The exhibit "Urban Stomp: Dreams and Defiance on the Dance Floor" at the Museum of the City of New York celebrates over 200 years of social dance, highlighting significant dance forms that were created or popularized in NYC. Curators Sarah Henry and Derrick Leon Washington emphasize the role of dance as a means of social challenge and cultural expression. The exhibit features tutorials on various dance styles, including voguing and salsa, and offers an interactive dance party, embodying the creativity and distinctiveness of NYC's dance community. The exhibit runs until February 22, 2026.
"These dance floors, the dance community that joined these, are windows into the time and place. It is a way to understand not just dance in the city but to understand New York City."
"They were bringing in a closeness in partner dancing that offended some people's moral sensibility."
"Through that movement other types of dance were created, there's the move with Kid and Play which still has that kicking movement and that back and forth."
"Those communities and dancers are all in conversation and that's what makes New York such a unique place."
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