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The sweet swinging sounds of the 30s and 40s are a great way to welcome in the newest decade. Head to Brooklyn’s Montauk Club for a New Year’s Eve Formal Ball to swing dance to the live music of Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Septet, and the Minsky Sisters join in the fun at midnight. The [...] Celebrate the New Year with this two-fer double special offer: On New Year’s Eve, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is giving a special “Best of 20 Years” performance recognizing the two decades Judith Jamison has served as the troupe’s Artistic Director. You’ll also get a free glass of champagne, or non-alcoholic beverage before the show or during [...] New York City’s most public monument to its role in slavery in the 1700s and 1800s is the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, where some 15,000 men, women and children were buried. This is the place to honor them and celebrate Kwanzaa, the the weeklong holiday that begins on December 26 and commemorates African-American heritage and [...] Can’t get tickets to the world-famous performances of The Nutcracker by the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center? No worries. There are other Sugar Plum Fairies in town. The Joffrey Ballet School has four performances of the classic, favorite holiday ballet, music by Tchaikovsky, dancing by professional-level ballet students, the weekend of December 18th. Performances are at [...] Spend an evening dancing to the music of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chubby Checker and other 50s and 60s favorites, at Iguana Swings. The DJs play a rotating mix of music for Lindy, West Coast Swing, Shag, and even a Cha Cha or two. It’s great fun and great exercise, and even if both of your [...] |
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