JANUARY NEWS ROUNDUP
Dance Church goes national. Velocity’s Artistic Director Fox Whitney steps down. UW dance program overhauls their curriculum. Two Seattle dancers named in Dance Magazine’s 25 to watch. This and more in January’s news roundup!
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GUIDE TO OUR NEW SITE
Our new design is about prioritizing usability for the Seattle dance community, including audiences, producers, and artists. Learn about our new features including all-city calendar, call-board, archives and more!
SPACE SHUFFLE
Dance spaces to come, go, move, and grow. Here’s everything you need to know about dance space openings, closures, and moves from the last few years.
NOT-SO-STRICTLY SEATTLE
Velocity Dance Center reworks its summer programing–Strictly Seattle and SFDI–in response to the needs of 2020.
FROM THE EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: NOV/DEC
New companies! New research platforms! And why Donald Byrd’s Love and Loss was exactly the kind of work we should be seeing at the ballet.
THE 2019 DANCECRUSHES
Our 2019 DanceCrush picks are finally announced! Learn more about them here, and our DanceCrush Celebration Jan 18th!
WHO’S YOUR DANCECRUSH?
It’s that time of year again! We want to know who YOU have a DanceCrush on! Nominees due Nov. 1, 2019!
MALAKINSI AT THE SHED
Ana Puzycki and Ryan Hatfield show the results of their residency at new space, The Shed.
THE NEW FALL KICK OFF
Velocity Artistic Director Erin Johnson discusses this year’s Fall Kick Off, along with take aways from attending the National Dance Presenter’s Forum at Jacob’s Pillow.
BENNYROYCE ROYON NAMED DIRECTOR OF ECB
Evergreen City Ballet names alum Bennyroyce Royon Artistic Director, bringing new programing and initiatives to their 25th year as a school.