The Stars of New York Dance

Celebrating 14 consecutive years of giving children a chance to dance and reach their full potential, The Stars of New York Dance is a charitable, thrilling and judged dance competition for New York City leaders. Similar to Dancing with the Stars, it raises dance education funds for children from low-income communities to help them develop discipline, confidence and self-esteem to succeed in school and in life.  Each year, we honor national and local leaders who are committed to transforming the lives of children and members of our community through dance, art and culture.

Dance has a tremendously positive influence on children’s academic attainment and social development. We use dance as a tool to enhance children’s education. Children learn creativity, discipline, focus and problem-solving when they are engaged in dance.  We also use dance as a tool for social justice that invites national and local leaders to help create equity and access to the arts for all children in our community.

Bringing diverse New Yorkers together, The Stars of New York Dance is an innovative, collaborative and imaginative experience between community leaders, professional dancers, performing artists, dance students, dance enthusiasts, and is creating new audiences for dance throughout New York City each year.