class dance

They meet it head-on with a Doomcoming, their version of a class dance where they plan to get drunk on berries they've foraged that have fermented.

“Being part of a big, anonymous crowd. I miss that feeling of collectivity, of being an ant in the colony. I’m excited for when I can join a packed spinning class, dance among strangers at a party or even just sit silently shoulder-to-shoulder on an airplane.”

Like much of Manhattan’s creative class, dance music purists have long moved their parties to Brooklyn or beyond — even as electronic dance music, or E.D.M., has grown into a multibillion dollar industry, reviving some New York club culture from the ’90s.

“For our small company to be nominated amongst some world class dance companies has been thrilling,” Sonna said in a statement.

If successful, it will eventually claim McKinney’s treasured top floor, home to its theater class, dance studio and art lab.