Boston Dance Alliance

On Sunday June 28, BDA’s Annual Celebration takes place at Boston Lyric Opera’s newly renovated Community Studios — a stunning new arts hub in Fort Point designed for artists, collaboration, and community. Be among the first to experience this extraordinary space and join us to honor the 2026 “Dance Champions” Peter DiMuro and Laura Young, and “Unsung Hero” Lynda Rieman for their lasting impact on our dance community.

🥂Join colleagues, artists, supporters, and friends for an afternoon of connection, recognition, and celebration in one of the city’s most new & exciting venues!

🗓️ Sunday, June 28 from 2pm - 5pm
📍Boston Lyric Opera (Boston).
🎟️Tickets: $50 - $100
➡️ Registration & Ticket Link in Bio

A busy weekend for BDA 🎉🎉

From tabling at the Artists Resource Fair at City Hall to attending the Assets for Artists’ celebration to a portable floor rental at the Hatch Shell, BDA staff is showing up in the community and kicking off another summer of dance!

Don’t let Boston arts funding get slashed ‼️
Mayor Wu is proposing a 27% cut for Arts and Culture funding. That’s $1 million of resources for artists in our community.

We know that dancers are already the lowest paid artists in Massachusetts. Help BDA support the effort to protest these cuts and ensure that dancers and other arts workers can have a sustainable future in Boston.

Join us TOMORROW, Thursday April 30 at Boston City Hall to show Mayor Wu that Boston artists aren’t backing down. More information on these efforts in our bio!

Shoutout to our Artist Development Panel 🌎🗣️

Connection and collaboration are at the heart of BDA’s mission. During our new Professional Development Forum & Discussion, BDA members and dance leaders shared insights from our pilot program, offering experience, tools and strategies to help artists build sustainable, higher-paying opportunities in dance. Led by dance leaders Aaron Myers & McKersin, this first cohort of five artists exemplified what collaboration looks like in action: building together to bridge industry and community through shared learning, mentorship, and mutual support. We are grateful for every chance to increase strength in the Boston dance community and to highlight incredible work and leadership.

⭐️ BDA’s Open Call Auditions & Dancer Health Day 2025
📍 Mass Motion Dance, Brighton MA
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Thank you Guest Teaching Artists! 💃🩰🎶

Each year, BDA’s Open Call Auditions offer dancers the chance to take master classes with local instructors from a wide range of movement styles. At this year’s event, we hosted Beon for Latin Hustle, Anara Frank & Javier Jreffer Cumbrera of for Cuban Modern Technique, Darnell “Snoopy” Brown for Hip Hop, and Elizabeth Mochizuki of .boston for Ballet. Guest Teaching Artists, thank you for sharing your passion and expertise with our community!

And of course, we also want to thank all the dancers and observers who attended and contributed their work to this year’s Open Call Auditions. Your participation continues to spark new connections and helps to amplify professional dance opportunities in our community.

⭐BDA’s Open Call Auditions & Dancer Health Day 2025

📍Mass Motion Dance, Brighton MA .boston

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Appreciation post for our Dancer Health Day Wellness Team! 🩺

Last month, Dr. Lauren Elson and her outstanding team from Harvard Medical School led free wellness check-ins at BDA’s annual Dancer Health Day. Participants received personalized wellness screenings and one-on-one consultations with physical therapists, medical doctors, nutritionists, and psychologists who specialize in working with dancers. This collaboration helped artists gain practical insight into injury prevention, recovery, and sustainable practices to support long-term health in dance.

Thank you to this incredible team of professionals for helping keep the Boston dance community moving and creating safely. 💙

⭐BDA’s Open Call Auditions & Dancer Health Day 2025
📍Mass Motion Dance, Brighton MA .boston
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Join BDA & The Esplanade Association on Wednesday, October 15th for BACHATA with special guest teaching duo, Lumyr & Eli Pabon!

• Hatch Grove (The Esplanade between the
Hatch Shell & Esplanade Playspace)

5:30-7pm, Wednesday Oct. 1st

➡️ Register for class:
http://ESPLANADE.ORG/MOVES-FOOD
Free class, food & refreshments served to celebrate Latin Heritage Month with 🍃!!

🌟GUEST TEACHING ARTISTS:🌟
: Lumyr Derisier is a Boston-based dancer, teacher, and community builder with over a decade of experience in Salsa and Bachata. Having trained with Anara Frank of MetaMovements and Alma Latina Boston, Lumyr brings both skill and heart to every class he leads. He currently teaches with Salsa y Control Dance Company and directs From Boston With Love, a community initiative promoting connection and collaboration through dance. Known for his big smile, hearty laugh, and “chiropractic hugs,” Lumyr embodies the welcoming spirit of Boston’s Latin dance community.

: Eli Pabon, founder of BOMBAntillana and member of MetaMovements , is a Boston-born Puerto Rican performer, educator, and cultural ambassador. Raised in a family of musicians and dancers, she brings the rhythm of dance to life through her teaching and choreography. Eli has led workshops and performances across the US, Caribbean, and Latin America, inspiring connection through Afro-Latin movement and music. Her classes celebrate joy, culture, and community through rhythm and dance.

Join BDA & The Esplanade Association this Wednesday, October 1st for NY SALSA ON 2 with Raices Latin Dance ! 💃🏻🎶

📍Hatch Grove (The Esplanade between the
Hatch Shell & Esplanade Playspace)

⏰ 5:30-7pm, Wednesday Oct. 1st

📨 Register for class:
http://ESPLANADE.ORG/MOVES-FOOD

Free class, food & refreshments served to celebrate Latin Heritage Month with !!

⭐️ GUEST TEACHING ARTISTS:
John-John Semidei & Lindiana Flores
In 2011, native New Yorker and instructor John-John Semidei and dancer Lindiana Flores (a Worcester native united their salsa passion in a dynamic partnership to create Rices Latin Dance. Based out of Worcester, Massachusetts with a mainly On-1 Salsa scene, John-John and Lindiana desired to diversify the salsa community by introducing the New York On-2 salsa style to the area. Since its inception, Races Latin Dance has taken off teaching multiple classes and workshops each week and performing in numerous salsa congresses and venues across the region.

TOMORROW: Fall Into Dance 2025 at The Dance Complex is a celebratory evening highlighting Greater Boston’s vibrant dance community, and sharing what’s ahead for the 2025–2026 dance season.

Fall Into Dance will bring together even more artists, audiences and regional presenters.

This year, ArtsBoston joins as a new partner alongside Boston Dance Alliance. Together, we’re building connections across the dance ecosystem and ensuring that audiences discover and support the richness of our region’s dance offerings.

Click the link in bio for more information and to RSVP for the kickoff event of the 2025-2036 dance season!!!