New Dance Group Today
On September 18, 2006, the New Dance Group officially opened the doors to a new state-of-the art 21,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) studio located on 305 West 38th Street at 8th Avenue. Nearly double the size of its prior location (where it had resided for 55 years), New Dance Group's renovated upgrade, led by architect Howard Spivak, includes two floors of studios complete with sprung wood or Marley flooring, new pianos, floor to ceiling mirrors, a recording studio and vocal room, sound systems, large dressing rooms, teacher lounge, stretch area, private entrance, art exhibit gallery, merchandise boutique, and two performance spaces complete with raked seating for over 100 people. This space is used for all NDG programming but is also available for rentals.
New Dance Group offers classes for the novice to the professional in dance, fitness and theatre arts seven days a week. Classes for teens and adults include modern, hip-hop, ballet, tap, jazz, Latin, ethnic, yoga, pilates, voice, and acting. Performance programs include The Exchange, an emerging artists series, and the Teacher Performance Series.
In 2007, New Dance Group became part of the biggest collaboration in the history of American Theatre. Over 600 theaters joined a grassroots premiere of plays in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Colorado, Greater Texas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, The Northeast, San Francisco, Seattle, The Southeast, Washington D.C., the Western U.S. and Universities The 365 National Festival is produced by Suzan-Lori Parks and Bonnie Metzgar.
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