Accent Dance NYC

We inspire youth through dance education, enlighten through multicultural performances, and empower through lasting community partnerships. Accent Dance NYC is a 501(c)3 charity committed to bringing dance education programs and professional performance initiatives to historically underserved communities in New York City, Westchester, and neighboring areas. Through a unique collaboration, a team of multidisciplinary artists have built a dance-based curriculum that champions diversity, connects communities, and transforms young lives. We currently provide in-school educational performances for Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, as well as multicultural performances featuring a diverse array of dance styles from ballet to hip hop, tango, Cumbia, salsa, bachata, merengue, African dance and drumming, Chinese folklore, tap, contemporary dance and beyond.   We also run a variety of multicultural dance residency programs, including comprehensive after-school, summer, and weekend programs at various community centers and schools, including the New Rochelle YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Mt. Vernon, and in-school programs throughout NYC. Accent Dance NYC's top-tier performers and teachers are building bridges through the universal mediums of movement and music, while bolstering children's cognitive skills, self esteem, and social-emotional development. Accent Dance NYC has reached over 25,000 school-age children  and has been featured on ABC News, PIX 11, Fox 5 News, BronxNet TV, Medium Magazine, Dance Informa Magazine, Dance Magazine, Broadway World, Global Thrive, and other news media outlets. Accent Dance NYC's professional company has performed as part of the NYC Department of Transportation's Summer Streets Festival in midtown Manhattan, the Poe Visitor Center in the Bronx, the Bronx Music Heritage Center, the Picture House in Pelham, New York, Alvin Ailey Studios, Ballet Arts Center for Dance and beyond.  Each year, Accent Dance NYC also offers a choreography commission to an emerging choreographer under its NEXT program, and performs the work throughout the year as part of its professional dance company seasons.   The new works are also incorporated into educational curricula for hard-to-reach high school students that focus on important themes including climate change, self-discovery, immigration, and cultural appreciation.   The 2026 Spring Season will take place in March of 2026 at Ailey Citigroup Theater.Accent Dance NYC consistently has been awarded yearly and multi-year grants through the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and ArtsWestchester.