Manhattan West Event Plaza, 385 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Free, RSVP encouraged

Gather Round: Street and Club Dance Battles
Wednesdays in September
On the heels of break dancing’s debut at the 2024 Olympics, Works & Process brings its captivating dance and music series originally commissioned and performed in the Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda to the Manhattan West Plaza event circle. See top street and club dancers battle for glory and prizes!

Since 2009, hip-hop legends Kwikstep and Rokafella have curated Behind the Groove, a party that invites the break-dancing community to freestyle to classic dance music, while providing a space for them to jump into the dance cipher and show the skills they’ve honed. Regularly held at the Nuyorican Poets Café and now at Brooklyn’s Bogart House, this outdoor version will include four break dancing teams, battling it out. Move to the sounds of DJ KS360 and SJ DP One, emceed by Rokafella.

Photo: Sean Chee