Author: Ann Haskins

A modern dance icon’s twisty 60th in Costa Mesa and Northridge; social media and personal feelings in the Arts District; colonial considerations in Little Tokyo; Afrofuturistic perspectives in Westwood; Israel’s innovative modern dance company downtown; contemporary dance fest finale in West LA; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Downtown dance on a raft; Mother Goose goes ballet in Costa Mesa; a Philippine snake celebration in Sierra Madre; a ballet festival in Laguna Beach, contemporary dance  in West LA, El Sereno, Frogtown, Palm Springs, and downtown; Swan Lake choreographer segues to Sondheim; plus a peek at next week.

Jazz dance for wildfire benefit in Lincoln Heights; a dance fest considers resilience in West LA; contemporary ballet in Beverly Hills and Laguna Beach; contemporary dance in University Park, Orange, Atwater Village, and downtown; cinematic dance in East Hollywood, a family-friendly lunar new year dance in Sierra Madre; plus a peek at next week.