Boogie down

Dance, dance, dance at the 10th annual Dance Parade and Festival on May 21 at Tompkins Square Park.

Hosted by Dance Parade Inc., this year’s parade begins at 21st Street and Broadway at 1 pm and ends at the Grandstand at Eighth Street and University Place. In honor of the 10th year of the celebration, this year’s theme for performances is Decades of Dance!

The Grandstand features Emcee and DJ Booshwheelz to announce each group as they stop and perform before continuing on to Tompkins Square Park for DanceFest — where you can watch free dance performances, take free dance lessons, and enjoy a dance party.

Dance Parade and Festival on May 21. Parade beings at 1 pm. DanceFest 3–7 pm. Free.

Festival at Tompkins Square Park [500 E. Ninth St. between Avenues A and B in Alphabet City, (267) 350–9213, danceparade.org].

Manhattan Mandarin

Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We look forward to working with you. - Jamie Keyte, Founder

Joe's Music & Dance Academy

Private and group music lessons &amp; dance classes for Guitar, Bass, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Drums, Piano, all woodwind &amp; brass instruments, Choir, Preschool Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Step, African and Modern Dance and more. Helping thousands of students begin and continue on their musical journey since 1998!

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills. </div> </div> </blockquote>