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SUMMARY:THE SALSA ROMÁNTICA SOCIAL: FALL EDITION! 10/16
DESCRIPTION:🍂 THE SALSA ROMÁNTICA SOCIAL: FALL EDITION! 🍂 \nFall nights are made for great music\, and unforgettable dances!🍁 Get ready for a special night dedicated to the smooth\, soulful sounds of Salsa Romántica. ❤️🎶 Come dance to the songs that make you fall in love with Salsa and enjoy an unforgettable night on the dance floor!💃🏻🕺🏻 \n🗓️ DATE:\nFriday\, October 16th \n⏰ TIME:\n9PM – 10PM: Salsa Romántica Class\n* Level 1/2 (Beginner) w/ Val & Emily! 💃🏻🕺🏻 \n* Level 2/3 (Intermediate) w/ Kevin & Diana! 💃🏻🕺🏻\nPre-approval is required; limited spots only!\n📱 Text Diana: 310-600-2446 \n* 10 PM – 1:30 AM: Salsa Romántica Social!🎶\n🎧 Music by DJ Amado! \n💵 $18 Presale in the Momence App: https://momence.com/l/QQhEX71j\nOR $20 at the Door \nGrab your dance crew\, put on your dancing shoes\, and join us for a special Fall edition of Salsa Romántica!❤️‍🔥 We’ll see you on the dance floor! 🍂🍁 \n📍 LOCATION: Melómano Dance Studio\n4255 Ruffin Rd\, Suite 200\nSan Diego\, CA 92123 \n#Melomano #SalsaRomantica #SalsaSocial #SanDiegoSalsa #FallSalsa
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-salsa-romantica-social-fall-edition-10-16/
LOCATION:Melómano Dance Studio\, 4255 Ruffin Rd Suite 200\, San Diego\, CA 92123\, San Diego\, 92123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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SUMMARY:The 90-Minute Admin Reset Workshop for Small Dance Companies and Artistpreneurs with Molly Terbovich-Ridenhour
DESCRIPTION:The work behind the work can feel overwhelming. Most independent artists and small dance companies are not only creating – they’re also managing budgets\, contracts\, deadlines\, communications\, fundraising\, and countless administrative tasks that often feel intimidating or get pushed aside. This practical\, facilitated workshop offers a chance to move back\, identify what’s working\, where you’re feeling stretched\, and the simple systems that can reduce stress and support your creative work. You’ll leave with greater clarity\, a realistic administrative priority\, and one manageable next move to strengthen the foundation behind your art. \nThis workshop will be facilitated by Molly Terbovich-Ridenhour\, the founder of A M R Strategic & Advisory Leadership\, where she partners with mission-driven organizations and artist-led initiatives to strengthen capacity\, navigate change\, and build sustainable organizations. With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership\, Molly has worked alongside boards\, executive directors\, staff teams\, and artists in governance\, fundraising\, strategic planning\, organizational development\, and leadership transition. \nBefore moving into nonprofit leadership\, Molly was a professional dancer\, a perspective that continues to shape her work today. Having experienced both the creative and administrative sides of the arts\, she understands the realities of balancing artistic vision with budgets\, fundraising\, contracts\, operations\, and the countless behind-the-scenes responsibilities that make creative work possible. \nMolly believes administration should support creativity\, not compete with it. Her workshops and consulting focus on practical\, human-centered approaches that reduce administrative overwhelm\, strengthen organizational systems\, and help artists and organizations build sustainable foundations that allow their creative work to thrive. \n  \nLEARN MORE HERE
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-90-minute-admin-reset-workshop-for-small-dance-companies-and-artistpreneurs-with-molly-terbovich-ridenhour/
LOCATION:San Diego Made Factory\, Made Factory\, 2031 Commercial St #114\, San Diego\, CA\, 92113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T150000
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SUMMARY:The Madrugada
DESCRIPTION:The Madrugada is an evening of dance\, music\, animation\, and visual art inspired by the strange\, beautiful hours between night and morning. Featuring new and reimagined works by San Diego local choreographer Cecily Holcombe and collaborating artists\, the program explores dreams\, ghosts\, memory\, death\, and hope. \nAnd the things that come alive in the dark. \nCity Heights Performance Annex\n3795 Fairmount Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92105\n\nFriday\, October 16 at 7pm\nFREE community show\, must RSVP with ticket link!\n\nTickets: https://www.cecilyholcombe.com/themadrugada\n\nCollaborating artists and performers: Lauren Christie\, Giovanna Francisco\, Nick McGhee\, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores\, and Jacqueleen Schweighardt\n\nPhoto credit: Chani Bockwinkel
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-madrugada/2026-10-17/1/
LOCATION:City Heights Performance Annex\, 3795 Fairmount Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cecily Holcombe":MAILTO:cecily.holcombe@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Madrugada
DESCRIPTION:The Madrugada is an evening of dance\, music\, animation\, and visual art inspired by the strange\, beautiful hours between night and morning. Featuring new and reimagined works by San Diego local choreographer Cecily Holcombe and collaborating artists\, the program explores dreams\, ghosts\, memory\, death\, and hope. \nAnd the things that come alive in the dark. \nCity Heights Performance Annex\n3795 Fairmount Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92105\n\nFriday\, October 16 at 7pm\nFREE community show\, must RSVP with ticket link!\n\nTickets: https://www.cecilyholcombe.com/themadrugada\n\nCollaborating artists and performers: Lauren Christie\, Giovanna Francisco\, Nick McGhee\, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores\, and Jacqueleen Schweighardt\n\nPhoto credit: Chani Bockwinkel
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-madrugada/2026-10-17/2/
LOCATION:City Heights Performance Annex\, 3795 Fairmount Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cecily Holcombe":MAILTO:cecily.holcombe@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Luminaries
DESCRIPTION:Mounarath Powell Dance presents “Luminaries” at the MP Dance Performance Space (8674 La Mesa Blvd\, La Mesa\, CA 91942) on October 9-17\, 2026 @ 7:30pm. \nCelebrating its 17th season\, Mounarath Powell Dance illuminates the many ways we connect\, endure\, and believe.  With special guest choreographers\, who are real life luminaries of San Diego\, these works explore the human experience through stories of identity\, resilience\, power\, history\, and hope. \nThe program opens with Jean Isaac’s When Strangers Meet\, inspired by the music of Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble\, explores the evolving connection between two people as strangers become acquainted. Through movement\, the duet reflects a journey from curiosity and openness to trust\, understanding\, and mutual support\, revealing how shared experiences can transform an initial encounter into a deeper bond. \nBil Wright brings dance-theatre to the stage where a man relives a life-altering experience with his Haitian grandfather. \nA new work by Khamla Somphanh examines the multifaceted meanings of “holding\,” framing the body as a site of shifting definitions. These variances mirror our differing perspectives and inform how we move through life. \nTodd Mitchum’s I Need Do Nothing is a choreographic duet exploring power\, restraint\, vulnerability\, and the tension between action and surrender. Through connection\, resistance\, dependence\, and control\, two bodies navigate systems that shape and restrict movement. At its core\, the work asks: when the world demands action\, what does it mean to simply be? \nDry Roses was created by Betzi Roe in 1988 for California Ballet’s 25th Anniversary and later became part of the CBC repertoire. Inspired by the women\, art\, and vintage Russian jazz of the 1920s\, the piece captures the era’s changing attitudes toward femininity\, morality\, and self-expression through movement\, gesture\, and music. \nRounding out the program is Artistic Director\, Powell’s\, Believe\, originally created in 2012 and now being reset on the company\, inviting audiences into a poignant story of hope\, resilience\, and the enduring power of belief. \nTogether\, these works form a constellation of voices and perspectives\, each offering its own light while contributing to a larger portrait of the human experience.  Join Mounarath Powell Dance for its 17th season and experience an evening of dance!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/luminaries/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:THE SAN DIEGO BIG BACHATA BASH: FALL EDITION! 10/17
DESCRIPTION:🔥 SAN DIEGO\, GET READY… THE BIG BACHATA BASH IS BACK! 🍂💃🏽🕺🏽 \nWe’re bringing the heat this fall with The San Diego Big Bachata Bash: Fall Edition! ❤️‍🔥 \nJoin Melómano\, Bachata Vibez and Bachata Lounge for a full night of Bachata\, great music\, and nonstop dancing! \n🍁 Saturday\, October 17th\n📍 Champion Ballroom\n4255 Ruffin Rd\, Suite 200\, San Diego \n💃 9 PM – 10 PM: Bachata Class with Kris and Ellie\n🔥 10 PM – 2 AM: Bachata Social Dancing\n🎧 Music by DJ Zoe & DJ Edie Fresh \n🎟️ PRESALE: $30 Class + Social\n💵 $35 at the door\n🕺🏽 Social Only: $20 \n📲 Presale: Venmo @DIANA-TRIGO to save your spot\n📱 Questions? Text 310-600-2446 \nFall weather outside. Bachata heat inside. 🍂🔥 Come dance with us until 2 AM! \nTag your dance crew and your favorite Bachata partner! 👇🏽 \n#BigBachataBash #BachataVibez #Melomano #BachataSanDiego #SanDiegoBachata
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-san-diego-big-bachata-bash-fall-edition-10-17/
LOCATION:Champion Ballroom Academy\, 4255 Ruffin Rd #200\, San Diego\, 92123
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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