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Bay Area National Dance Week is pleased to announce the eleventh annual festival of free classes, performances, open rehearsals and lecture demonstrations.
All Dance! All Free! All Week! The Bay Area dance community has long been one of the largest, most active and thriving dance communities in the country. Each year's participants and volunteers reaffirm the Bay Area's dedicated commitment to dance, offering hundreds of free events to the community. This year's festival once again offers a huge roster of programs - including free classes, performances, rehearsals, lecture demonstrations and studio open houses - giving a wide-angle view of the many and varied styles of dance practiced in the region. Ranging from established company programs to one-time events, Bay Area National Dance Week is an opportunity for dance-lovers of all ages and levels of experience to take a grand tour of many movement styles, including ballet, modern, Argentine tango, classical Indian, jazz, hip hop, traditional hula, fire dance, Samba, Chinese classical, belly dance, aerial dance, West African, contact improv and more! History National Dance Week was founded in 1981 to increase awareness of dance and its contributions to our national culture. The first Bay Area National Dance Week (BANDW) festival grew out of a public dialogue in 1998, when dance artists, administrators, and organizations came together to explore how best to spotlight Bay Area dance during National Dance Week. The festival that emerged took a national initiative and imbued it with the innovative and inclusive spirit of the Bay Area. As the largest per capita center for dance in the US, the Bay Area's festivities have been the most extensive and best attended celebrations in the country since BANDW's inception. Each year, over 100 dance organizations and artists present events during Bay Area National Dance Week, involving a total of over 2,500 artists. Come celebrate with us in our tenth amazing year of BANDW, as teachers, dancers, choreographers, and dance artists invite the public to experience the art and practice of dance. Find out what is happening across the country during National Dance Week at www.nationaldanceweek.org. Vision We envision a Bay Area that celebrates dance in all its forms. We envision a Bay Area that is passionate for, knowledgeable about, and participates in dance. We envision a Bay Area that values dance as a cornerstone of civic pride and identity. We envision a Bay Area that recognizes dance as a defining characteristic of our humanity. |
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