The Cambridge Dance Party was 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, drawing a joyous 30,000 or so people to the streets around City Hall. The annual free and open-air event is called by more than one resident “the best day of the year in Cambridge.”
A city of Cambridge photo shows the streets around City Hall thronged for Friday’s Dance Party.
The Cambridge Dance Party was 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, drawing a joyous 30,000 or so people to the streets around City Hall. The annual free and open-air event is called by more than one resident “the best day of the year in Cambridge” (in this case, it was Ari Ofsevit saying it on Bluesky, in response to impressive overhead crowd photos from the city’s account).
This year’s event was a dual party: 25 years for the event itself and 250 years for the community and its history, with a look “forward to the ongoing evolution of the city”; the theme of the party was “Revolutionary Reunion 250.” The Dance Party is organized by the City Manager’s Office, Cambridge Arts and Central Square Business Improvement District.
Taylor Coester was on hand to take photos.
Rave-style glow sticks meet light show at the Dance Party after dark.The Dance Party includes a multitude of styles and tones. Dragon Collins breakdances during the event Friday …… which also had room for couple’s dances …
… and friends dancing together in a circle.Sisters Vivien Shao, left, and Sabrina Shao dance together while sitting on the City Hall lawn.Zhanina Boyadzhieva dances with her daughter Kleo Filiotis, 3, on City Hall’s lawn.Miles Carlson, 6, right, plays on an inflatable helix in the Dance Party’s family play area.Haoran, 6, and brothers Micah, 5, and Kaleb, 8, from left, enjoy popsicles in a break early in the dance.Akeem Morriss, left, and Qamra Ward dance at Friday’s party.Cambridge mayor E. Denise Simmons, center, dances to the song “Wobble” – which she requested – during the 25th Annual Cambridge Dance Party.A street performer provides some glam to the Dance Party on Friday.
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I applaud the city for this unifying event where everyone is included and celebrated. If that is the case, then why doesn’t the music have more variety? there are over 100 languages spoken in Cambridge, yet we end up EVERY YEAR with the same “uh huh, uh huh” drum machine which is far from melodic. Where were the multi-cultural international tunes introducing the crowd to other genres and cultures? EVERY YEAR I have the same comment. May be early in the evening there might be a couple of tunes, but by the time the 20-30-something crowd descends and takes over, not a raggae (or a couple) , salsa, bollywood (yes, India has fabulous dance music!) African Senegalese, Nigerian, Caribbean, even Bruno Mars, Motown, even Donna Summers classics. Nope. The thud thud of the drum machine. Lost is an opportunity to introduce generations to each others’ ethnic roots. sigh* Next year Michael?.
Cambridge is quite a bit more than 250 years old
I applaud the city for this unifying event where everyone is included and celebrated. If that is the case, then why doesn’t the music have more variety? there are over 100 languages spoken in Cambridge, yet we end up EVERY YEAR with the same “uh huh, uh huh” drum machine which is far from melodic. Where were the multi-cultural international tunes introducing the crowd to other genres and cultures? EVERY YEAR I have the same comment. May be early in the evening there might be a couple of tunes, but by the time the 20-30-something crowd descends and takes over, not a raggae (or a couple) , salsa, bollywood (yes, India has fabulous dance music!) African Senegalese, Nigerian, Caribbean, even Bruno Mars, Motown, even Donna Summers classics. Nope. The thud thud of the drum machine. Lost is an opportunity to introduce generations to each others’ ethnic roots. sigh* Next year Michael?.