Dance in New York City in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Dance

  until Jun 23

  English Country Dance

  Historic Richmond Town · Richmondtown, Staten Island

  • Dance

• Dance

  Open run

  Petite Rouge

  Company XIV (Théâtre XIV) · Bushwick, Brooklyn

  • Dance
  • Cabaret

  Tickets ↗

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  until Jan 2

  George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

  New York City Ballet (David H. Koch Theater) · Lincoln Center, Manhattan

  • Dance

• Music

  12:30 PM

  Composers at the Piano

  Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts (Brooklyn College) · Midwood, Brooklyn

  • Music
  • Dance

• Dance

  until Dec 6

  A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday

  The Joyce Theater · Chelsea, Manhattan

  • Dance

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

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  until Jan 3

  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  New York City Center · Midtown Manhattan

  • Dance

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  From Denishawn to Marilyn Monroe: Jack Cole Revealed!

  Martha Graham Dance Company · West Village, Manhattan

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Dance

  until Dec 5

  Split Bill #49: Mizuho Kappa / Dylan Richmond

  Mizuho Kappa · Dylan Richmond

  Triskelion Arts · Williamsburg, Brooklyn

  • Dance

  $17–$50

• Dance

  until Dec 6

  Sensations: Culture, Community, Courage

  Kupferberg Center for the Arts (Colden Auditorium) · Flushing, Queens

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  Keith Michael's The Nutcracker

  Kupferberg Center for the Arts (Colden Auditorium) · Flushing, Queens

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  7 PM

  Studio Works: WE ARE DOING GREAT, a duet by Antonin Rioche

  Antonin Rioche

  Gibney Dance · Tribeca, Manhattan

  • Dance

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  2026 Native American Market & Social

  Flushing Town Hall · Flushing, Queens

  • Music
  • Dance

  Free Tickets ↗

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Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Dance

  until Dec 13

  Echo

  The Tank · Midtown West, Manhattan

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  until Dec 13

  TAO Dance Theater

  The Joyce Theater · Chelsea, Manhattan

  • Dance

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  Swan Lake

  Lehman Center for the Performing Arts · Bedford Park, Bronx

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  Toad Mountain

  Jie-Hung Connie Shiau · Miki Orihara · Ching-I Chang · Hui-Wang Zhang

  Baryshnikov Arts Center · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

  • Dance

  $20–$40 Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  2:15 PM

  Calpulli's Navidad

  Calpulli Mexican Dance

  Flushing Town Hall · Flushing, Queens

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Dance

  $8–$15 Tickets ↗

• Dance

  7 PM

  Toad Mountain

  Jie-Hung Connie Shiau · Miki Orihara · Ching-I Chang · Hui-Wang Zhang

  Baryshnikov Arts Center · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

  • Dance

  $20–$40 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Dance

  until Jan 3

  Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

  The Joyce Theater · Chelsea, Manhattan

  • Dance

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

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  7 PM

  Hip Hop Nutcracker

  Kings Theatre · Flatbush, Brooklyn

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

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