08/03/2026
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Groove With Me, Inc. is a youth development organization using free dance classes as a tool
Groove With Me began with a vision that a dance center could become a safe space where girls would discover their potential. In June 1996 the organization’s founder Abigail Rosin McCreath launched her first class with two students at Loisaida, Inc., a community center on the Lower East Side. In that first year, Groove With Me grew to serve over 40 girls ages 7-14 with five classes per week and sev
08/03/2026
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07/03/2026
Mark your calendars: October 6.
We're celebrating 30 years of Groove With Me with Tap & Tapas, a walk-around tasting gala at Wallace Hall (980 Park Avenue) honoring choreographer Camille A. Brown. Multiple chefs, a live and silent auction, and a room full of people who believe in what these girls can become. RSVP by September 19 — details at groovewithme.org/taptapas.html.
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06/30/2026
Chef recruitment for Tap & Tapas:
Calling all chefs! 🍴 We're putting together an incredible lineup of food for Tap & Tapas, our 30th Anniversary Gala on October 6 at Wallace Hall — and we'd love for you (or a chef you know) to be part of it. This is a chance to showcase your food to a room full of people who support arts education for girls in East Harlem and the South Bronx, while being part of something truly special.
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06/26/2026
Calling all chefs! 🍴 We're putting together an incredible lineup of food for Tap & Tapas, our 30th Anniversary Gala on October 6 at Wallace Hall — and we'd love for you (or a chef you know) to be part of it. This is a chance to showcase your food in front of a room full of people who support arts education for girls in East Harlem and the South Bronx, while being part of something truly special. Interested or know someone who'd be a great fit? Comment below or send us a message!
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06/25/2026
Groove With Me is hiring for two Program Coordinator positions! If you love working with kids and want to be part of a team that's been changing lives in East Harlem and the South Bronx for 30 years, we want to hear from you. Learn more at groovewithme.org/jobs.html or send your resume to [email protected].
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One of our own — a girl who grew up in this program — sent us this:
"Dancing with Groove With Me changed my life. It was one of the greatest if not the best experience of my childhood. I thank you Abby for following your heart to create this program for the youth. I wish you much success and all the best. Continue to touch lives because it does make a difference."
30 years of free dance classes for girls in East Harlem and the South Bronx, and THIS is the return on investment. Not a trophy. Not a headline. A girl who grew up and remembered.
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06/06/2026
06/04/2026
THROW BACK THURSDAY! 2016 PRESS.
Congratulations to Groove With Me on 30 years of empowering girls through dance. 💜
Our very first performance took place in 1996 in a garden on the Lower East Side. Since then, thousands of girls have taken the stage—performing at the Apollo Theater, on The Today Show, for Russell Simmons events, Montblanc, and alongside Savion Glover & Gregory Hines..
Over three decades, we’ve weathered September 11th, the 2008 stock market crash, COVID-19, and all the challenges that come with surviving—and thriving—in New York City. 💫
Congratulations to Groove With Me on 30 years of empowering girls through dance. 💜
Our very first performance took place in 1996 in a garden on the Lower East Side. Since then, thousands of girls have taken the stage—performing at the Apollo Theater, on The Today Show, for Russell Simmons events, Montblanc, and alongside Savion Glover & Gregory Hines..
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| Tuesday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Thursday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Friday | 11am - 7pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 3pm |