2026 Dancing with the Queens Stars Gala

You're invited to the most exciting night in Queens community!

Honoring:

Adrienne Adams, City Council Speaker Emerita

Rachel Cohen, LIC Real Estate Community Partner

Dancing with the Queens Stars is an annual dance competition where teams of Queens community leaders train with Queensboro Dance Festival choreogaphers to perform a group dance for an esteemed panel of local judges. Your audience vote determines the ultimate winning team!

The evening will also feature popup activations, the best in Queens cuisine, open bar, Queens Staycations silent auction, DJ Elephantglasses, party line dances, announcement of Queensboro Dance Festival's PSA campaign, and introduction of the 2026 Queensboro Dance Festival dance companies performing on tour this summer!

Dancing with the Queens Stars Judges:

Roz Nieves, QPTV

Molly Kurzius, MoMA PS1

Mickela Mallozzi, PBS Travel Barefeet

Dance Teams and more to be announced!

Want to sponsor a table or an artist ticket? Options available at ticket checkout!

All proceeds support Queensboro Dance Festival's free public programming that hosts 40 outdoor dance performances, classes, and community parties every summer, presenting diverse Queens-based dance groups and providing professional artist services for Queens dancers. QDF reaches 10,000 audience members and serves 200 Queens artists every year. www.queensborodancefestival.org

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