DANCE PARADE danceparade.org In May 2007 Dance Parade New York brought together over 4000 dancers and 13 floats down New York's Broadway and Fifth Avenue in the first-ever parade and festival to celebrate all forms of dance--everything from the ancient dances to present forms, world cultures to club. The first year success showed that Dance Parade can and should grow to be a positive force and energetic expression of our diverse dance communities. On Saturday May 17th 2008 we will once again join colorful floats, live bands and DJ's to dance in the streets to Contra, Disco, Clogging, Ballroom, Irish Step, Hip Hop, Swing, Ballet, Japanese, Sufi, Samba and more - All forms of dance are represented demonstrating that Dance is a vibrant, expressive form of art. Individual dancers can sign up free--Register your dance organization for $100 (scholarships available see attached scholarship application) to offset insurance and production costs--your website link will be seen by thousands of dance interested folks and if you don't have a website, let us know and we can program a webpage for you! To apply for a visa, registered participants receive an official certificate of registration signed by the President of DanceParade. Please make arrangements as early as possible. Please note: All participants in the Parade and Festival are responsible for their own transportation, housing and other needs. We are an all volunteer run Non-Profit Organization who seeks to show that dance is an expressive and unifying form of art--Our aim is to educate the public on the wonderful health and cultural benefits of dance. In doing so, we aim to support and strengthen the role of dance in our culture. Join Us, Volunteer, Donate or check out DanceParade.Org and add your name to our Newsletter!