{"id":338017,"date":"2026-09-04T13:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338017\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:28:10","slug":"assemble-at-manhattan-west-for-gather-round-lets-dance-wednesdays-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338017\/","title":{"rendered":"Assemble at Manhattan West, for \u2018Gather Round: Let\u2019s Dance!\u2019 \u2014 Wednesdays in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Image via Manhattan West.<\/p>\n

Gather Round: Let\u2019s Dance!<\/p>\n

A 4-Part Outdoor Series, Free & Open to the Public<\/p>\n

5pm to 6:15pm \/ Wednesday, September 9, 16, 23, 30<\/p>\n

At Manhattan West Plaza (385 Ninth Ave.)<\/p>\n

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Manhattan West<\/a>, in partnership with the Guggenheim\u2019s Works & Process<\/a>, presents the return of what\u2019s become an annual September series of athletic, artistic performances and interactive instructive opportunities\u2013with this year\u2019s edition offering everything from Afro-Latin Dance and Swing to Contra and Freestyle. Here\u2019s the skinny on the 2026 schedule:<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo of LayeRhythm at Manhattan West by Sean Chee.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 9 at 5pm: LayeRhythm<\/a> | Freestyle movements including house dance, litefeet, flexN, breaking, and locking\u2014with the unpredictable presence of improvisation\u2014are the ample calling cards of LayeRhythm (curated by founder and house dance specialist Mai L\u00ea H\u00f4). Their performance of live music and street dance concludes with \u201can open dance floor for all!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 16 at 5pm: SEKOU McMILLER & FRIENDS <\/a>| \u201cLearn how to mambo like they used to in New York\u2019s legendary Palladium Ballroom, where the social dance movement was born!\u201d is the promise of this intergenerational dance party and lesson\u00a0 from Sekou McMiller & Friends, featuring live music by the Palladium Mambo Band.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cGather Round\u201d photo by Liz Ligon.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 23 at 5pm: A Barn Dance with BROOKLYN CONTRA<\/a> | This self-described \u201capproachable social dance\u201d gets its live music mojo from Some Assembly Required Quintet\u2019s dynamic take on Appalachian and Irish tunes. Not familiar with the implications of that mashup? Advance press for the event offers this explainer: \u201cOriginating in northern Appalachia based on English and French formal dances, contra is now danced around the country by multi-generational communities.\u201d Okay, but do you even know how to dance the contra\u2013and if so, how to do it the \u201cBrooklyn\u201d way? Once again, advance promo to the rescue: \u201cNo partner necessary,\u201d the press release assures, noting, \u201cAll dances are taught\u201d before the event officially begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 at 5pm: NEW YORK SWINGS<\/a> with JOSH LEE AND THE EXTENDED FAMILY<\/a> | New York Swings \u201cbrings the excitement of Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz dance\u201d to their playful, athletic, \u201chistorically grounded\u201d performances\u2014led by choreographer Gaby Cook, and danced by an ensemble of NYC\u2019s own. Also on the bill is Philadelphia-based musical ensemble Josh Lee and the Extended Family, whose selections draw from the classic compositions of Basie, Ellington, and more.<\/p>\n

For more info on this series, Click Here<\/a> and Click Here<\/a> to visit, respectively, Works & Process and Manhattan West.<\/p>\n

\u2014END\u2014<\/p>\n

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