All aboard! Dance Is Life hosts a special event and quick escape to Governors Island where the city will become a distant view. Take a ferry ride to this free Latin Hustle dance social, for a chance to connect through the joy of social dance! Join co-founders and co-hosts Natasha Diggs and Abdiel as we dance the night away under the iconic archway at Liggett Hall, a short walk from the ferry landing.

This event will close out House Fest 2024, a three-day event from August 16-19, 2024, to celebrate the diverse range of works offered by the Organizations in Residence along Nolan Park and Colonels Row. Gov­er­nors Island Arts brings togeth­er more than two dozen cul­tur­al part­ners in and around the his­toric for­mer mil­i­tary hous­es of Nolan Park and Colonels Row on the Island, fea­tur­ing free dance and music per­for­mances, out­door instal­la­tions, inter­ac­tive work­shops, open stu­dios, pan­el dis­cus­sions, and more.

The third-annu­al cel­e­bra­tion will also fea­ture the incred­i­ble line­up of works already on dis­play from the two dozen Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence in the his­toric hous­es in Nolan Park and Colonels Row. To attend other events during this three-day event, all of which are free, visit www.governorsisland.com.

Photo by Larry Gertner

The Governors Island Ferry runs from 10 South Street, NYC (Pier 6). Reserve a roundtrip ticket with a $5 donation on the Governors Island website. The Staten Island Ferry can also be taken from Whitehall Terminal, 4 South Street (Pier 11), with tickets available in person or on the NYC Ferry app for $4 per direction.

Dance Is Life is an intergenerational dance party that honors the tradition of Latin Hustle being danced in the outdoor spaces of NYC, while welcoming other dance styles and igniting a diverse space for exchange and creativity. Latin Hustle is a partner dance that originated in the South Bronx in the early 1970s, created predominantly by Puerto Rican and Black teenagers, that defies traditional gender norms where any gender can lead or follow—even role swap—and celebrates its LGBTQ+ innovators.

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HOSTED BY
Natasha Diggs
Abdiel

DJ
Natasha Diggs

WHEN
Monday, August 19, 2024
5pm-Sundown

WHERE
Liggett Hall
Governors Island

FERRY
Battery Maritime Building
10 South Street, NYC
Pier 6, Slip 7
Click to Reserve Tickets

 

Photo by Sasha Dare