Dance Place

Edisa Weeks/DELIRIOUS Dances
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20017, United States
SPIRIT WEEK: A WEEK LONG HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

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Spirit Week: A Week-long Homecoming Celebration

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

Spirit Week 2025

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th

Get ready to show your Dance Place pride like never before! Spirit Week is our ultimate homecoming/welcoming celebration-six days of fun, community connection, and non-stop movement that kicks off our 45th season in style. Each day brings its own energy and invitation to play. Every evening begins with a 6pm homeroom led by our incredible teaching artists, followed by specially curated Spirit Week classes that blend genres, generations, and communities. The week culminates in an unforgettable Saturday festival, featuring classes and storytelling circles with legendary DMV Dance Elders, pop-up performances every hour, and a block party that transforms our entire campus into one giant celebration. Add in art installations you can contribute to, conversations that matter, and raffles throughout the week, and you’ve got a homecoming that honors our legacy while building our future. Whether you’re a longtime Dance Place family member or stepping onto our campus for the first time, Spirit Week is your invitation to belong. Come for a class, stay for the community, and leave knowing you’ve helped create something magical. Your Dance Place family is waiting.

Dance Class Schedule

Monday 9/8
Tuesday 9/9
Wednesday 9/10
Thursday 9/11
Friday 9/11
Saturday 9/12

Monday 9/8
6:00pm-6:30pm: Homeroom with Daché 6:30-8:00pm: Int/Adv Modern with Sarah Beth Oppenheim and Amber Lucia Chabus 6:30-8:00pm: Heels with Daché 6:30-8:00pm: Jazz with Christina Collins 8:00-8:30pm: Tailgate
Tuesday 9/9
6:00pm-6:30pm: Homeroom with Kamali Hill 6:30pm-8:00pm: Rueda De Casino with DC Casineros 6:30pm-8:00pm: Black Fusion with Kamali Hill 6:30-8:00pm: West African with Mama Tiffany Harris 8:00pm-8:30pm: Tailgate
Wednesday 9/10
6:30pm-7:00pm: Homeroom with Lauren DeVera & The Lion’s Den 7:00-8:30pm: Int/Adv Contemporary with Orange Grove Dance 7:00-8:30pm: Rooting the Dance with Chitra Submaranian and Lauren DeVera & The Lion’s Den 7:00pm-8:30pm: Int/Adv Partnerwork with DC Casineros 8:30pm-9:00pm: Tailgate
Thursday 9/11
5:30pm-6:15pm: Homeroom-Queer Line Dancing with Gabriel Mata 6:30pm-8:00pm: Beginner Ballet with Brenna 6:30pm-8:00pm: West African with Mama Sylvia Soumah 6:30pm-7:45pm: Afro Brazilian with Flavia Nascimento 8:00pm-8:30pm: Tailgate
Friday 9/11
5:30pm-8:00pm: First Year Seminar 9:00pm-Late: Party & Prance with bambi
Saturday 9/12
9:30am-11:00am: Beginner Modern with Carla Perlo 9:30am-11:00am: Sequins Sequence with slowdanger 11:15am-12:45pm: Virgin Vogue with Aquarius Moon 11:15am-12:45pm: Int Modern with Deborah Riley 1:30pm-2:30pm: PRIME Storytime with DMV Dance Elders

REGISTER FOR ALL CLASSES HERE

REGISTER FOR SPIRIT WEEK CLASSES HERE

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 12th 3:00pm-6:30pm

TEXTURES DANCE COMPANY DACHÉ GREEN AMBER LUCIA CHABUS MISS GRACE DAVID GRIDLOCK DANCE STEPHAN SHYNES SOKA TRIBE DC CASINEROS CLOSING EVENT:DANCE PARTY

PLUS GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE ARTIST ADVISORY COUNCIL

REGISTER FOR OUR BLOCK PARTY HERE

Thank you to our 2025-2026 Season Supporters!

Javier Padilla/side projects dc
2024-03-15 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)

Louisa Mejeur
2024-03-16 - 2024-03-17

Artist in Residence Robert Woofter/haus of bambi: THE DANCE SHOW
2024-03-22 - 2024-03-23

Amber Lucia Chabus
2024-03-29 20:00 - 22:00

Connor Voss & Rebecca Patek
2024-03-30 19:00 - 21:00

Helanius J. Wilkins Residency
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-07

Liana Conyers in collaboration with Jamal Abrams
2024-04-12 20:00 - 22:00

Kate Ladenheim
2024-04-13 19:00 - 21:00

Sydnie L. Mosley Dances: Purple: A Ritual in Nine Spells
2024-04-27 - 2024-04-28

Ronya-Lee Anderson: Black Madonna and Miss Amerika
2024-05-04 - 2024-05-05

Kendra Portier/BANDportier
2024-05-11 19:00 - 21:00

Spring Youth Showcase
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19

DanceAfrica DC 2024
2024-05-28 - 2024-06-01

Brit Falcon/Falcon Dance
2024-06-22 19:00 - 21:00

Rose Xinran Qi
2024-06-29 19:00 - 21:00

KD/Kinetic Collective+
2024-07-13 19:00 - 21:00

Latinx Movement Festival (Directed by Gabriel Mata)
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-04

Spanish Embassy Residency: Jesús Benzal
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-27

Dance & Disability Residency: Donald Lee
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-06

Creative Residency: MK Abadoo/ MKArts
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-18

Lionel Popkin
2024-10-25 - 2025-04-30

Family Spooky Disco
2024-10-26 16:00 - 18:00

Creative Residency: BigKid Dance
2024-10-28 - 2024-11-01

AIR TIME: Season Party
2024-11-02 19:00

Jessica Featherson
2024-11-08 19:00 - 2024-11-09 19:00

Matthew Williams
2024-11-15 19:00 - 2024-11-16 19:00

Technical Residency: ANANYA Dance Theatre
2024-11-17 - 2024-11-21

All Hail The Creatives: NOËL
2024-12-07 19:00 - 2024-12-08 16:00

Coyaba Dance Theatre: Kwanzaa
2024-12-14 16:00 - 2024-12-15 16:00
