. Whether you’re an audience member or just passing through, Lounge FFD is a great place to share a yummy dinner with friends, or grab a scrumptious dessert!

Menu: Thursday, September 25
Entrées – $7
Thai Chicken Curry with Pineapple
Lemongrass Beef
Vegetable Coconut Curry
All entrées served with Jasmine Rice

Sweet curried mixed nuts

Desserts – $3
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies
Mocha Brownies
Blondies

DJs keep the party going all night long! DJs curated by HipsterTravel.com

Wed. 9/17 DJ SHAKEY
Thu. 9/18 MIKE DEXTRO
Fri. 9/19 DJ CAPTAIN HEARTLOCK
Sat. 9.20 DJ SKINTIGHT
Sun. 9.21 DJ REKLES
Tues. 9.23 DJ XEROX
Wed. 9.24 DJ JESS
Thu. 9.25 DJ LUPE LOOP
Fri. 9.26 TOM WARD
Sat. 927 PATRIK PHALEN

 
Dance Lessons
Take a Free, pre-show dance lesson in the Lounge!

Friday 9/19 6:30pm Tap with instructor Toni Noblett
Sunday 9/21 1:30pm Ballet for Kids (ages 6 and up) with National Dance Institute teaching artist Bianca Johnson
Tuesday 9/23 6:30pm Hula with Halau Hula O Na Mele 'Aina O Hawai'i dancer Luana Haraguch
Thursday 9/25 6:30pm Hip-Hop with Tammy Colucci

Lessons are 1 hour
 

DanceTalk

The Fall for Dance Festival will offer two pre-performance panel discussions in the New York City Center Studios (130 West 56th Street). Each discussion is free and open to the public.

New York City Center and Hunter College Department of Dance present
The Next Generation of Dancemakers: Where Are They Going?
Friday, September 19
6:30-7:30pm
Panelists: Ayodele Casel, Larry Keigwin,  Bulareyaung Pagarlava, Hofesh Shechter and  Kate Weare.
Moderater: Wendy Perron, Artistic Advisor, Fall for Dance Festival, Editor-in-Chief, Dance Magazine

New York City Center and NYU Steinhardt Dance Education Program in collaboration with The ARCH, Inc., lead sponsor for the Dance Festival of India, present
Classical Indian Dance: How Do We Preserve the Tradition?
Sunday, September 21
1:30-2:30pm
Panelists: Madhavi Mudgal and Ramli Ibrahim with: Manikuntala Bhowmik (Vocal and Manjira), Purna Chandra Majhi (Vocal and Harmonium), Gandi Mallik (Pakhawaj/percussion), Yar Mohd (Sitar), Arushi Mudgal (dancer) and Srinibas Satapathy (Flute).
Moderator: Rajika Puri, choreographer, dancer, writer

 
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