Bollywood Funk NYC is NYC's only Bollywood dance school specializing in Jazz, Hip-Hop & Funk to today's hottest Bollywood beats. We were recently featured on MTV, CNN and TV Asia! Weeknight and weekend classes, fun people, great exercize, convenient locations. We welcome BEGINNERS, as well as experienced dancers! Meet our students and teachers HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVET5qpuU1Y This group IS for: guys and gals of all ages with an interest in contemporary Bollywood dance/culture who …

Paint Dancing is a new venue created solely for the purpose of openly expressing yourself for fun in 2 different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time) in private art studios around the New York area while helping support your local food banks. Watch some of our crazy Paint Dancing videos on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We will supply non-toxic paint, brushed and paper! All you need is your paint clothes (and shoes) and …

Hi. This group is for the underserved of us who like jazz AND gospel. Socialize with others with common interest as we plan events in venues comfortable for all members regardless of cultural tastes or religious background. If you are a jazz purist or a gospel-only devotee this group may not be for you. Since well-known jazz musicians present gospel music and vice versa, so it should be very interesting! See you soon.

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2010 GRAMMY WINNER ZAC BROWN, WHO WON THE 2010 GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW ARTIST! THE NEW YORK CITY LIVE MUSIC MEETUP ATTENDED A PERFORMANCE BY ZAC AND HIS BAND, AND THEN PERSONALLY MET ZAC AND HIS BAND, AT A MEETUP ORGANIZED BY RICH CASELLA ON AUGUST 26, 2008. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS. How often have you wished for more live music in your life? Finding good live music is like a tourist in NYC finding a good restaurant to go to. Unless you know the right areas to search, you will be rele …

Jazzville, NJ is a group for jazz lovers to come together, forge new friendships and share their love of jazz at performance spaces all over NJ. Our aim is to promote the rich diversity of live jazz available right here in the Garden State: talented local acts, hungry up-and-comers -- even many of the same Grammy-winning, world famous performers who play expensive, sold out shows just across the river in Manhattan often play to smaller, more intimate -not to mention less expensive- venues right …

Come and enjoy paddling your kayak or canoe with Exit 109 Yakers based out of Red Bank, New Jersey. Started this group to turn people on to the Navesink River and all the fun things and places it has to offer. Paddle out of Maple Cove, at the foot of Maple Ave. in Red Bank NJ, put you in a very central location. You can go left and explore the Swimming River which has a great eco environment like nesting Eagles, great vegetation and Oyster beds or go right and explore Victorian homes, Dock & Din …

Let's listen to records and keep local record stores alive! This group's Meetups are planned by members for members. If you have have a great idea for a Meetup, add it!

I've been searching places to go hear great music for a while (read more about it in my blog @ http://ineskuusik.wordpress.com/) - and have come to the conclusion that a lot of it is happening in Brooklyn. People curious about the NY live music scene are welcome to join and meet up to visit the most cutting edge live music events with an occasional open bar along the way. Focus on Brooklyn and the East Village, great atmosphere, young talent, fresh sounds, shows with no cover or with admisson …

This group is for people like me, whose spirits are lifted after going out and hearing good music and sharing time with like minded individuals. I started this group to find other music lovers in NJ. Most of the groups that I was searching for were in NYC. I wanted to highlight the people and places that play the kind of music you have to dig deep for. Everyone has their own defintion of good music. Here is mine: Soulful/afro house, afrobeat, Funk/Soul(james brown to sharon jones), 50's RB/ro …

This group is for everyone who is interesting in meeting new people and love to be out. Our goal is to get people together from all different background and interest. No matter what kind of music you like Pop, Jazz, Techno, House, Hip hop. you are welcome. We will be hosting our events in some of the best lounges and clubs in NYC including cruising parties. Our events will start after work and stay late. So if you have kids and other responsibilities you can still join us for few hours. 2 …

TAPPY HOUR ® - a recreational tap class for adults in a bar! Have you always, always, always wanted to learn how to tap dance? Or, did you take tap as a kid and then life happened and you gave it up for one reason or another?  What if you could learn to tap while enjoying an adult beverage? PRESTO - Tappy Hour®! Tap shoes are not required, neither is previous experience. This recreational tap class was created for anyone and everyone who wants to learn to tap dance and it happens in a very non-t …

I want to rock all night and party everyday.  Do you? Then MR2 is the group for you. In the last 2 years we have established ourselves and branded this group as the premier fun group while hanging on the Jersey Shore. Some of the events that we have brought to the meet up scene are: Karaoke Following live music Happy Hours Fireworks & Bonfires Jazz in the park Beach Volleyball Restaurant week events Zombie Fest Yoga on the Beach Pinball Seances Haunted Tours Salsa Dancing Rollery Derby Psychic N …

Dances: Every Saturday morning Time: 10am to noon Location: Dance Theater Workshop, 219 West 19th Street, between 7th & 8th Aves., 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10011 Fee: $15 (full-time students with valid ID, $10) 5Rhythms founder Gabrielle Roth says: "Put your psyche in motion, and it will heal itself." This meditation practice can heal body and soul through expressive dance movement through five energies or beats: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. Using music from around the world, thi …

Cinema Tropical 's Janeiro In New York  programs Brazilian films in NYC and would like to invite members interested in Brazilian Film , Music and Culture to join and be invited to screenings, including free ticket giveaways from time to time.

Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inter …

Hey, we're moving! Big News for 2013: NYC Bands for Bands is moving to FaceBook! See you there soon! ************************

This workshop focuses on the freedom & fun of Vocal Improvisation. After warming-up our voices & exploring some improvisational vocabulary we'll let our creativity unleash! We'll do some exercises & "pieces" that explore different facets of improvisation. We'll look for your own improvisational vocabulary and "language". The workshop includes my powerfully freeing “body, breath, voice warm-up” along with vocal exercises specifically designed to open the voice as a spontaneous improvisational ins …

For everyone who loves to dance and wouldn't mind getting in the best shape ever, Zumba is for you! Effortlessly tone your body and shred the pounds off with different music of the world! Dancing to Salsa, Belly dancing, Hip-Hop, Merengue, Reggaeton, Cumbia, Samba, Chacha, Bachata, Jazz and more! An explanatory instruction is given for all steps and body movement. All levels are welcome! Come see what all the fuss is about! Located in one of the best acclaimed gyms in Brooklyn!

Brooklyn Group Guitar Studio meet-up was developed by guitarist Matt Fuller, to bring a unique instructor facilitated, peer to peer learning environment to guitar students of all levels in Brooklyn. Group classes and workshops will offer students the opportunity to learn in a supportive, socially enjoyable setting, while also gaining the necessary skills to advance musicianship. Matt Fuller is an active educator and performer in Brooklyn. He received his Masters in Jazz Performance and Pedagogy …

Women United by the Passion to TRAVEL! - Are you faced with the dilemma of staying home because your friends either don't have the money, or time to travel with you and you're afraid to travel alone? No worries, Traveling Girlfriends has members that are just as excited to travel to the same destinations that you are interested in. Paris, France, French, Safari, Africa, Cuba, Jazz, Cuban Culture, Singles - Are you a teacher with time off and looking for a travel buddy? Travel with us during you …

Do you love literature and perhaps music and art as well--but somehow you’ve never really “got” poetry? Would you like to learn to get the joy from poems you get from other works of art without going through English Lit 101 again? If your answers are yes I can help. It started with a friend whom I met in discussion groups of Joyce’s Ulysses and Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past. He loved literature and music (he was a Jazz musician and is very knowledgeable about classical music as well). Yet, …

Calling all people interested in a Variety of World music, not just one kind or another, but a mixture of Latin, Brazilian, African, American and Caribbean Music, with an eye towards bridging communities on an international level using cutting edge multi-media. This meetup is about expanding and communicating through music with an idea to eventually facilitate collaboration with musicians in communities in Africa and the Caribbean, creating more opportunities for young people here and abroad to …

Hey everybody, My name is Murat. I am guitar teacher at the University of Pennsylvania and teach and perform in New York. I love music and have been playing and teaching for most of my life. I am starting to give group guitar classes out of my place in Crown Heights on thursdays and sundays in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. I teach and play a lot of different styles, from rock/pop to classical, basic jazz, and Middle Eastern music. I will start with one beginner class and one intermediate. In the in …

The Plainfield Jazz Collective is a group for anyone who has a passion for the past...present and future development of the American art form of Jazz. No matter if you are an old school jazz enthusiasts, or new to the jazz genres this group is ready to keep Jazz alive! The Plainfield Jazz Collective has been formed to promote jazz through education and performance and to call attention to the Plainfield area’s very talented musicians, recognized locally and nationally. We aim to initiate program …

5 over 4 is a multi-media zine. We take field trips and make live events to connect and inspire. Example: go to nyc/brooklyn to hear live jazz, write/draw/video, make an event live or on-line that showcases the work created including the source of inspiration.

I created this small group for women, between the ages of 25-30, who are in search of fabulous and fun friendships. Women who are light-hearted, educated, fun-loving, professional, "get up and go", beautiful individuals. If you are through with the constant club hopping and would rather have a glass of wine at a lounge after work (or a margarita), watch a comedy show, take a leisurely stroll through the city, catch a summer outdoor concert, watch an intimate live jazz session, dine out and make …

North Battery Park residence looking for a village and community. Seeking transplants from other regions that are looking to create that neighborhood or village community. Grandparents looking for grandchildren, single or working parents looking for support and strengths, new families in the community looking for stability. Sunday dinners, emergency contacts, afternoon picnic, jazz on the lawn, summer evening walks and the like. If you live in North Battery Park and would like to meet others nea …

The Brecht Forum is a space where human needs and culture come first. We stage 200 events each year connecting activists, artists and academics in a lively environment to support progressive movements.