Dance Lab NY

Dance Lab NY Dance Lab NY is a choreography incubator designed to give dance makers the proper tools they need to practice their craft and test their ideas. dancelabny.org

DANCE LAB NEW YORK IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE ART FORM OF CHOREOGRAPHY BY GIFTING VITAL RESOURCES TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF DANCE MAKERS. In order to create a choreographer needs dancers, space, and time—three essential elements that are prohibitively expensive. As a result, even seasoned dance makers are prevented from crafting new work.

Designed to alleviate these substantial fiscal and administrative burdens, DLNY provides choreographers with a curated company of professional dancers, expansive studio space, and structured rehearsal time complete with a rehearsal director and support from our staff in order to incubate new ideas in a professionalized, supportive environment. Since opening our doors in 2015, we have served over 60 choreographers.

Still dreaming about last week…. check out some of our favorite step & repeat moments from The 2026 Dance Lab Honors! Ph...
03/23/2026

Still dreaming about last week…. check out some of our favorite step & repeat moments from The 2026 Dance Lab Honors!

Photography by Adrian Lewis

03/06/2026

Attention dancemakers! Now accepting applications for 2026 DLNY’s Choreography Symposium!

🟪 Dance Lab Choreography Symposium
Saturday/Sunday - May 2nd-3rd
A dynamic gathering for movement-makers and creative leaders. Engage in conversations on the evolving professional landscape, explore ways to build sustainable creative careers, and engage with one another in an environment of mutual connection and understanding.

APPLICATIONS DUE: MARCH 21

03/04/2026

🎥 From the with Niani Feeling’s Winter Lab Cycle at DLNY.

// CHOREOGRAPHER //
Niani Feelings

// DANCERS //
Josh Bordman
Randy Castillo
Alex Benitez Evans
Kurt Horney .horney
Michele Lee
Veronica Rae Jiao
Niko Martinez
Chloé Roberts
Tiffani Russell
Miki Michelle
Aiden Pressel
Hunter Tayman

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Alora Tonielle Martinez

// FILM + EDIT //
Jenna Maslechko

02/25/2026

🎥 From the with Sarah Parker’s for her Winter Lab Cycle at DLNY.

// CHOREOGRAPHER //
Sarah Parker

// DANCERS //
Josh Bordman
Randy Castillo
Alex Benitez Evans
Kurt Horney .horney
Michele Lee
Veronica Rae Jiao
Niko Martinez
Chloé Roberts
Tiffani Russell
Miki Michelle
Aiden Pressel
Hunter Tayman

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Alora Tonielle Martinez

// FILM + EDIT //
Jenna Maslechko

02/18/2026

🎥 From the with Phil Colgan’s Winter Lab Cycle at DLNY.

// CHOREOGRAPHER //
Phil Colgan

// DANCERS //
Josh Bordman
Randy Castillo
Alex Benitez Evans
Kurt Horney .horney
Michele Lee
Veronica Rae Jiao
Niko Martinez
Chloé Roberts
Tiffani Russell
Miki Michelle
Aiden Pressel
Hunter Tayman

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Alora Tonielle Martinez

// FILM + EDIT //
Jenna Maslechko

01/28/2026

🎥 From for Brian Golden’s Disability Led Lab at DLNY.

Launched in 2023 with Resident Director Jerron Herman, , the Disability Led Lab centers the needs, experiences, perspectives, and creative contributions of the choreographer as it relates to their own disability aesthetic.

// CHOREOGRAPHER //
Brian Golden

// DANCERS //
Nazear Brown
DaMond LeMonte Garner
Rachel Harris .christie
Thomas Hogan
CiCi Kai .kai_
Brooke Lutz
Sydney Mesher
Aliza Russel
Matthew Saggiomo
Marcus Sarjeant
Micah Sell
Jocelyn Wynn

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Courtney Cochran

// FILM + EDIT //
Jenna Maslechko

DLNY is grateful for the support from the National Endowment for the Arts for this Lab.

12/23/2025

🎥 From the with NextGen Choreographers Mack Alston and Skye Estevez.

// THE CHOREOGRAPHERS //

Mack .icialmack
“Mack” Alston is an 18-year-old dancer and choreographer who has been dancing for about 11 years, training in tap, ballet, jazz, and mostly hip-hop. He has been part of two high-level competition and training teams — Brickhouse NYC (Gen XS, Gen Nex, Gen X) and Broadway Dance Center AIM. Passionate about storytelling through movement, Mack is excited to return to DLNY NextGen this fall to continue creating, growing, and sharing his love for dance.

Skye Estevez
Skye Estevez is a 17-year-old dancer and aspiring choreographer from New Jersey. A senior dance major at High Tech High School, she is a former NBA Knicks City Kid and now serves as a social media intern for the team. Represented by Clear Talent Group, Skye trains with Kozmic Edge and has made her mark on the convention circuit as a Kaos Cast Member. A returning DLNY NextGen dancer, she is honored to step into the choreographer role this season.

// DANCERS //
Jada Coleman
Jaimie Dela Cruz
Gilbert Gonzalez .ilbertg
Zion
Hayatt Kiki
Nathaniel Montes
Nyelia Paulino
Jaylen Wallace

The NextGen Company joins The Lab under the guidance of our Resident Mentor, Michele Byrd-McPhee - a 2023 Bessie Award winner, street dancer, and arts activist known for her work decolonizing hip-hop culture across gender, s*x, and racial lines. Michele is the Executive Director of Ladies of Hip-Hop, Artistic Director of LDC, and Associate Professor at UMass Amherst, and we are thrilled to have her leading this season’s company.

// FILM + EDIT //
Jenna Malsechko

Book your PRO/series class or the The Dance Lab Lounge at our new home, Dance Lab Studios! Now booking: January and Febr...
01/02/2025

Book your PRO/series class or the The Dance Lab Lounge at our new home, Dance Lab Studios!

Now booking: January and February
BOOK: dancelabstudios.org (link in bio)
Watch our stories for teacher and schedule announcements!

// CLASSES //
The PRO/series bridges a critical gap for professionals by replicating the DLNY Lab Cycle environment in a classroom setting. With a curated faculty of industry leaders, the PRO/series provides three distinct class types tailored for your creative and professional growth.

PRO/cess
For Movement Creation
$22 per class

PRO/gression
For Repertory and Combinations
$22 per class

PRO/motion
For The Promotion of Dance
$22 per class

Schedule
Mondays-Thursdays: 4:00pm-6:00pm and 6:30pm-8:30pm
Fridays: 4:00pm-6:00pm

// OPEN STUDIO TIME //
The Dance Lab Lounge is an affordable shared studio geared for professionals in the field needing space in the mornings, prior to rehearsals or auditions. The Dance Lab Lounge is intended to support dance artists in a quiet and communal environment.

$10 per person
Monday-Friday
8:30am-10:00am

Attention Tap Dance Choreographers! DLNY is now accepting applications for its upcoming 2025 Tap Dance Project, led by R...
12/16/2024

Attention Tap Dance Choreographers! DLNY is now accepting applications for its upcoming 2025 Tap Dance Project, led by Resident Directors Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard.

Slated to take place this Spring 2025 in New York City, this Lab will provide an unparalleled opportunity for choreographers to explore their craft in an incubative, artist-first environment.

Deadline for application: January 10, 2025

Apply today at dancelab.org/apply (link in bio)

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// RESIDENT DIRECTORS //
Ayodele Casel
Torya Beard

// PHOTOGRAPHY //
Jenna Maslechko

12/06/2024

🎥 From the with Fall 2024 Connect Choreographer, Tuan Malinowski and mentor, Parker Esse.

We hosted choreographer Tuan Malinowski who was mentored by Parker Esse, an acclaimed choreographer whose career spans Broadway, regional and international theatre. Tuan spent their time in the Lab incubating an exciting new work with an extraordinary company of dancers at PACE University’s Sands College for the Performing Arts. Take a look inside Tuan's Connect Lab.

// DANCERS //
The students of Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Anna Hiran

// FILM & EDIT //
Jenna Maslechko

// CREATIVE DIRECTOR //
Diego Alejandro González

📸 From the with Fall 2024 Connect Choreographer, Tuan Malinowski and mentor, Parker Esse. // DANCERS // The students o...
12/04/2024

📸 From the with Fall 2024 Connect Choreographer, Tuan Malinowski and mentor, Parker Esse.

// DANCERS //
The students of Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

// REHEARSAL DIRECTOR //
Anna Hiran

We have some very exciting news! After more than a decade of providing vital resources and nurturing the artistry of 150...
11/25/2024

We have some very exciting news! After more than a decade of providing vital resources and nurturing the artistry of 150+ choreographers, we at Dance Lab New York have reached another extraordinary milestone. Starting January 1, 2025, DLNY will lease its own dedicated studio space and administrative offices on West 38th Street in midtown Manhattan.

This new home, Dance Lab Studios, embodies our promise to the dancemaking community: to provide a consistent, safe, and inspiring space where choreographers and dancers across genres can push boundaries, create, and thrive. We look forward to sharing more about Dance Lab Studios in the coming weeks.

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240 W 47th St
New York, NY
10036

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

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