Dance Is Life: Juneteenth Celebration & NYC Season Opener 2025
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EVERYBODY, be as free as you can be on Juneteenth in Central Park!
Join Dance Is Life for the much-anticipated NYC Season Opener at Bethesda Fountain on June 19, honoring Juneteenth and the Lenape people’s ancestral land.
The event celebrates the cultural contributions of Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities to New York City through music and dance, reclaiming public space with a rich historical significance.
Time: 5pm til sundown
Bring friends and remember to hydrate!
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About
Dance Is Life is a free, intergenerational, and communitarian dance party that celebrates the rich tradition of Latin Hustle being danced in the streets, parks, and clubs of NYC. Emerging in the early 1970s South Bronx and created predominantly by Puerto Rican and Black teenagers, Latin Hustle is a partner dance that defies traditional gender norms—welcoming any gender to lead, follow, or even swap roles—and honors its many LGBTQ+ innovators. While Latin Hustle remains at the heart of the gathering, Dance Is Life welcomes all street and club dance styles, igniting a vibrant space for cultural exchange, creativity, and self-expression. Open to all, it fosters human connection through shared joy, movement, and a deep respect for NYC’s social dance legacy.
