The concept behind the Fall for Dance Festival is to expose a broader audience to dance as an entertainment option, so as you can imagine, the shows emphasize the lively, the loud, the crowd-pleasing. And the performers in Fall for Dance 2010 are stellar indeed, including such luminaries as the Merce Cunningham Dance Company New York City debut of the master choreographer's Xover, which features music by John Cage and scenery by Robert Rauschenberg; the tap-dance genius Jason Samuels Smith paired with hip-hop legend Buddha Stretch; the New York City Ballet doing the explosive Red Angels; and Vistaar, a new piece by the riveting classical Indian dancer and choreographer Madhavi Mudgal. 

No matter which night (or afternoon) you attend the City Center Fall for Dance Festival, you are guaranteed dance at its finest, filled with energy, life, passion and sheer, unadulterated joy. The Fall for Dance Festival 2010 runs from September 28 through October 6. Tickets go on sale this coming Sunday, September 12, at 11:00 a.m. sharp. For lots more information about each performance, the Fall for Dance 2010 itself, and complete ordering information, please see the New York City Center's website, here.