Downtown Dance Factory’s recitals are held at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located at 199 Chambers St (between Greenwich & West Sts).

Stage rehearsals are held at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich & West Sts). Walk up the ramp at Chambers St. and enter through the main college doors. The theater is to the left, across the breezeway. Dancers should be brought to the entry to the theater, at which point we will direct you as to where to take them to join their class.

All stage rehearsals will take place in the week leading up to the recitals. Exact rehearsal time(s) are published in the spring and are viewable in your family’s recital schedule page. If you have dancers in more than one class, they must rehearse at ALL assigned times. Please note, rehearsal days and times are not necessarily on the same day as your dancer’s regular class.

Stage rehearsals are NOT dress rehearsals. Dancers should wear their regular class uniform. If your dancer is rehearsing more than one dance on the same day, simply choose one uniform and be sure to bring all relevant shoes!

Don’t worry about any perceived overlap in the rehearsal schedule – we have designed the rehearsal schedule to ensure all classes have a chance to dance on stage. The classes alternate, so your dancer will have a chance to rehearse with each of their classes.

Yes, except for Kindi dancers (preschool kids) for whom rehearsal is NOT drop-off. Dancers in KindiBallet, KindiCombo, KindiHop and KindiBreaking must be supervised by their accompanying adult during their rehearsal.

YES! Rehearsal is not optional! Please plan to excuse your child from any other regular commitments that might conflict with their rehearsal time. These are our only rehearsals on stage, and if anyone is absent, it compromises both their individual performance and also that of the entire class.

If your child will be at the theater for an extended period, you’re welcome to send snacks for rehearsal and/or recital. Food is not allowed in the theater, but they can eat in the Lower Lobby (the area adjacent to the theater) and in Theater 2, the holding area during K+ recitals.

Tickets to all shows will go on sale in mid-April. Tickets are sold via the Tribeca Performing Arts Center box office online or by phone. Each of the shows will have its own on-sale date. Visit our Tickets page here.

No, dancers in the recitals will not sit in the theater, and therefore do not need a ticket.

Please have only one grown up drop off your dancer. All audience members NOT dropping off dancers should proceed directly to the theater and take their seats.

To drop off your dancer, walk up the ramp at Chambers St. towards the main doors of the college. BEFORE you reach the main doors, you’ll see signs directing you down the stairs to your left. Descend the stairs, and then:

For Kindi shows, dancers should be dropped off in the Lower Lobby to your left. Once in the Lower Lobby, we will direct you as to where to check in your dancer. You can then take your seats in Theater 1.

For K+ shows, dancers should be dropped off in Theater 2 of BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. At the bottom of the stairs. proceed across the courtyard, through the college doors on the right. Theater 2 is down the hall. Once in Theater 2, we will direct you as to where to check in your dancer. You can then take your seats in Theater 1.

Seating will begin 30 minutes before show time.

30 minutes prior to the start of the show. Grown-ups should then promptly take their seats in the theater so the show can start on time.

Kindi shows will have no intermission. K+ Shows will have a 10 minute intermission.

Kindi shows: Approximately 45 minutes-1 hour.

K+ shows: Approximately 2-2.25 hours.

We ask that you kindly refrain from filming during your dancer’s show. We have a professional company that will be recording all shows, and downloads of the show will be provided to you within a few weeks of the recital. Filming during your dancer’s show is distracting to the dancers and can impede your fellow audience-members view of the stage.

We have staff that will take care of helping your dancer with costume changes. We’ll let you know in advance which costume to wear first. Just be sure to arrive at recitals dressed in that first costume, and label the other costume bag(s) with your dancer’s name and dance. Bring all costumes with you to the theater (including shoes!), and drop the costumes off with us when you check in. We will take care of the rest!

No, all dancers will dance in both their class dance as well as in the finale. So please plan to pick up your dancer at the end of the show.

All dancers must be signed out with the DDF supervisor assigned to their group. After the finale, our staff will lead the dancers from the stage back to where you dropped them off. To avoid congestion, please send one adult only to pick up your child (or group of children). This adult can then escort them out to greet their adoring fans!

Yes! We are always looking for parents and/or caregivers to help out at both rehearsals and recitals. If you’d like to volunteer, please submit this form by April 21st.

Feel free to email or call us at 212-962-1800 if you have any additional questions.