About

MISSION STATEMENT: It’s Showtime NYC’s mission is twofold. First, we cultivate creative excellence within the next generation of Street/Club Dancers by providing
unique experiences connected to careers within the dance and performing arts world. Second, we advocate for, and highlight the recognition of,
Street/Club Dances as seminal American artforms and folkloric movement cultures within the performing arts sector.

VISION STATEMENT: Our vision is to become a leading talent incubator for Street/Club Dancers in the NYC metro area by investing in the dancers’ creative maturity; building community; creating space for future ambassadors in Street/Club Dance, spreading the dance forms through schools, stage, studio and the screen.

BACKGROUND: It’s Showtime NYC is a program of the Bronx-based 501 c-3 non profit organization Dancing in the Streets. Since 1984 Dancing in the Streets has produced 600+ public performances in unexpected places, introducing audiences to unexplored spaces, communities, cultures and dance forms.

CURRENT DANCERS: Bless, Skii, Jungle, Cocomotion, Venxm, Eskillz, Flexx, Indigo, Izzy, Cece, Voltage, Mr. Ocean, Qwes, Qu, Wiildkard, Will, Kofi, Miles, Imani, Burn Baby, Dru

PAST DANCERS (partial list): Laiden, Soho, Klassic, Jahod, Mr. McWick, J-resh, Sci-fi, Luna, Boogie, AnRki, Mano, Robin, Lioness, Lohso, Smooth, Iso, Medusa, Creed, Proxy, Ora, Bad Day…

 It's Showtime NYC! has featured performances by:

The Float Masters, Waffles, Raiders of Concrete, Stylz Enuff, Next Generation BBoys, Fly Stylz Crew, Aftermath, The Seven, Anbu Black Ops, C.C. Klaus, Fully Focused, The Positive Brothers, Force, Melanie Aguirre, Cebo Carr, Katalyst, Rocka Jamez, Uncle Will, Richie Rich, Frost Lock, Amit Bhowmick, Osyris Antham, and Still1.

Past Live Performances by It’s Showtime NYC: (partial list)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (First resident street dance company), Apollo, HarlemStage, Abrons Arts Center, Wave Hill, Jamaica Center for the Arts, Jacob’s Pillow, Hook Arts Media, Downtown Brooklyn, Lincoln Center, Pregones, BAAD!, 92nd Street Y, Bronx Museum, Weeksville Heritage Center, River to River, Highline, The Shed, Jamaica Dance Festival, SummerStage, Poster House Museum, Children's’ Art Museum, Red Hook Festival, and in Belgium, Brazil, France and the Netherlands.

Past Creative and Performance Collaborations with:

Adesola Osakalumi, The D.R.E.A.M Ring, NY Philharmonic/Casita Maria, Bill T. Jones, Malik Work, Osyris Antham, Kash Gaines, Doc (Music commission), Da Vincii (Music commission). Loreto Still 1 Jamlin, Anne Nguyen, Faustin Linyekula with Moya Michael

Corporate appearances:

Target, New Balance, Coach, Bacardi, Paco Rabonne, AT&T, AirBnB, and select tech companies.

Teaching:

Workshops and semester length curriculums have been taught by IST teaching artists at various NYC public schools, after school programs, community centers, museums and festivals.

TEAM:

Calvin “Cal” Hunt, Program and Artistic Director, It’s Showtime NYC!

Brooklyn born Calvin “Cal” Hunt began dancing at age 5 and has been practicing flexN for 15 years. During his early years as a dancer, Cal performed on the subways but dreamed of moving from the trains to the planes.  As a teen, he immersed himself in flexN and learned the culture, mindset and essence of the flexN style from OG’s and pioneers includuding Reggie Roc, Jay Donn, Gutta, Kareem Baptiste, Shaneequewa Samuels, Bryan, Storyboard P, Vibez and Deidra Braz. Over the years, Cal has been competing, winning battles, and performing with the street dance platform Battlefest, owned by Kareem Baptiste. In 2015 Cal performed at the Park Avenue Armory with the flexN dance company Dream Ring, and then toured the world with the company.  In 2017 he worked with the Shed in a teaching artist partnership where he instructed students all over NYC, teaching dance and conflict prevention through the arts. Cal trained further as a teaching artist at the National Dance Institute, Lincoln Center Summer Forum, and at 92nd Street Y with Dr. Martha Eddy. He continues to teach private and group classes at notable dance studios. As a dancer, Cal has performed with Wu Tang Clan at Radio City Music Hall, and as a dancer/talent producer for music videos with Lous and Yakuza. In 2019 Cal was honored, at the high recommendation of his mentor Peter Sellars, to perform and choreograph at the Opera National De Paris, resulting in a Cesar Award nominated documentary. During COVID, Cal brought his vision for creating programs to the French Institute Alliance Francaise, in New York, where he created a dance program for young street dancers utilizing the Institute’s theater space. 

Honeychild Coleman, Managing Director, It’s Showtime NYC
Ski, Rehearsal Captain, It’s Showtime NYC

Christopher “Venxm” Brathwaite, Payroll/Tourism Manager, It’s Showtime NYC

Erica Ruben, Executive Director, Dancing in the Streets