Author: Ann Haskins

Dance That Rises and Persists

A festival showcasing women choreographers in West L.A., contemporary dance in Santa Monica, flamenco in East Hollywood, dance and drumming in Leimert Park, Irish dance, Samba and more So Cal dance this week.

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Dancing With a Volcano

Visitors from Canada and Bali in Santa Monica, dancing with red in Orange, new choreography in Irvine and Long Beach, plus more So Cal dance this week.

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Dancing at the Department Store

A dancing tour of an architectural gem in Mid-City, African American migration and art in Northridge, an Odyssey festival ends in West L.A., immigrant stories in West Adams, Canadian visitors on resilience in Santa Monica, a Bessie-award winner returns to downtown and more this busy SoCal dance week.

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Dancin’ on Lenny’s “Waterfront”

Dancers join dogs herding sheep in Pacific Palisades, Miguel Gutierrez puts his choreography to rest in Glassell Park, Fred Astaire tributes in Pasadena and downtown; Keigwin + Company dance to Leonard Bernstein in Northridge, Okwui Okpokwasili considers Nigerian women downtown, the Odyssey Dance Festival continues in West L.A., plus more So Cal dance this week.

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A Convergence of African-American Dance

Andrew Pearson goes solo in Echo Park, tackling sexual/gender identity in Pasadena, a Fred Astaire tribute downtown, Odyssey Theater’s Dance Festival week two in W.L.A., The Who’s Who of African-American dance companies in Torrance, plus more SoCal dance.

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