Free Pop-Up Dance Classes with Ailey Extension Third Fridays

Free Pop-Up Dance Classes with Ailey Extension

Third Fridays

A group of dancers in purple shirts leads a large crowd doing a synchronized dance inside a gallery.
A group of dancers in purple shirts leads a large crowd doing a synchronized dance inside a gallery.

2024.12.13 Free Friday. Photograph by Summer Surgent-Gough

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Free with Museum admission. Admission is free to all visitors every Friday evening from 5–10 pm. Though admission is free, tickets are required and capacity is extremely limited. Advance tickets are recommended.

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Floor 1, Lobby

Open to all ages

March 20 
April 17  
May 22

Join us for free pop-up dance classes at the Whitney during Free Friday Nights! Led by Ailey Extension instructors, these dynamic, fun-filled classes will take place every third Friday this spring. Each class explores a different dance genre—come groove with us and stay awhile to enjoy access to Whitney Biennial 2026, food and drinks for purchase from Frenchette Bakery, and more. 

Upcoming classes include:

Afro-Latin
March 20, 6:30, 8:30pm 
Floor 1, Lobby
Join instructor Katherine Jimenez for an Afro-Latin class. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.