25th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2024

Desert Dance Theatre will present the 25th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2024 at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) Studio on September 19-21, 2024 at 7:30pm. The Arizona Dance Festival will feature up to 41 different dance artists, companies and dance film makers, showcasing an eclectic variety of choreography and dance performances from around the state of Arizona and out of state. This unique setting will give audiences a taste of what is happening in Arizona's dance scene. It is a perfect platform for dance companies to get exposure, promote their work, and to connect with others in the dance community and the general public. Each evening performance will showcase different dance artists including emerging artists as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance.  This year’s festival will feature special guest dance artist, Christina Johnson, a founding member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet and former principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Christina will perform a premiere solo as part of a new dance ensemble, “Absoluta” under the direction of visionary and award-winning choreographer, Anandha Ray. A post-performance “Q & A” will be facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition directly after the show. The “Q & A” will allow the audience to engage in lively conversation with the artistic directors and choreographers for insights in the creation of their dance works. “ This program is partially funded by the Tempe Community Arts Wavemaker Grant."  Arizona Dance Festival Master Classes will be offered before and during the week of the show. An Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Ballet Master Class, sponsored by the Arizona Dance Coalition will be taught by special guest dance artist, Christina Johnson on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Dance Theater West from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Registration is required to reserve your spot. For information and registration go to ADF Classes: http://www.desertdancetheatre.org/adf-master-classes.html Featured Dance Artists and Companies: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order) Anandha Ray / Quimera Ritual Dance (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern Angela Bass / Shean Bautista (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary Candy Jimenez / Dulce Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern Erika Alexxandrya (Tempe, AZ) - Contemporary Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Ballet / Jazz One World Dance & Music (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance Rayshawn Watkins (Laveen, AZ) - Contemporary Scottsdale Community College / Instinct Dancecorps (Scottsdale, AZ) - Contemporary Sonoran Savoy Dancers /Jacob Spinney and Corrinne Clement (Mesa, AZ) - Swing Dance Shanaleigh Mejia / Reconnecting to Africa (Tempe, AZ) - African Trinity Gracia / AnthroArts Collective (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary Wendy Ellis / AlignDance Theatre (Scottsdale, AZ) - Modern Wight Noise Dance Company (Peoria, AZ) - Modern Contemporary Yumi La Rosa Flamenco (Chandler, AZ) - Flamenco FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order) ABCD School of Bollywood Dance (Chandler, AZ) - Contemporary Bhangra Anandha Ray / Quimera Ritual Dance (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern Ann Ludwig / Karen Schupp (Tempe, AZ) - Modern Astarte Belly Dance Troupe (Gilbert, AZ) - Belly Dance Ballet Etudes (Mesa, AZ) - Modern Ballet Caroline Young (Glendale, AZ) - Modern CaZo Dance Theatre (Mesa, AZ) - Modern Convergence Ballet Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Ballet Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Classical Jazz Jenefer Miller /J.A.M. And Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance Krishna Balivada / KCBoy (Scottsdale, AZ) - Hip Hop Osiris Dance Ensemble (Waddell, AZ) - Belly Dance Shayna da Cruz (Show Low, AZ) - Modern The Parking Lot Project (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary Uma N Mooss / Kaishiki Mohiniyattam (Chandler, AZ) - Classical Indian Valkyrie Yao (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order) Anandha Ray / Christina Johnson / Absoluta (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern Anandha Ray / Quimera Ritual Dance (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern Caitlin Rose & Company (Tempe, AZ) - Jazz Courtney Ngai (Mesa, AZ) - Hip Hop Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern KDC Performing Arts (Tempe, AZ) - Bollywood Fusion Lenora Noire (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance MAC & Company (Chandler, AZ) - Aerial Dance Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern Nevada Repertory Dance Theater (Las Vegas, NV) - Modern Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy (Phoenix, AZ) - Mexican Folkloric Dance Sedona Dance Project (Sedona, AZ) - Contemporary Shahrazad Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance Tap 24.7 (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance Need more info? Contact us at 602-740-9616.