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☀️Start your Summer with DanceAfrica DC | June 1-7, 2026

🔥Coyaba Dance Theater and Dance Place present to you the 38th annual DanceAfrica DC 2026 festival; The Past, Present, & Future! Prepare to experience the heart and soul of Africa right here in DC. Celebrate with:

• Enriching master classes,
•Invigorating indoor and outdoor performances
•A vibrant African marketplace

💚Curated and guided by the iconic Griot Mama Sylvia Soumah, DanceAfrica DC 2026 will be a hub for togetherness, celebration, cultural exchange, and boundless joy.

🔗Use the link in our bio to access the festival landing page and to donate directly to support DanceAfrica DC!

We are resetting our phone system. In the meantime, please visit our website for updates or email us!

Creativity blooms at Dance Place.

While we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honor Mental Health Awareness Month, here’s what’s going on at Dance Place.

This spring, you helped creativity take root 🌿

From the DC Dance Festival to our Spring Youth Showcase, Dance Place has been full of movement, energy, and community. And we’re just getting started.

As we look toward summer and Season 46 this fall, your support keeps this momentum going.

👉 Make your gift today and help the next generation of movement grow.

🔗 danceplace.org/donate

#danceplacedc #danceplace45

✨EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER! PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW DATES✨

Art on 8th is back with a twist this Summer! Join Dance Place every Third Thursday for some fun! We’re kicking off the series with the ultimate casual layout:

🎺JAZZ IN THE ARTS PARK: PICNIC VIBES MEET CREATIVE PLAY 🎨 Life is a total improvisation, so why not practice the art of it?

• Learn: Catch the rhythm with some fresh jazz dance moves 🕺🏾

• Watch: Support local movers in a live performance💃🏽

• Groove: End the night with a soulful live jazz jam🎷

🧺: Thursday, May 21
🥂: 6-9pm @ Dance Place
🎵: FREE! RSVP now for your spot! Partiful link in our bio🎉

Stay tuned for more👀

✨EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER! PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW DATES✨

Art on 8th is back with a twist this Summer! Join Dance Place every Third Thursday for some fun! We’re kicking off the series with the ultimate casual layout:

🎺JAZZ IN THE ARTS PARK: PICNIC VIBES MEET CREATIVE PLAY 🎨 Life is a total improvisation, so why not practice the art of it?

• Learn: Catch the rhythm with some fresh jazz dance moves 🕺🏾

• Watch: Support local movers in a live performance💃🏽

• Groove: End the night with a soulful live jazz jam🎷

🧺: Thursday, May 21
🥂: 6-9pm @ Dance Place
🎵: FREE! RSVP now for your spot! Partiful link in our bio🎉

Stay tuned for more👀

Dance Place is now accepting applications for 2026–2027 Education Programming!

We’re seeking teaching artists for adult classes, intergenerational workshops, Kids on the Move, and PK–12 youth programs. While Dance Place has a strong foundation in modern and contemporary dance, we’re especially excited to hear from artists working across diverse movement styles and cultural dance practices.

We strongly encourage applications from artists of color, LGBTQ+ artists, artists with disabilities, women, and members of other historically marginalized communities.

Apply today at the link in our bio!

#DancePlace #TeachingArtists #DanceEducation #DCArts

✨ DANCEAFRICA DC 2026 is calling YOU! 

We are celebrating the Past, Present, and Future—and we need your energy to make it happen.

We are looking for passionate Vendors and Volunteers to join us on June 6th! If you have unique goods to share or want to lend a helping hand to the community, we want you in the mix. 🌍

🔗 Click the Link in Bio to submit your info.

🚨WORKSHOP ALERT 🚨

Step into the CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE LABORATORY 🌀 As part of their commissioned work with @dcdancenetwork, Brendan Drake, @brendandrakechoreography is hosting a workshop here at dance place!

**Time update 6:30-8:30PM**

What happens when we approach our dancing without trying so hard to “make something happen”? What can we let go of with regard to form, expectation, and movement trends to get to the “realness” in our dancing?

This advanced-level class is geared toward professional and pre-professional dance artists interested in bridging the gap between technical practice and creative inquiry. Both an experimental movement lab and technique class, we will utilize a mix of anatomically mindful exercises, improvisation, contemporary phrase work, and conversation/group strategizing to build stronger dancing bodies and more robust in
dividual performance practices.

🔗Registration link in our bio!!

📸 Photo credit: Letxia Cordova

From the studio to the lobby and theater! ✨

A quick recap of the hard work, the research, and the magic that went into these NEW RELEASES.

Huge congrats to the 2026 New Releases cohort on an unforgettable show this past weekend! 🥂👏

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45 #NewReleases #EmergingChoreographers #DMVDance

〰️Ripple Effect Movement Lab〰️

The Dance Place Ripple Effect Movement Lab is a three-day workshop featuring nine classes across a diverse range of styles, including Contemporary, Horton Technique, Dunham Technique, Hip Hop, Ballet, Afro-Brazilian, and Jazz Funk.

Whether you’re an emerging dancer, established performer, or movement-curious community member, this lab invites you to discover the profound interconnectedness of all movement and the extraordinary potential of your artistic voice to create ripples that reach far beyond what you can see.

🗓️ June 15-17, 2026

🔗Click the link in our bio to save your spot.

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45 #DMVdance

Kids on the Move Summer 2026 registration is officially open!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about our summer KOM classes and how you can Move with us all summer long.

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45 #KidsontheMove

Kids on the Move Summer 2026 registration is officially open!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about our summer KOM classes and how you can Move with us all summer long.

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45 #KidsontheMove

Kids on the Move Summer 2026 registration is officially open!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about our summer KOM classes and how you can Move with us all summer long.

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45 #KidsontheMove

At Dance Place, Donald Lee’s work blossomed.

As a Dance & Disability Resident Artist, Donald Lee transformed raw experimentation into powerful performance entitled Fragility Cycle  for the International Human Rights Arts Festival. With the support of Dance Place, he challenged barriers and reimagined who is seen, valued, and given space to create.

Your support makes space for artists like Donald to take risks and create boldly.

👉 Support the artists behind the movement.
 🔗 danceplace.org/donate

#DancePlaceDC #DancePlace45