At the 2017 Fire Island Dance Festival, Havana, Cuba’s Acosta Danza, led by dance legend Carlos Acosta, presented For Us, a mesmerizing ballet that explored the passion, frustration and sadness of a couple in love. Dancers Mario Sergio Elías and Raul Reinoso expressed this tragic love story through

Dance Lab New York was honored to be the featured company at Fire Island Dance Festival's Opening Night Leadership Event. Follow along a day-in-the-life with DLNY!

Fire Island, three miles off the shore of New York's Long Island, has long been a haven for the Northeast's LGBTQ community. The Pines were developed in the 1950s, making the enclave one of the youngest on the island. In the '60s, The Pines quickly went from a clothing-optional beach with a few coas...

The 21st edition of Fire Island Dance Festival featured 43 professional dancers entertaining three sold-out crowds with Broadway, ballet, contemporary and modern dance. Fire Island Dance Festival returned for its 21st edition July 17-19, 2015, with some of the most talked-about world-class dance com...

Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn's FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance. Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice, the story centers around two best friends (Joel Kim Boo

Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three remarkable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked this year’s sold-out Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22, 2018. The 24th editio

Take a look back at Pines Party 2021: Return to Wonderland. Join us this year for Pines Party 2022: BACCHANALIA A Greco-Roman weekend of festivities with a new punk twist!

Performed on the shores of the Great South Bay July 15-17, Fire Island Dance Festival raised $655,090 to help ensure those across the country living with HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other debilitating illnesses have access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals, housing and more. Produced b

"Rise" choreographed by Charlie Williams for the 2015 Fire Island Dance Festival. Danced By:Karine Plantadit Chase Madigan Adam Perry Logan Schyvynck Jakob Karr, Raymond Matsamura and Adam Perry.

the annual Fourth of July Invasion of the Pines attracts hundreds of drag queens and thousands of spectators to what has become an annual Independence Day event. The queens arrive at the Fire Island Pines Harbor. On the afternoon of July 4 each year, drag queens from both Cherry Grove and the Pines ...