9/2/26 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Zilla Madness 7 – Dance Trailer

Zilla Madness is back! With High Level Street Dancers entering The Danger Zone, going head to head putting there careers on the line to maintain bragging rights. Zilla Madness 7 Trailer featuring dancers Droid, Strobe, Muka, Arsenal, Shaype, Boneless, Cal, Davincii, Soho, Doc, Noahlot, Legacy, Nazzy, MBK. Continue reading

8/29/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Usher & Chris Brown – The R&B Tour (Chicago August 22 2026)

Usher and Chris Brown brought their co-headlining The R&B Tour to a sold-out audeince at Soldier Field on Saturday, August 22, 2026, wrapping up a massive two-night stadium run in Chicago. Continue reading

8/28/26 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Ghetto Funk Collective – Keep On Lovin’ Me (The Whispers)

Shall We Dance Friday

The Ghetto Funk Collective released a viral dance performance set to the 1983 classic R&B track Keep On Lovin’ Me by The Whispers. The Netherlands-based dance group is widely celebrated for keeping old-school funk culture alive through their synchronized choreography, sharp locking movements, and sharp styling. Continue reading

8/26/26 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Bruk Up: Poba and Rain – Five-Borough Freestyle

Shawn (POBA) Theagene and Justin (Rain) Quinones, founding members of the Bed-Stuy Veterans, a Brooklyn-based dance crew, are at the forefront of the culture of Bruk Up, a style that bridges Jamaican dancehall and hip hop. Continue reading

8/25/26 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: A Choreographer’s Brief But Spectacular Take On Life And Movement

In his Brief But Spectacular feature on PBS NewsHour, visionary choreographer Alonzo King shares his profound perspective that movement and sound are everywhere and fundamentally identical. As the founder of the San Francisco-based Alonzo King LINES Ballet, King explains how dance makes thought visible, rooted heavily in his upbringing by prominent civil rights activist parents. Continue reading

8/21/26 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Meet Guilluame Diop – The Paris Opera Ballet’s First Black Danseur Etoile

Guillaume Diop is a French ballet dancer who made history in March 2023 by becoming the first Black dancer promoted to “Danseur Étoile” (star dancer)—the highest, principal rank within the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet. Born in Paris in 2000 to a French mother and a Senegalese father, he is celebrated globally as a technical prodigy and a prominent cultural symbol of modernization and diversity in classical arts. Continue reading

8/19/26 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: C4 vs Phorsight – OVRDZE 9

C4 vs Phorsight brings Virginia vs Washington, DC into the ring for an explosive Flexn dance battle at OVRDZE 9. Two unique approaches to Flexn collide as C4 representing VA goes head to head with Phorsight representing DC in a battle packed with creativity, musicality, character, concepts, hits, storytelling, and raw energy. Continue reading

8/19/26 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: Joyce Ballet Festival – Week Two

By Walter Rutledge

The Joyce Ballet Festival finished its second week of performances on Sunday August 16, 2026. As we observed in week one the festival was an evening of short, well-crafted vignettes that had the look and elan of a gala event. The ambience continued in week two with a rich duet by a European master, a story ballet classic, and inspiring works by contemporary choreographers and emerging dance makers. The sophomore week did not have the same build as week one. This was most apparent in Act One which featured three cleanly crafted works and Roland Petit. Continue reading

8/15/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Rhythmetron: The Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell (Part 1&2) 1973

Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell shares his unique gifts of leadership, civic pride and his love of the young people of Harlem. This historic 1973 lecture-demonstration film showcases the early artistry, discipline, and educational mission of the Dance Theatre of Harlem – America’s Black classical ballet company. Continue reading

8/14/26 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Lift Every Voice – excerpt from Alonzo King’s Deep River

Babatunji performs the powerful solo Lift Every Voice. An excerpt from Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s acclaimed work, Deep River. Featured on PBS’s Next at the Kennedy Center series, the piece merges powerful movement with the historic Black National Anthem. Continue reading