Aug. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson

An annual dance festival celebrating Queens’ dance history is returning to the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL).

The Making Moves Dance Festival (MMDF) returns to Jamaica on Friday, Sept. 19. The free three-day festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 21. All performances begin at 7 p.m. at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave.

This year’s MMDF lineup features 10 dance companies.

Selected choreographers include Trevor Ricardo Spencer Jr., a choreographer based in Rosedale; Aishwarya Madhav, an Indian classical dancer and Arts Educator; Careitha Davis, a Brooklyn native and professional dancer, choreographer and educator; Christian Alexander Phenix Warner is an interdisciplinary performing artist, choreographer, sound mak

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