Knickerbocker Hotel - St. Cloud Rooftop
Knickerbocker Hotel - St. Cloud Rooftop Event Description
Spend this New Year’s Eve under the stars at New York City’s Knickerbocker Hotel. The historic landmark’s view of Times Square is easily the best in the city and while chilly city dwellers will be pushing their way through the crowd this New Year’s Eve, you’ll be soaking in luxuries thirteen stories above it all. The Knickerbocker’s famous penthouse hotspot, St. Cloud, is delivering the most epic New Year’s Eve bash you’ve ever experienced.
The soaring lounge is named after the original 19th century hotel that used to stand at the famous Knickerbocker’s site and on this New Year’s Eve we honor it well. Renowned bellydancer, Sultana Taj, will give an exclusive performance and two live DJ’s will pump electrifying mash-ups of the year’s best Top 40, house, and hip hop hits over a state-of-the-art sound system while you float between the roof deck that looks out on Times Square and the stunning Waterford Crystal Lounge inside – aptly named because the venue has unparalleled views of the Waterford Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. You’ll be dipping into a four hour premium open bar 125 feet away from the crystal masterpiece. Toast with a glass of complimentary champagne as the DJ counts the crowd down to the ball drop. Take your evening at this sky-high playground to the next level with VIP packages that offer luxuries like reserved seating and bottle service. Guests of all-ages are welcome to this event, but the open bar and champagne amenities are exclusive to guests 21 +.
The Knickerbocker is famous in its own right and the 1906 façade has been fully restored with its Beaux-Arts design contrasted by St. Cloud’s sleek minimalistic vibes. Inside, the 35-foot Black corian stone-topped bar offers the perfect place to quench your thirst amongst New York City’s finest. Outside, Ivy covered walls contrast the backdrop of the city skyline as Times Square bustles below you. There’s no holding back in New York’s famous open air wonderland.
This New Year’s Eve the Knickerbocker Hotel will bring out New York’s finest for the most extravagant event of the year. Be at the center of it all in a lounge reserved for the select few and experience a high octane New Year’s Eve the only way a New Yorker should – from above.
ENTRY POINTS: 42nd Street & 6th Ave
BARRICADES: The NYPD set up security checkpoints, called Barricades, throughout Times Square. The NYPD will ask you to present your physical ticket, which are also your entry tickets to the event. Locate your entry point based on the event you are attending below. Your entry into Times Square cannot be guaranteed if you do not follow these designated ENTRY POINT instructions. Your physical tickets must be on you at all times in order to gain entry into Times Square and your event.
TIME: Moving through Times Square on New Year’s Eve can be a slow process. Make sure to give yourself plenty of time to travel from your hotel or starting point to your party destination. There are police checkpoints throughout Times Square and the wait times may vary. The “doors open” time is located on your actual ticket. We strongly recommend arriving at least 1-hour before the scheduled opening time. NOTE: Trying to enter Times Square after 9:00 PM is difficult and strongly discouraged.
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SULTANA
TAJ is
a charismatic international bellydancer, having performed in nightclubs,
parties, theaters, and luxury hotels in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraqi Kurdistan,
Bahrain,Tunisia, and the USA. She
starred as the bellydancer in New York City Center's theater production of
Zorba!. She has performed along side Ru Paul’s Drag Race winner, Bebe Zahara
Benet, and has been featured dancing in various music videos and films, as well
as a lead dancer in Off-Broadway shows Cirque Arabesque and Antony and
Cleopatra. She currently can be seen
performing nightly at the hottest American and Arabic venues throughout the New
York and New Jersey area. She currently
teaches weekly group classes at the Bellydance America school in Manhattan. For
full bio go to www.sultanataj.com
Instagram: @sultanataj
Samba Dancers
Emi Ueda
Emi Ueda was born in Japan and came to New York City to dance. Classically trained in ballet since the age of 4, she went to one of Japan’s most prestigious schools for the arts, Osaka University of Arts, where she majored in dance. The desire to enhance her dance studies led her to NYC in 2006, at which time she began to study modern, contemporary, and jazz dance, and became certified in Simonson Technique and Pilates. After some years performing with several modern dance companies, including Azul Dance Theatre, she began to study Samba and fell in love with the art. She embraced Samba wholeheartedly and began to study with the best Samba teachers. Her embrace of Samba went beyond the steps, to include costume design and construction - Emi makes all of her costumes by hand. Not long after she began studying Samba, she found herself being invited by her teachers to join them in performances. Today Emi is one of NYC’s most sought after and highly recommended Samba dance performers. She performs and tours all over the United States with several companies, including Casa Brazilia, and solo. Some of the highlights of her dance career to date include the official Cindy Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” video, Demi Lovato’s “Good Morning America” televised performance at New York City Summerstage, the NBC Universal “Up Front Rio 2016” performance at Radio City Music Hall, and Lincoln Center Summerstage.
Nubia Quele Santos
Nubia Quele Santos is a dancer/ choreographer, actress and philanthropist born in Minas Gerias, Brasil, raised in Sydney, Australia and living in New York City. She is a sought after Samba Instructor officially accredited by Carlinhos Salgueiro (Rio’s foremost and world famous Samba choreographer) to teach his signature technique. Nubia is also a Passista for one of Rio’s top Samba school’s Imperio Serrano and parades with the school’s official Ala das Passistas in Rio Carnaval. Nubia has choreographed in Australia and the USA. She has choreographed for the successful Off Broadway Show ‘Rio The Musical’ and the Off Broadway show ‘Futurology’. Nubia was the choreographer for Indeed’s first TV Commercial, as well as doing choreography for the prestigious Estee Lauder brand ‘Mac Cosmetics’.She is the founder and director of Casa Brazilia, a NYC based Brazilian entertainment company. Nubia’s expertise was vital in helping promote the Rio Olympics in the USA. She was the assistant choreographer and principle dancer for NBC Universal Rio Olympics launch event held at the prestigious Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Casa Brazilia was the officially dancers for Team USA on their Road to Rio and during the Olympics. Casa Brazilia worked with Olympic partners in support with United Stated Olympic Committee appearing on the Highest rated morning show ‘The Today Show’ multiple times to promote Brazil and Rio Olympics.
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