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AP Dance Festival presents renowned dancers, choreographers & companies in support of Arts Ed NJ.

01/07/2026

NEWS! Save the Date! August 29, 2026. Our 7th annual festival will once again be an evening of phenomenal dances and dancers in support of the important work of

Consider becoming an APDF’26 SPONSOR which not only helps us continue to present world class dancers but also guarantees you a seat at what is always a sold out event. Sponsor info in link in bio.
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Photo: John Herr

10/03/2025

Fall 2025 is filled with some of your favorite APDF alums!
Right here on the Jersey Shore, New Jersey Ballet brings their phenomenal dancing to Two River Theater in Red Bank with a visionary program of works by the award winning choreographer, Justin Peck alongside new works by Lauren Lovett and Harrison Ball.

Opportunities also abound for you to see many of your favorite APDF alums on stage in NYC before 2025 takes its bow. The Joyce theater will play home to some of the world’s greatest companies and dancers. See New York City Ballet, and especially the magnificent APDF’25 alum, Taylor Stanley, and revel in the power and breadth of Limón Dance, the virtuosity of GALLIM, and the pure joy of Ephrat Asherie Dance in collaboration with Grammy award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill. Delight in the festive brilliance of Caleb Teicher and the all star cast of A Very SW!ING OUT Holiday, and be dazzled by MOMIX.

New York City Ballet
Koch Theater - Now through October 11 (and beyond)
Limon Dance
Joyce Theater - Oct 14 - 19
Gallim
Joyce Theater - Nov 5 - 9
NJ Ballet
Two River Theater - Nov15 - 16
Ephrat Asherie Dance
Joyce Theater - Dec 3 - 7
A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday
Joyce Theater - Dec 9 - 14
MOMIX
Joyce Theater - Dec 16 - Jan 4

AND...be sure to mark your calendar and get tickets for what will be one of the most important dance events of the year - the Centennial Celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company, who we’ve been so proud to present 3 times over our 6 festivals, at NY City Center from April 8-12, 2026.

09/15/2025

🌟It’s National Arts in Education Week!
We’re celebrating the creativity, joy, and growth that arts education brings to our community. This year’s workshops have been filled with inspiring teachers, talented students, and powerful moments of learning through the arts.
We are so grateful for the support of Jody & John Arnhold, Monmouth Arts, and the Bevier-Evans Foundation, whose commitment makes our work possible.
At the heart of what we do is a promise: to ensure that the arts remain accessible, supported, and celebrated for all.🌟

07/23/2025

Jumping for Joy! APDF’25 is SOLD OUT!! You can still join our waitlist - link in bio under ‘tickets’.

THANK YOU to everyone who has purchased tickets in support of We can’t wait to celebrate an incredible evening of dance with you and the phenomenal artists!
📸 APDF Alum and all around amazing human

07/20/2025

ONE ticket left for APDF ‘25! Grab it now - link in bio! Thank you for your love of dance Asbury Park and for your support of 💕

07/10/2025

Asbury Park clearly loves DANCE!!

$45 tickets for APDF’25 are
SOLD OUT!

There are still $100 TICKETS available that include a post-performance reception with the artists at nearby including lite bites and wine!
- 100% of all ticket sales support Arts Ed NJ! Ticket link in Bio!

Be sure you’re in the audience when this stellar lineup* of artists takes the stage:

Camille A. Brown & Dancers
The Verdon Fosse Legacy
featuring Ashley Fitzgerald
Tony d’Alelio & Jess LeProtto
NYCB Principal Dancer, Taylor Stanley
Momix
Ephrat Asherie
Ballet X
Kayla Mak
Luke Hickey & John Manzari
Paul Taylor Dance Company alums,
Annmaria Mazzini & Michael Trusnovec
..with more to be announced soon!

Saturday, August 23 | 7pm
House of Independents

Tickets on sale NOW
get yours today!

*Program Subject to Change

07/05/2025

NEWS! We’re beyond thrilled tap dancers extraordinaire Luke Hickey and John Manzari will perform an excerpt from A Swing Suite by Elizabeth Burke and Luke Hickey for APDF ‘25! Tickets for the festival are on sale Monday, July 7 at 11am!

06/19/2025

In just 2 Days feel the love of Dance Is Life! Saturday, 730pm - 930pm at the Carousel Building on the 🕺🏻💃🏾🪩 A FREE Hustle Dance Party 💕 Part of Festival

06/06/2025

Just a few weeks away! Sat, June 21 at 7:30pm at the historic Carousel Building! Asbury Park Dance Festival presents Dance is Life. This year will be a gorgeous illuminated evening event by !This inclusive, free Hustle social dance party—a mixture of instruction, demonstration and social interaction–engages our community physically while sharing the Hustle’s expansive vision of the dance floor, its origins in the early ’70s, and deep connection to civil rights, gay rights, women’s rights and American culture. Led by former Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Hustle evangelist, Abdiel Jacobsen, and world renowned DJ and co-founder of Soul in the Horn, Natasha Diggs, participants of all skill levels will experience, firsthand, this vibrant dance form. A Dance Is Life event brings the art of dance directly to the attendees in a welcoming, celebratory environment.

05/30/2025

NEWS! We are thrilled to join again Sat, June 21 at 7:30pm at the historic Carousel Building! Back by popular demand…Asbury Park Dance Festival presents Dance is Life. This year will be a gorgeous illuminated evening event by !This inclusive, free Hustle social dance party—a mixture of instruction, demonstration and social interaction–engages our community physically while sharing the Hustle’s expansive vision of the dance floor, its origins in the early ’70s, and deep connection to civil rights, gay rights, women’s rights and American culture. Led by former Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Hustle evangelist, Abdiel Jacobsen, and world renowned DJ and co-founder of Soul in the Horn, Natasha Diggs, participants of all skill levels will experience, firsthand, this vibrant dance form. A Dance Is Life event brings the art of dance directly to the attendees in a welcoming, celebratory environment.

12/04/2024

These amazing Artists! 🥹 We can’t thank them enough for joining us for what was a wonderful collab with . A very festive and fun evening it was! ❤️🎄

12/03/2024

At Asbury Park Dance Festival, we believe in the power of dance to move and inspire a community. Since 2019, your support has helped us bring together a dazzling and diverse community of world-renowned dancers and choreographers, budding artists, local organizations, and longtime arts-lovers. We know that the connections created by Asbury Park Dance Festival stretch far beyond any one event:

The young local artists we reach–through our free dance workshops, the scholarships we award to the Axelrod Summer Arts Academy, and our five year partnership with Arts Ed NJ will undoubtedly play an important role in the next generation of dancers, dance lovers and choreographers.

We’ve heard stories of Festival attendees traveling to New York City to see dance companies whose dancers they first saw at the Festival.

Word is spreading in the dance world about the Festival because performers feel so welcomed and cared for by the Asbury Park community.

Now more than ever, it’s so important that we strengthen and expand our creative communities. Help us fill the year ahead with movement, connection, and possibility by making a donation to Asbury Park Dance Festival today. . Link in bio 💃🏾🕺🏻

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Asbury Park, NJ
07712-07713

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http://www.apdancefest.org/

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