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Save the last dance for me

Alessandro Sciarroni

Two dancers, one with their back to the viewer, the other facing forward. © MAK

In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni in collaboration with L'Alliance New York. Dance Reflections is also supporting TONO Festival for the presentation of Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni.

Save the Last Dance for Me is a creation by Alessandro Sciarroni that explores Polka Chinata, an Italian folk dance.

With origins in the early 1900s, it is a courtship dance typically performed by men, who embrace and whirl while bending their knees to the floor. Sciarroni created a duet performance and a series of transmission workshops to promote and revive this once-popular tradition, nowadays in danger of extinction.

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Alessandro Sciarroni

In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni in collaboration with L'Alliance New York. Dance Reflections is also supporting Tono Festival for the presentation of Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni. 

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TONO Festival

In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the TONO Festival for the presentation of Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni. 

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