Author: Ann Haskins

Bharata Natyam from India meets contemporary dance downtown, considering what happens behind bars in Leimert Park, starting Merce Cunningham’s centennial celebration in Hancock Park, a locavore Nutcracker in Cerritos, and more SoCal dance this week.

Argentinean tango in Northridge, contemporary choreography in Long Beach, World dance in Santa Monica, a dance film fest in Hollywood, a preview of the Merce Cunningham’s centennial in Hancock Park, and more SoCal dance this week.

Real time dancemaking in West L.A., filtered dance downtown, reverence and revelry in East L.A., Russian ballet with a Spanish knight errant in Costa Mesa, dancing that gives back in Lincoln Heights, joy and justice through urban Latin dance in Long Beach, and more SoCal dance this week.

Gypsy flamenco in Silverlake, contemporary ballet meets South Asian music in Beverly Hills, a seven hour triptych in Westwood; new contemporary dance in Pasadena, starting the Merce Cunningham centennial in Hancock Park, international choreographers in Long Beach, and more SoCal dance this week.

Dance at a loading dock in Hollywood, two contemporary troupes tag team in Beverly Hills, scary ballet dancers downtown, a Canadian visitor in West L.A., and more SoCal dance this busy week.