Dance

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PREMIER STEPS Choreographer Zvi Gotheiner presents two new pieces, “Les Noces” and “12A.””Les Noces” examines marriage as set to a score by Stravinsky, and “12A” explores the superstitions behind the number 13. Tomorrow through Sunday, Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $25 general, $15 students and seniors.

COOL MOVES The dance company Step Afrika blends the popular black dance style, steppin’, with traditional African dances and hip-hop.The event is presented by the artists collective, Urban I.D. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Riverbank State Park, Cultural Center, 145th Street and Riverside Drive, 212-459-1854, $5.

AFRICAN WEEKEND The weekend-long DanceAfrica festival features performances by the Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble, and the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.The festival also features a shopping bazaar in the BAM parking lots, and DanceAfrica master classes with performer Peru Negro. Friday through Sunday, performances, Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., classes, Sunday, noon and 2 p.m., BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, 718-636-4100, $20-$45 for performances, $8 general, $5 children for classes.


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