Author: Ann Haskins

Beneficent Movers

Jazz dance in a Hollywood nightclub, Japanese dance downtown and in Gardena; two days hosts 22 companies in Mid-City; flamenco meets bellydance in Venice; contemporary dance in a Beverly Hills art gallery, more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Festival Finales

Legendary folkloric in Cahuenga pass; street dance battle in Burbank; Evita reconsidered downtown; West LA festival finale; contemporary dance in Culver City; 1964 avant garde revived in Brentwood; tap masters in Huntington Beach; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week (July 12-17).

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Collaborative Otherness

Cuban influenced July 4th at Grand Park; West LA dance festival spotlights Mexican-American fluidity, Black queer collaborations, mafia considerations, and somatic explorations; downtown tap concert celebrates a decade, more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week (July 12-17).

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Clear-Eyed Nostalgia

Al fresco artists occupy downtown park; street dance and immersive dance at West LA dance fest; Latine cultures POP downtown; Afro-Brazilian considerations in Mid-City; contemporary ballet finale downtown; fringe fest finales in Hollywood; AAPINH players in Lincoln Heights; Latina perspectives in Santa Monica; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week (July 5 to 11).

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