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DuYe Moves DuYe Moves is our love letter to New York City. DuYe Moves is a community-driven initiative that offers free dance and QiGong on Governors Island.

Our Vision is to serve the community as a space to transcend barriers and fosters community through art. DuYe Moves is a community-driven initiative that offers free dance, yoga, and Tai Chi/QiGong on Governors Island. The program is accessible and inclusive, welcoming NYC residents and our global visitors to a vibrant lawn space on Colonels Row for creative expression. Our mission is to become a go-to destination on Governors Island and a ubiquitous part of Summer in the City, serving in the years and decades to come. Last year we hosted over 2500 people on the lawns of Governors Island. Our Vision is to serve the community as a space to transcend barriers and foster community through the joy of arts. DuYe means dance in the West African language of Ewe. Saturdays are dedicated to getting folks moving with dance yoga, Tai Chi/QiGong and art workshops with the great teaching artists and culture carriers. Scheduled so far we have classes in Samba, Bellydance, West African, QiGong, Kizomba, Tai Chi/QiGong Family These activities have well-documented benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, flexibility, coordination, and mood enhancement. Our classes are accessible to all, enhancing the overall health and well-being of community members, ensuring that these benefits are available to everyone. Sundays KD Diallo curates “Choreography in Process” a series which offers choreographers an outdoor stage to work through pieces of choreography, run throughs and conversations about the creative process. The program gives choreographers the opportunity to give the viewers a lens into their ways of creating, being and doing as they explore all of the textures, qualities and processes that inform their work.

🎨 I AM A MAN 👨🏾‍🎨Saturdays & Sundays till August 15thCurated by Darlene Deloris darlene deloris🖤lena love "I AM A MAN" ...
16/07/2026

🎨 I AM A MAN 👨🏾‍🎨
Saturdays & Sundays till August 15th
Curated by Darlene Deloris darlene deloris🖤lena love
"I AM A MAN" is a don't miss it exhibit of 13 brilliant brothers inspired by the historic slogan used by Black sanitation workers in the 1968 Memphis strike to demand dignity, respect, and civil rights.

Don't miss a thing! DuYe Moves!

🎧 🎶 Frequency Fest 🎶🎤
Saturday July 18th 1-8pm
A full day in the sun for beats, bars and vocals. Producers and beatmakers spanning hip hop, soul, electronic and beyond. MCs on the mic. Singers in the mix. Every genre welcome, all of it live.

Curated by Cryptic One

🌊 Sound Bath Sundays📿
Sunday July 19th 1-4pm
Experience last summer's most beloved healing sesh. Led by vibrational muse Ishkara Ishkara 🎵🎙️| Healing Artist | Kemetic Yoga
This is your time to move a little and unwind A Lot. Chicava will shake you out with QiGong warmups then you'll journey into yourself. Then Ndigo will guide you with insights to what chakras are active for you at the moment.

💦 City of Water 🧘🏾‍♀️-
QiGong & Sound Bath
Saturday, July 25th at 1:00PM

A full day of movement, connection, and restoration—right by the water's edge Activities with Girl Trek, Black Girls Do Ride and Orisha Wellness. A lineup designed to energize, ground, and unite.

We're giving the ladies a bonus Sound Bath and QiGong session to celebrate welcoming these gorgeous Black women led organization to the DuYe House.

💃🏾 Moving Waters 🧑🏽‍🐰‍🧑🏾
A Choreographer’s Showcase
Friday July 31st 6pm

Flow into the Current of Change.

Join us Friday July 31st at 6pm for Moving Waters, a curated showcase of dance as a living, breathing current of connection.

Moving Waters: A Choreographer’s ShowcaseFlow into the Current of Change.Join us Friday July 31st at 6pm for Moving Wate...
16/07/2026

Moving Waters: A Choreographer’s Showcase

Flow into the Current of Change.

Join us Friday July 31st at 6pm for Moving Waters, a curated showcase of dance as a living, breathing current of connection.

Exploring heritage, identity, or the liberating act of simply being, featuring a diverse cohort of 7 boundary-pushing dancers and makers.

Movement is a vehicle for change, and water is fluid, powerful, and unstoppable as it carries us away or changes us gradually.

Featuring:
Shakun Davi Dance
Jullianne Grace Lao
Amanda Egan
Rachel Repinz

Get all the info and RSVP via the link in bio. We appreciate the support of your presence 👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼and greenlove💸

Shakun Davi Dance
A dance collective founded by Indo-Caribbean multidisciplinary artist Christopher Bisram, Shakun Davi Dance unearths the parts of the human experience we often bury—identity, grief, trauma, and environmental crisis. Rooted in a fusion of House, Waacking, Post Modern, and Dunham Technique, their site-specific works center water and the environment as metaphors for the self. The collective brings together a diverse, experimental ensemble of dancers to create collaborative, thought-provoking work that makes dance accessible to all.

Jullianne Grace Lao is a Filipino dancer and choreographer from Queens, New York. She began her formal dance training in 2013 at Ballet Tech, where she developed a strong foundation in ballet and modern dance. She later joined the Hunter College Dance Department, broadening her movement vocabulary through studies in jazz, contemporary, Chinese folk, and Afro-diasporic forms.Her choreographic work explores a Graham-inspired movement language while critically engaging with the form’s historical and cultural roots—acknowledging the influence of Asian bodies and philosophies in its development. Deeply committed to authenticity and cultural heritage, Jullianne creates bold, theatrical, and atmospheric works that invite audiences to reconsider the origins of movement and the narratives embodied through dance.

Amanda Egan
A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Fordham/Alvin Ailey, Amanda Egan is a powerhouse who has performed with Modern, Ballet, and Jazz companies across N

14/07/2026

This for all y'all that think coming to DuYe Moves on Govs Island is long, hard or complicated. Sure maybe mysterious the first time. But once you come you'll be dyin' to get back.

By Subway
1 Train to South Ferry Station
R/W Train to Whitehall St. Station
4 and 5 Train to Bowling Green Street

Head towards the Staten Island Ferry to the left you'll see the sign for...

Governors Island Ferry

The ferry leaves every half hour - Click for Schedule

The Ferry is FREE:

~ Before 10:30am
~ Older Adults 65 and over
~ Children 12 and under
~ Residents of NYCHA housing
~ IDNYC holders
~ Military service members
(former and active)

Directions to Colonel's Row in House 405

~ Take a right at the top of the hill.
~ Left turn after after passing QCNY Spa.
~ Walk down Colonel's Row until you see House 405A.

Two Lineages. One Joyful Day.From Hawaiʻi — Kumu ʻAuliʻi Aweau 🌺carries nearly three decades of cultural healing and lin...
03/06/2026

Two Lineages. One Joyful Day.
From Hawaiʻi — Kumu ʻAuliʻi Aweau 🌺carries nearly three decades of cultural healing and lineage-based hula tradition.
🪘From Senegal — Ousmane Sall brings the vibrant rhythms of Sabar, trained by the National Dance Academy and performed at Carnegie Hall.
Both masters. Both rooted in ancestral wisdom. Both here to guide you home to your body.
Hula heals. Sabar celebrates. Together they remind us — movement is medicine.
June 6th. Dance Days with DU. All welcome.
🔗 Link in bio
Sabar dance Movement Is Medicine Community Dance

Take a sonic dive into the Beat Scene through the personal and artistic journeys of underground producers, revealing how...
25/09/2025

Take a sonic dive into the Beat Scene through the personal and artistic journeys of underground producers, revealing how music becomes a tool for healing, connection, and transformation. Brooklyn Beat Maker Cryptic One, Ian Goldberg curates a day party vibe inspired by his short documentary BEATs TABLE.

Featuring:
ANI
CHENOA TARIN COUPLES THERAPY
D3SIGNER.DR3AMS NOTHING_NEUE
PAZE INFINITE
PRECURSOR MENTALITY SAYWORDSTAZ?!
TCMUZE
ZARZ THE ORIGIN

Saturday, October 4, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DuYe Moves
405A Colonels Row, 
Governors Island

$10 Suggested Donation
Link in bio😉

Recenter your spirit with a blissful session of sound therapy and qigong breathwork. Join us Sunday Sept 21st @ 1PM fo...
16/09/2025

Recenter your spirit with a blissful session of sound therapy and qigong breathwork. Join us Sunday Sept 21st @ 1PM for a unique experience of profound peace on Governors Island. https://bit.ly/sbsDuYe 🌿🌟❤️

We'll be co-hosting Artichoke dance this weekend for Climate Week. Stop by 405A on Colonels Row to see art from Leslie K...
15/09/2025

We'll be co-hosting Artichoke dance this weekend for Climate Week. Stop by 405A on Colonels Row to see art from Leslie Kerby & Janice McDonnell plus a video installation. Immerse yourself in art, nature, and creativity at the Eco Arts Festival on September 21! Join us from 11am-4pm on Governors Island at the Climate Imaginarium and Duye Moves to enjoy performances, films, hands-on activities, learning experiences, and visual art - all celebrating our planet.

The day is FREE to attend! Come celebrate to kick off Climate Week NYC 2025.

Learn more at https://www.artichokedance.org/eco-arts-festival. See you there!



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Step into a world where rhythm speaks louder than words, colors ignite emotion, and every💗heartbeat syncs with the music...
08/07/2025

Step into a world where rhythm speaks louder than words, colors ignite emotion, and every💗heartbeat syncs with the music.🎶 1-6PM Saturdays Sundays all ! More info: https://bit.ly/43n7rqU 🌿
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Need a break? Come join our stress-busting session and breathe easy by the island's serene shores. Join us July 20th @ 1...
08/07/2025

Need a break? Come join our stress-busting session and breathe easy by the island's serene shores. Join us July 20th @ 1PM for a unique experience of profound peace on Governors Island. https://bit.ly/sbsDuYe 🌿🌟❤️


Quick question: What would you do with FREE ferry access to Governors Island ALL SUMMER? 🤔Here’s what our volunteers do:...
08/07/2025

Quick question: What would you do with FREE ferry access to Governors Island ALL SUMMER? 🤔

Here’s what our volunteers do:
⭐ Meet incredible humans from all over NYC
⭐ Set up the most magical outdoor art space
⭐ Collect stories and connections
⭐ Obtain leadership development opportunities
⭐Get access to special Duye Moves events and networking opportunities

Oh, and did we mention the snacks? 🍿
Saturdays Sundays | Starting at 11am
5-6 hours of pure community magic

Ready to make this summer great for you and us ?
Apply now! Link in bio
www.duyemoves.org/volunteer

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405A Colonels Row

11217

Opening Hours

12:00 - 16:30

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+12139262435

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