Save the last dance for me
Alessandro Sciarroni
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni in collaboration with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival.
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.
Alessandro Sciarroni
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the création of HØPE by Alessandro Sciarroni, commissioned by the Lyon Opera Ballet and its presentation at La Villette.
About the partners
China Shanghai International Arts Festival
In 2026, Dance Reflections is presenting in collaboration with the CSIAF its Festival in Shanghai for the first time.
