Dancing into the new season

Jul 28
2 min read

Hamilton, OH - It's a whole vibe.

The Wonderlands' song "Love Like This" serves as the soundtrack for Season Launch 2026-2027 - An Evening of Wonder - at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts Friday, August 14.

To help promote the annual summer party and sneak peek at its new season of entertainment and exhibitions, the Fitton Center enlisted the help of some familiar faces.

TvHamilton and Next Generation Dance - collaborators on a viral pop-up dance video that garnered more than 1.4 million views two years ago - joined forces again to show Hamilton how the FREE open house celebration "feels like dancin' in the summertime" (as the song lyrics state).

An all-day video shoot on Monday, July 27, took a squad of NGD's dancers (choreographed and led by Hannah Rose Drew) from the Lane Library main reading room to Journal Square for a tabletop dance with Xander, 17 Strong and the team from Lemon Grenade Creative.

Across High Street, The Strauss Gallery/ArtsSpace Lofts welcomed the crew as Miss Hannah danced on her home turf. Around the corner, The Hamilton Central Y deviated from the script, performing their signature Y-M-C-A moves while the dancers worked out.

The dancers dangled off the Pour House pedal wagon before breaking for a pizza lunch and heading over to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton Grand Avenue location, where they got boogied with about 70 energetic young friends.

The Hamilton Police Department fired up the sirens and brought out canine therapy officer Draco to oversee the proceedings. Hamiton's Urban Backyard served up some Shirley Temples to the girls after recording a segment there. On the other side of Main Street, some of the Dames of Downtown gathered at Eleven Eleven Pilates before a huge crowd came back to the Fitton Center and filled stage for the final segment of the dance.