With a history of proscenium stage, beachside, and virtual venues, Show Up & Dance is Dance New Jersey’s long-running performance series that features the NJ dance community in action. With performances by professionals, emerging choreographers, dance studios, public schools, and students, this showcase connects the extended dance community, reveals the diversity of artistry and dance forms statewide, and elevates the role of dance in New Jersey’s creative landscape.
12:00pm Performance Featuring: Allegory Dance Theatre, Ankita Khanna, Cate Cameron, Clauds H. Stein, Deepa Mahadevan, Empire Dance Company, Katelin Keane, Krithika Shankar Iyer, Lara Friedman-Kats with Matthew Petrucelli, Naatiya Samarpanam Academy of Dance, Naviyasri Rajeshkumar, Passaic Dance Collective, and Rylee Albright.
5:00pm Performance Featuring: Anna Fredeen and Company, Ashley Daigle Dance Company, Ava Rakowski and Molly Weidmaier, Bridget Ryan Dance Company, Divya Ravi, Extensions Dance Project Performing Company, HeART in Motion, The Initiative Company, Pendulum Project, Infinite Motion Performing Arts Academy, Sonal Jhaveri, Khushi Dance Academy, Rythmika, Stockton Dance Company, and the 2026 New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education Awardees.
Tickets ordered online are $20 for students and seniors, and $30 for adults (plus credit card fees). All tickets purchased at the door will be $30. Accessible tickets are available for patrons that need mobility assistance, and include up to three additional seats for companions.
