Author: Ann Haskins

A praised ballet is encored in Beverly Hills, a contemporary dance fest resumes in West LA dance...

Fires burn. Hurricane winds catapult embers and ash. Among the victimized thousands, LA dancers, choreographers, and teachers lost homes and livelihoods. Some scheduled performances have been cancelled (see below). Farther outside the current burn area, other dance events remain on, for now. With the volatile situation and ongoing wind forecasts, prudent ticketholders should double check their event’s status…

Dance tilts to West LA venues to start the new year as a Crenshaw-based contemporary company celebrates 45 years, a UCLA museum hosts a Congolese visitor, and a Westside theater opens a six-week dance fest; plus a peek at next week.

Inside its signature tent at the Santa Monica pier, the last show of 2024 also claims the title as the first show in 2025; Also, visitors from China dance into downtown. After this slow week, a new year of dance is warming up in the wings. Watch this space.