Event Details

Join us and Boston Dance Alliance for a new fall program celebrating cultural dancing!

Every Wednesday in October, you can learn the steps to various cultural dances at these interactive demonstrations led by professional artist educators. Move, learn, connect to dances you might not have experienced before! Each class will have a different dance to learn, so each night will be a unique experience in the park. This program will take place at the Hatch Grove which is located next to the Hatch Shell and Esplanade Playspace (the playground with the big blue slide).

After you learned some new steps, you can enjoy free food and beverages from a local restaurant, all celebrating the dance’s culture!

Oct 2: Haitian Folklore
Oct 9: Traditional Irish Dancing
Oct 16: Latin Dance
Oct 23: Classical Indian Dance

Learn more about the class and artist-educators!

Location Information & Directions

NOTE: There is NO PARKING on the Esplanade. Please plan to arrive via one of the options below:

WALKING
If entering by foot, you can take one of many footbridges to enter the park. They are all noted on this map. Fiedler Field is closest to the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge which is located between Beacon Street and Beaver Place, adjacent to David G Mugar Way. Once in the Esplanade, continue walking straight along the path, crossing over the stone bridge. You'll see a large statue of a head.

MBTA
Fiedler Field is a ten-minute walk from the Arlington MBTA Station (Green Line) and a ten minute walk from the Charles / MGH MBTA Station (Red Line). Find all of the nearby stations on this map.

BLUE BIKES
Pick up a Bluebike at any station around Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville and return to a station located conveniently near the Hatch Shell. Find locations on the System Map or mobile app. The closest Blue Bikes station is located where Beacon Street meets David Mugar Way, in front of Beacon Street access to the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge.

PARKING (outside of park)
Recommended parking locations include Newbury Street lots or the Boston Common Garage.

RIDE SHARE
Please direct rideshare vehicles to drop you off on Beacon Street near Arlington Street. Cheers is a good reference spot. Once you’ve been dropped off, enter the park on foot via the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge, located between Beacon Street and Beaver Place, adjacent to David G Mugar Way.

ABOUT BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE

Boston Dance Alliance builds capacity for dance by identifying and creating shared resources, information, and productive partnerships to help dance flourish across the Boston metropolitan area and New England region. We are an independent service organization representing dancers, choreographers, teachers, presenters, allied arts and cultural professionals, arts journalists and scholars, wellness and health providers, and dance enthusiasts brought together across dance genres and geographies.

BDA strives to increase cultural equity and access to dance for diverse communities, build dance audiences, and promote quality and sustainability.

About the Esplanade Association (EA):

The Esplanade Association (Esplanade.org) is a nonprofit organization that works to revitalize and enhance the Charles River Esplanade, sustain its natural green space, and build community in the park by providing educational, cultural, and recreational programs for everyone.

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