Here’s a list of the dance spaces I’ve found in NYC. If you have more that you know of and are willing to share, please contact me on WhatsApp if you already have my number or @husseindances on Instagram if you don’t.
Details get sparse towards the end; I haven’t filled them out. If you look into any and can provide missing information, I’d be grateful.
❓ = don’t know
📅 = calendar link
| Venue | Studio | Size | Price/hr | Location (map link) | Availability | Hours | Floor | Tables etc | Sound | Cancellation policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibney | Studio X | 960sqft | $110 | 280 Broadway | Good. Options avail. within a couple weeks’ notice. | 10am–10pm | Sprung Marley | Tables, chairs, coatracks free. | Ceiling mounted, aimed at floor. Bad sound. Full A/V accepts XLR, TRS, 3.5mm aux, etc. | 8 weeks’ notice; can hold a studio for around a week before paying or giving up the slot. |
| Gibney | Studio W | 1200sqft | $115 | 280 Broadway | See above | 10am–10pm | Sprung Marley | See above | See above | See above |
| Gibney | Studio U | 1650sqft | $115 | 280 Broadway | See above | 10am–10pm | Sprung Marley | See above | See above | See above |
| Gibney | Other 280 Broadway studios | Various | Various | 280 Broadway | See above | 10am–10pm | Sprung Marley | See above | See above | See above |
| Gibney | 890 Broadway studios | Various | Various | 890 Broadway | See above | 10am–10pm | Sprung Marley | See above | See above | See above |
| New York Live Arts | White | 1200sqft | $75 | Chelsea | Extremely busy; 📅 | 8am–10pm | Sprung Marley | ❓ | Two speakers on stands in each room. Don’t know connectors. | 2 weeks; later cancellations refunded if someone takes your reservation. |
| New York Live Arts | Robbins | 1200sqft | $75 | Chelsea | Extremely busy; 📅 | 8am–10pm | Sprung Marley | ❓ | Two speakers on stands in each room. Don’t know connectors. | 2 weeks; later cancellations refunded if someone takes your reservation. |
| New York Live Arts | White + Robbins combined | 2400sqft | $150 | Chelsea | Extremely busy; 📅 | 8am–10pm | Sprung Marley | ❓ | Two speakers on stands in each room. Don’t know connectors. | 2 weeks; later cancellations refunded if someone takes your reservation. |
| Joffrey Ballet School | Manhattan studios | 1000–1800sqft | $70–120 | W 10th x 6th Ave | Fair to good | 8am–9pm | Very sprung marley. Boing! | ❓ | Small speakers on stands in each room. | 1 week |
| Joffrey Ballet School | LIC studios | ❓ | $30–40 | LIC | Fair to good. | 8am–9pm | ❓ | ❓ | ❓ | 1 week |
| Paul Taylor | Sam Scripps | 2400sqft | $250 | LES | ❓ | ❓ | Marley | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Paul Taylor | Bo Bowman | 1000sqft | $150 | LES | ❓ | ❓ | Marley | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Paul Taylor | Wendy Scripps | 1700sqft | $300 | W38th x 8th Ave | ❓ | ❓ | Marley | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Paul Taylor | Bettie de Jong | 950sqft | $200 | W38th x 8th Ave | ❓ | ❓ | Marley | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Paul Taylor | Studio 3 | 810sqft | $150 | W38th x 8th Ave | ❓ | ❓ | Sprung wood | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Paul Taylor | Studio 4 | 1100sqft | $225 | W38th x 8th Ave | ❓ | ❓ | Marley | Tables, chairs cost extra | QSC E110s or QSC Halo Pendants | 72h |
| Mark Morris | ICF | 720sqft | $65 | Fort Greene, BK | Near impossible 📅 | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Studio B | 800sqft | $65 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Hodgkin | 875sqft | $65 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Studio F | 1120sqft | $80 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Maxine | 1400sqft | $95 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Studio E | 1500sqft | $95 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Cole | 1900sqft | $125 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Mark Morris | Duffy | 3600sqft | $160 | Fort Greene, BK | See above | Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 8am–3pm | Sprung Marley | Available, cost extra | Mostly ceiling mounted, aux | 1 week |
| Triskelion Arts | Theater + other studios | Various | Various. Will charge more for increased capacity | Greenpoint | Fairly busy 📅 | 9am–10pm; key has one-off fee | Theater: Marley; others: wood, probably sprung | Yes | Suitcase speaker with aux, no bass. Can’t use their big theater speakers | ❓ |
| My Room | Birch (dance floor) + Desert (couches); community-focused passion project | 800 sqft | $50 combined; potentially cheaper with ongoing relationship | ❓ | Weekday evenings booked months ahead | ❓ | Cork, slight spring | Yes | Ceiling mounted, aux, poor sound | ❓ |
| Abhaya Yoga | ❓ | 1100sqft | ~$200–500, volume-based | Dumbo | ❓ | Possibly flexible, 24h building security | Heated hardwood | ❓ | JBL Bluetooth | ❓ |
| Still Mind Zendo | Main space + common area | 700sqft + common area | $50; min 2h/week | W 15th, near Union Sq | ❓ | ❓ | Hardwood | ❓ | ❓ | ❓ |
| Bhakti Marga | ❓ | ❓ | $100 | W 30th b/w 7th & 8th | ❓ | ❓ | Hardwood | Yes | Bluetooth speaker | 1 week, credit only |
| Indiespace list | Discounted rehearsal spaces to explore | |||||||||
| St. Mark’s | Main space | $500 | ||||||||
| St. Mark’s | Parish hall | $300 | ||||||||
| Abron Arts | No response | |||||||||
| Chez Bushwick | 📅 | |||||||||
| Babe Skwod | Peerspace listing | 850sqft | $90 | Downtown BK | ||||||
| Flamenco Vivo | 960sqft | $40 | Midtown | |||||||
| American Mime Theater | 800sqft | $75 | Midtown | |||||||
| Free Mind | Peerspace listing | 1000sqft | $100 | Bushwick | JBL PartyBoxes | |||||
| Third Door | Dumbo | |||||||||
| Spoke The Hub | Park Slope | |||||||||
| Kestrels | Gowanus | |||||||||
| Bill Young’s Studio | $20+ | 100 Grand St, 2nd floor, SoHo | wgy@panix.com | |||||||
| Warshaw Studio | $22 | 115 Wooster St, 2nd floor, SoHo | celinewarshaw@yahoo.com | |||||||
| Brooklyn Flow | Downtown BK | No response yet | ||||||||
| Y7 Yoga | Various; contacted Park Slope | Park Slope + other locations | No response yet | Good sound | ||||||
| Manhattan Space Rentals | Flexible space, few details | Midtown | ||||||||
| First Church BK | Elliott Room | Probably huge | Probably expensive | |||||||
| NYU 404 Fitness Center | Dance studio | |||||||||
| Church of the Village | West Village | |||||||||
| Cavalry St. George’s | East Village | |||||||||
| Methodz | Main space | 1000sqft | $50 | Bushwick, Morgan L | Decent | 6.30a-10p | Marley | Waiting area | Single bluetooth thing |