Join us as we dive into stories of sovereignty and restoration from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbeans through dance forms, forever lei-making, soundscape and immersive art installations.
This month we are honoring Black August at our Governors Island Residency with workshops, live art, performances, and a community cookout. Join us as we celebrate Black history, resilience, and social justice through dance and creative expression. Everyone is welcome to reflect, connect, and move with us!
Discover Bachata! Learn about its origins, basic footwork and body movement, and try out simple partnerwork. No experience or partner needed—everyone is welcome!
This month we are honoring Black August at our Governors Island Residency with workshops, live art, performances, and a community cookout. Join us as we celebrate Black history, resilience, and social justice through dance and creative expression. Everyone is welcome to reflect, connect, and move with us!
This September, Dancers Unlimited spotlights Indigenous leadership in climate action at our Governors Island residency. Join us for Indigenous-Led Climate Summit Week, featuring workshops, live art, performances, and community gatherings that honor Indigenous knowledge and stewardship of the earth. Experience movement, dialogue, and creative expression as we unite to uplift Indigenous voices and inspire collective climate action.
This October, Dancers Unlimited wraps up our Governors Island residency with Ho'oulu, inspired by our roots in NYC and Hawaiʻi. Join us for dance, live art, workshops, and gatherings celebrating growth, renewal, and connection across cultures. Ho'oulu—“to grow” or “to inspire”—invites everyone to reflect, celebrate, and look ahead together.
Pop Pilates is a dance on the mat that fuses upbeat music with powerful Pilates moves for a fun, full-body workout. All levels welcome! Bring your mat and get ready to sweat, sculpt, and smile.
Talk Story Collective presents our monthly FREE one-day writing workshop at Governor's Island.
July's workshop will focus on Sovereignty and highlighting Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea - Hawai'i's Sovereignty Restoration Day!
Join us as we dive into stories of sovereignty and restoration from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbeans through dance forms, forever lei-making, soundscape and immersive art installations.
Pop Pilates is a dance on the mat that fuses upbeat music with powerful Pilates moves for a fun, full-body workout. All levels welcome! Bring your mat and get ready to sweat, sculpt, and smile.
Learn about timing and basic of footwork of Salsa On2 (NY Style) We will also introduce basic partner work concepts. Bring shoes that have little traction, socks are bare feet is ok!
Featuring special guest AAPI Belong who will be providing a Story Station to collect oral and written / drawing stories. The stories will be braided into our forever story lei that will grow in our house, and be embodied through improv dance performances. A free lavender scented candle is provided for everyone who contributes a story.
Join us as we dive into stories of sovereignty and restoration from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbeans through dance forms, forever lei-making, soundscape and immersive art installations.
Artwork Credit: Motu Faafafine by Dan Taulapapa McMullin, 2020
Featured artists from Pacific Islands: Dan Taulapapa McMullin (Samoa) and Reuben Paterson (Auckland, New Zealand).
More artists in gallery: Claire Unabia & Matthew James (O`ahu / Brooklyn), Sonja John, Tommy Hite (O`ahu), and Paula Walters Parker (Kingston, Jamaica / Brooklyn).
Donation-based workshops include “Braiding Intimacies”- a forever-lei making and genealogical movement workshop with Dancers Unlimited’s director Linda Kuo, traditional Filipinx tattoo drawing with visiting artists from Plush Tattoo (O`ahu / Portland), and Pilates Mat with Dancers Unlimitedʻs company manager, Lian Kizner.
The special donation-based workshops help contribute to our fundraiser to bridge the funding gap for our Governors Island programs due to the recent federal funding cut.
Featured Monthly Partners: Pacific Island Film Festival & Talk Story Collective
11am House Opens
12:30pm-2:00pm / Braiding Intimacies / Facilitator: Linda Kuo
4:00pm-6:00pm / Private hours for members & funders / Facilitator: Linda Kuo
Location: Colonels Row 405B, Governors Island NYC
Governors Island is accessible by ferry daily year-round.
From Manhattan: Ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run daily from the Battery Maritime Building, located at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
From Brooklyn: Seasonal ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Mondays from May 24 to September 14, 2025, from two Brooklyn locations: Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
Artwork Credit: Matthew James
Artwork Credit: Motu Faafafine by Dan Taulapapa McMullin, 2020
Featured artists from Pacific Islands: Dan Taulapapa McMullin (Samoa) and Reuben Paterson (Auckland, New Zealand).
More artists in gallery: Claire Unabia & Matthew James (O`ahu / Brooklyn), Sonja John, Tommy Hite (O`ahu), and Paula Walters Parker (Kingston, Jamaica / Brooklyn).
Donation-based workshops include “Braiding Intimacies”- a forever-lei making and genealogical movement workshop with Dancers Unlimited’s director Linda Kuo, traditional Filipinx tattoo drawing with visiting artists from Plush Tattoo (O`ahu / Portland), and Pilates Mat with Dancers Unlimitedʻs company manager, Lian Kizner.
The special donation-based workshops help contribute to our fundraiser to bridge the funding gap for our Governors Island programs due to the recent federal funding cut.
Featured Monthly Partners: Pacific Island Film Festival & Talk Story Collective
11am House Opens
12:30pm-2:00pm / Braiding Intimacies / Facilitator: Linda Kuo
2:30pm-3:15pm / Traditional Filipinx Tattoo Drawing Workshop / Facilitator: Plush Tattoo
3:15pm-4:00pm / Mat Pilates / Facilitator: Lian Kizner
4:00pm-5:00pm / Poetry Workshop / Facilitator: Dan Taulapapa McMullin
5:00pm-7:30pm / Outdoor picnic, Kanikapila Performances
7:30pm / Film Screening / Host: Pacific Island Film Festival NY
Location: Colonels Row 405B, Governors Island NYC
Governors Island is accessible by ferry daily year-round.
From Manhattan: Ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run daily from the Battery Maritime Building, located at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
From Brooklyn: Seasonal ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Mondays from May 24 to September 14, 2025, from two Brooklyn locations: Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
Artwork Credit: Matthew James
