Where the San Diego Dance Community Comes Together

San Diego Dance Matters is an initiative of San Diego ART Matters that aims to uplift, connect, and strengthen the local dance community by serving as a central hub for resources, professional development, advocacy, and connection.

San Diego Dance Matters

San Diego Dance Matters (previously named the San Diego Dance Initiative) is a community-driven effort to strengthen, connect, and sustain San Diego’s diverse dance ecosystem. The goal of this initiative is to build a dedicated dance service organization to build capacity, foster equity, grow audiences, and improve sustainability for dance artists and organizations by serving as a central hub for resources, professional development, advocacy, and connection.

 

San Diego Dance Matters is an initiative of San Diego ART Matters.

  • San Diego Dance Convening #3

    Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Performing Arts Workshop, Encinitas

    Join us for the third San Diego Dance Convening as we gather at Performing Arts Workshop in Encinitas for an afternoon of connection, conversation, and collective visioning.

  • Help Us Grow and Be Featured!

    Help us grow the San Diego dance community!

    🎉 Complete these 4 steps by July 17, 2026 for a chance to win an Organization Spotlight Package in August:

    ✔️ Create an account
    ✔️ Add an event to the Calendar
    ✔️ Share a resource to the Resource Hub
    ✔️ Add your organization to the Dance Directory

    One organization will receive:
    ✨ Homepage feature throughout August
    ✨ Social media spotlight
    ✨ Featured blog article or video interview
    ✨ Promotion through SD Dance Matters & San Diego ART Matters channels

    Your participation helps build a stronger, more visible, and more connected dance ecosystem for San Diego.

Upcoming Events

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Two Ways to Help Build the Website

Contribute General-Use Photos & Videos

You may notice a video reel featured on the homepage. Right now, it uses stock footage but we would much rather showcase the incredible artists, organizations, and dances that make up our local dance community.

If you'd like to contribute general-use photos or videos for possible use on the website, please upload them here:

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Share Your Feedback

This is an evolving platform that is constantly being improved to better serve the San Diego dance community. Sharing your feedback directly informs how we build this website into a tool that is valued greatly.

So poke around, create an account, add an event, submit a resource, and tell us what you think!

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