Author: Ann Haskins

Jazz-fueled ballet in Northridge; fairy tale ballet in Hancock Park; swan ballet in Thousand Oaks, Santa Clarita, and Irvine; compelling contemporary in West LA and Downtown LA; French/North African urban dance in Beverly Hills; tap mastery in Downtown LA; Vietnamese dance in Sierra Madre; faculty dancemakers in Irvine and Downtown LA; a multi-discipline diarist with teddy bears in West LA; more SoCal dance this week, and a peek at next week.

A lovestruck festival opens in Laguna Beach; dueling festival finales in West LA; French/North African urban dance in Beverly Hills; swans flutter into four SoCal venues, guitarist amid dancers in Cerritos; faculty dancemakers in Irvine; more SoCal dance this week, and a peek at next week.

New federal travel bans jeopardize African dancers’ tour to SoCal; new choreography showcased in West LA festival; a legacy modern dance in Orange; contemporary choreography in Santa Monica, Frogtown, Westwood, and Pasadena; Ohio visitors open Laguna dance fest; ballet two ways in Santa Barbara; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at what’s coming next week.