Author: Ann Haskins

Two all male troupes send up the Nutcracker in West Hollywood, contemporary troupe opens a residency in Beverly Hills, a Santa Barbara visitor with an L.A. host in Pasadena, an open rehearsal in West L.A., a deadly holiday fete in West Hollywood; site specific fish dancing in Culver City, and more SoCal dance this week.

A contemporary dance troupe’s new Beverly Hills residency, paying tribute to a dance legend in West Adams, boundary bumping ballet in Redondo Beach, entrancing Aussies in Westwood, multi-media dance in Santa Monica, Dante’s inferno downtown and more So Cal dance this week.

A clutch of choreographers in Beverly Hills, inspiration from Manet downtown, a female perspective on an epic from India in Culver City, boundary breaking ballet in Glendale, enigma code breaker meets Disney in Santa Monica, contemporary ballet in Torrance and at a secret address, flamenco in East Hollywood, plus more So Cal dance this week.

Resilience considered in Lincoln Park, pre-Halloween downtown, boundary breaking ballet premieres in Glendale, Russian classical ballet in Costa Mesa, the Music Center moves dance to Culver City and more SoCal dance this week.

Ballet breaking boundaries in Westwood, a contemporary troupe’s homecoming in E.L.A., a tap troupe in Beverly Hills, site specific dance in a West Hollywood library; mixing ballet and Andy Warhol in East Hollywood, two early Halloween entries downtown and in La Cañada Flintridge, a festival dancing everywhere except LAX and much more SoCal dance.