Teens with Young Dancemakers show off their dancing feet at three shows

Young Dancemakers comes to three locations in Manhattan on Aug. 2, 3, and 5.

The company is comprised of 17 teens from New York City public high schools — including Business of Sports School, Frank McCourt High School, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, Northside Charter High School, Repertory Company HS for Theatre Arts, School for Human Rights, Talent Unlimited HS, The Brooklyn International HS, University Neighborhood HS, and Wadleigh Secondary HS — who will perform a concert of their original choreography plus an excerpt from Limon’s “A Choreographic Offering,” taught by Kristen Foote.

All performances end with the lively “Dance With Us,” in which audience members with dancing feet are invited onto the stage to improvise with the dancers.

Show times are:

• Aug. 2 at Symphony Space at 2 pm.

• Aug. 3 at University Settlement Society of New York at 2 pm.

• Aug. 5 at Ailey Citigroup Theater on Aug. 5 at 7:30 pm (This is a concert and reception event).

All three are free; reservations recommended for Aug. 2 and 3 performance and required for Aug. 5 event.

Reservations and information at: (718) 329–7300 X 3358; aliceteirstein@mail.com.

Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at W. 94th Street on the Upper West Side; www.symphonyspace.org)

University Settlement Society of New York (184 Eldridge St. in Bowery; www.universitysettlement.org)

Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 W. 55th St. at Ninth Avenue in Hells Kitchen).

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