https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stfLqGFCRAM
A "showtime" dancing performance on a NYC Subway Train. These performers are both respected and despised by the city. On one hand they are entertaining, but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_IQl01mz_o
Filmed at 6:47 pm on Thursday, August 10th, 2023.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime_(busking)
Showtime (busking) A group doing showtime. Showtime is a type of performance litefeet / pole dancing done as a busking routine using hand holds installed inside New York City Subway cars. Showtime includes acrobatic flips, hat and shoe tricks, and pole tricks. [1] Estimates have placed the number of Showtime dancers in the low hundreds.

https://ny.curbed.com/2016/6/7/11873538/nyc-subway-performer-litefeet-documentary
A new short documentary invites us to get an understanding of four "showtime" dancers. By Ameena Walker Jun 7, 2016, 12:30pm EDT. Anyone who rides the subway on a regular basis has likely seen a

https://www.vice.com/en/article/65z5dq/litefeet-hann-kid-the-wiz-m-live-new-york-subway-dancers-showtime-music
(We Are Family For Life Entertainment) is one of ten or so crews in New York City that have become infamous for dancing within the confined space of its subway cars and making "it's showtime

https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/03/new-york-showtime-subway-dancers-documentary
A new documentary short called We Live This, written and directed by James Burns, tells the story of one particular Showtime crew called We Live This. In the film, the young dancers open up about

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/nyregion/nyc-subway-life.html
May 21, 2021. The subway doors opened at 110th Street, and a young man walked on carrying a speaker. The 2 train was busy, and it felt like everyone knew what was about to happen. We shifted our

https://cms.prod.nypr.digital/arts-entertainment/two-showtime-subway-dancers-give-us-the-lowdown-on-litefeet/
Suddenly, a crew of dancers is in the car, twisting, popping-and-locking, and contorting themselves around the subway poles to a pulsating beat. Opinions on subway dancing are mixed: some people love seeing the dancers at work, but others hate them enough to scream at performers to get them to move to a different car.

http://brooklynbugle.com/2013/07/29/5-reasons-its-time-for-its-showtime-to-end-on-the-nyc-subway/
Here's our 5 Reasons "It's Showtime" Must End: 1) Real New Yorkers Hate It. Today's good subway karma: getting on the A train as the "It's Showtime!" guys are getting off. — Jon Danziger (@jondanziger) July 29, 2013. Least favorite words to hear on the subway: "IT'S SHOWTIME" — Lizzy Nahum-Albright (@lizzylunacy) July 29, 2013

https://viewing.nyc/its-showtime-a-mini-documentary-about-a-teenage-group-of-litefeet-subway-performers/
It's Showtime is a great mini-documentary from 16-year-old New York film student Isabelle Sturges that follows a group of teenage litefeet dancers as they busk through the Subway.. A portrait documentary about a group of teenagers who perform "light feet" dancing in the New York City subway systems. buskers; dancing

https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000004878673/subway-dancers-showtime-new-york.html
By Benjamin Norman, Chang W. Lee, Niko Koppel and Kaitlyn Mullin • May 30, 2017. A dance group, Team Movie Life, performs outlawed acrobatics underground on a cramped New York City subway car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_X5YYmWdzU
A dance group, Team Movie Life, performs outlawed acrobatics underground on a cramped New York City subway car. Watch in this 360¡ video.By: Benjamin Norman,

https://viewing.nyc/showtime-litefeet-dancers-on-the-q-train/
Litefeet, the dance style, features an acrobatic, upbeat mix of arm and leg movements, jumps and spins, and usually uses shoes, hats or other wearable objects as props. The style emerged from Harlem and bronx street dancers, and can be commonly found in the Subway by groups of performers busking around the train poles.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/1629j5/is_anybody_else_fed_up_with_showtime_on_the_q/
I've seen them on the Q train several times between Dekalb Ave and Union Square. I catch the Q train from Dekalb Manhattan-bound around 5:15 and they are usually there that time. They start their "performance" when the train is on the Manhattan bridge. I'm also curious as to what we could do about these annoyances.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/3nu9t8/showtime_dancer_punches_rider_on_e_train_for/
396 votes, 413 comments. 806K subscribers in the nyc community. r/nyc, the subreddit about New York City

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/fmnj8c/no_people_no_money_as_subways_empty_showtime/
Posted by u/yankeesyes - 210 votes and 91 comments

https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/comments/7ej2na/reddit_to_subway_dancers_everyone_in_new_york/
Some of those kids are extremely talented and you get a (free) dance show that lasts 3-4 minutes maximum: you don't have to watch or pay attention, if you don't want to, either. Bury your face in your phone if you want. If you don't like the grittiness of the city then, truly, you probably don't belong in NYC.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/21ez1j/men_arrested_for_break_dancing_on_l_train_its/
135 votes, 137 comments. 864K subscribers in the nyc community. r/nyc, the subreddit about New York City

https://www.reddit.com/r/ActualPublicFreakouts/comments/jd1ne4/showtime_dance_group_on_nyc_subway_gets_mad_at/
For those unfamiliar with "It's Showtime", it's basically a bunch of the kids similar to the ones in the video. They get in the train & shout "It's Showtime" followed by loud music & dancing. Swinging from poles and handles. Before the train stops at the next station they will ask for money. Sometimes aggressively panhandling but some will just

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/40und6/showtime_dancer_punches_passenger_for_not_paying/
It's time the police took a harder stance in regards to vagrants who monopolize a car, subway preachers and of course the aforementioned "showtime" dancers. The MTA/NYPD needs to ensure a pleasant ride for the 99.9% of riders who don't cause trouble, and get the troublemakers out of there. Reply reply. Offthepoint.