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SUMMARY:Summer ChoreoWreck 2026
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nOur two AADF2026 Collaborative Residency choreographers Forest Lee and Hannah Joo are offering up their works-in-progress to the “wrecking” process as part of their choreographic research. They will play with each other’s work and remake it live\, in front of an audience! Dance artists Adie San Diego and Odessa Uno are also invited to “wreck” the residents’ works. This is a rare opportunity for audiences to witness the creative process of dance making. Learn more about “wrecking”. \nThe Process\nEach “wreckee” has 2 hours to go through the entire wrecking process (two wreckings each). The wreckee first presents the original work. Then their “wreckers” will get 45 minutes each to remake the dance on the wreckee\, followed by a showing of that remake. After each wreckee’s full session\, there will be a short “talk back” with artists and audience. \nThere is a 55 minute lunch break between the two wreckee sessions. \nFree event…come & go as you please!\nSummer ChoreoWreck 2026 is offered free to the public (suggested $10 donation) – RSVP requested due to capacity limitations \nThroughout the entire event\, audiences are welcome to come and go – pick and choose which sessions you’d like to watch\, take a break whenever you need\, stay for the whole event! Wristbands will be provided for re-entry. \nSummer ChoreoWreck is made possible with the generous sponsorship of studio space by Malashock Dance and funded in part by City of San Diego Cultural Affairs. \nSchedule of Events\n10:00am: Greetings & Introduction\n10:15am: Wreckee Session #1 – Forest Lee\n12:15pm: Wreckee Session #1 Talk Back\n12:35m: Break\n1:30pm: Re-introduction of Wrecking\n1:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 – Hannah Joo\n3:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 Talk Back
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/summer-choreowreck-2026/
LOCATION:Malashock Black Box Theater\, 2650 Truxtun Rd Studio #200\, San Diego\, CA\, 92106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="TILTshift Dance":MAILTO:tiltshiftdnce@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T060000
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SUMMARY:The Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The Gathering is a showcase event highlighting choreography\, community\, and creativity. Each performance is a uniquely curated sample of San Diego’s dance companies and artists. This event\, co-produced by Ballet Counterpointe and West Coast Dance Complex\, offers artists and audience members alike a chance to engage with one another in an intimate\, interactive format that encourages conversation and discovery. \nA community that dances together\, grows together. With this symbiotic relationship in mind\, ticket proceeds will fund emerging choreographers through the Orion Choreographic Fellowship. Awardees will have the opportunity for their work to be shown at future Gathering performances and to share their works in progress with the community’s support. \nWith The Gathering\, Ballet Counterpointe brings the members of the San Diego dance community together and provides a space where we can all appreciate and learn from each other’s work. A ticket offers you an up-close and personal experience with emerging and established artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with San Diego’s multifaceted dance culture.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/the-gathering-2/
LOCATION:West Coast Dance Complex\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballet Counterpointe":MAILTO:coordinator@sdartmatters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T170000
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SUMMARY:San Diego Dance Convening #3
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis convening is an opportunity to connect with fellow dance community members who are shaping dance across San Diego County. Together\, we’ll continue exploring what it means to build a thriving and sustainable dance ecosystem and how each of us can contribute to its future. \nThis gathering will feature a special Steering Committee panel\, “The Hybrid Dance Leader: Leadership\, Service\, and Community-Building in Today’s Dance Ecosystem.” The conversation will highlight the many ways leadership shows up within our field and the realities of wearing multiple hats as artists\, educators\, entrepreneurs\, administrators\, and advocates. \nPanelists Dr. Novien Yarber\, Emily Miller\, Dr. Grace Jun\, Jane Blount\, and Paola Castro will share insights from their own journeys\, reflecting on leadership through service\, balancing multiple roles\, cultivating sustainability\, and responding to community needs. Together\, we’ll explore how leadership can emerge from curiosity\, collaboration\, and a commitment to strengthening our shared dance community. This conversation is an invitation to see yourself as an active contributor to the future of dance in San Diego. Click here to learn more about the panelists and Steering Committee. \nCome meet new dance connections\, exchange ideas\, and help shape what comes next for San Diego Dance! \nRSVP HERE \nThis event is presented by San Diego Dance Matters in space partnership with Performing Arts Workshop. 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.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/san-diego-dance-convening-3/
LOCATION:Performing Arts Workshop\, 1465 Encinitas Blvd. A102\, Encinitas\, CA\, 92024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Convening / Networking,Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Diego Dance Matters":MAILTO:coordinator@sdartmatters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T213000
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SUMMARY:Body Rock Jr. 2026
DESCRIPTION:A premier youth choreographic dance competition that showcases highly skilled junior dance crews from around the world. It is an offshoot of the renowned Body Rock dance competition and aims to celebrate the legacy of its founder\, Anna Sarao. \nSunday\, July 26 5:00pm – 9:30pm (Box Office open until 5:30pm\, after 5:30pm tickets are only available online). \nClick here to purchase \nStandard tickets $54 including fees (face value $45). Price increases $10 on day of show so buy early to save.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/body-rock-jr-2026/
LOCATION:California Center for the Arts\, Escondido – Concert Hall\, 340 N Escondido Blvd\, Escondido\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition / Battle,Featured
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SUMMARY:LITVAKdance Presents: Dancing Outdoors: Take 4 Celebrating Diverse Forms
DESCRIPTION:LITVAKdance brings back it’s popular summer show\, Dancing Outdoors\, in the beautiful gardens at ICA San Diego\, North Campus.  \nDancing Outdoors: Take 4 highlights some of the diverse dance companies and artists that reside in Encinitas. Enjoy a cocktail and watch 7 styles of dance\, listen to live music by Encinitas band\, Montalban Quintet\, peruse the gorgeous natural spaces and check out ICA’s current exhibition\, Unfold Projects. \nPerformances include works by: \n-LITVAKdance \n-West African Dance artist and Encinitan\, Daunté Nabi Fyall  \n-Odissi Dancer and Encinitan\, Shibani Patnaik \n-Resident Encinitas company\, Ballet Folklorico of San Diego \nand works by LITVAKdance Alumni who have ventured off into other dance styles:  \n-Ashley Akhavan and Burlesque company\, Bella Lux Entertainment (8:15p only) \n-Emily Miller and Ballet Collective San Diego  \n-Lemoe Mata’itusi in Polynesian/Contemporary \nPerformances: \nSaturday August 1\,2026 5:45 & 8:15 \nTickets: \nGeneral: $35 \nStudent: $25 \nChildren under 12: $10 \nlitvakdance.org/performs
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/litvakdance-presents-dancing-outdoors-take-4-celebrating-diverse-forms/
LOCATION:ICA San Diego North Campus\, 1550 El Camino Real\, Encinitas\, California\, 92024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Featured,Performance,Social / Jam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T163000
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SUMMARY:LAB: Contemporary Floorwork (Int/Adv)
DESCRIPTION:This intermediate/advanced level contemporary dance class dives deeper into floorwork technique. We introduce more challenging shoulder rolls\, more interesting ways of getting in and out of the floor\, and more intricate phrasework. Geared towards dancers with previous floorwork experience who are comfortable with basic shoulder rolls. \n*Recommendations \n\nPants or leg coverings are highly recommended\, as well as something to cover shoulders. Knee pads are optional.\nWater bottle and light snack. There will be a short 10 minute break.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/lab-contemporary-floorwork-int-adv/
LOCATION:Malashock Black Box Theater\, 2650 Truxtun Rd Studio #200\, San Diego\, CA\, 92106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="TILTshift Dance":MAILTO:tiltshiftdnce@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T110000
DTSTAMP:20260729T043618
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T224058Z
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SUMMARY:Dance For Earth
DESCRIPTION:Dance For Earth is a morning dance-party/class fundraiser\n\n\n\n\nThe goal is connecting community movement education to environmental education. \nEach event is by-donation and includes representatives from different local organizations to share not only their dance (as class participants) but also inform initiatives that direct class takers towards the next most meaningful step towards sustainability in the San Diego/Tijuana area.​The funds generated are redistributed directly to these local environmental organizations (including past recipients: San Diego Coastkeeper\, Groundwork San Diego\, Tree San Diego\, SD River Park Foundation) creating a direct link between artistic practice and ecological action.Each class is specifically themed based on the work each organization is doing for the environment through a one-hour\, integrative\, guided experience. \nAll bodies and levels of movement practice are welcome. Expect physical tasks/coordinations\, repetitions\, witnessing (seeing and being seen)\, and play. 
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/dance-for-earth/
LOCATION:San Diego Made Factory\, Made Factory\, 2031 Commercial St #114\, San Diego\, CA\, 92113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Convening / Networking,Featured,Social / Jam,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tess Collins":MAILTO:travelingbygroove@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T130000
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SUMMARY:POP IN / POP OUT: ENSEMBLE THINKING™ with Margaret Sunghe Paek
DESCRIPTION:How can perspective change your experience? How do your individual habits affect the whole? How can our physical choices create dynamic group shifts? How do we build community through practice and play? \nIn this three-hour lab\, we will dive into Ensemble Thinking™ to explore how our perspective and choices affect our connections and creativity. Using small group and large ensemble dance improvisations\, we’ll compose\, question\, and play with possibilities. \nEnsemble Thinking™ is a system of group\, improvisational\, compositional practices that refine individual capacity to perceive\, initiate\, and support collective action. Ensemble Thinking™ scores research collaboration\, attunement\, awareness\, power\, and choice and build artistic and social community. Through experimenting with foundational scores\, we explore relational space and creative power. The conceptual nature of Ensemble Thinking™ allows for a wide range of access across multiple backgrounds\, aesthetics\, and physical capabilities. No experience or prior knowledge required. \nLet’s dance\, investigate\, and create together! \nLearn more here: Ensemble Thinking™ \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) is a mixed-race\, collaborative dance artist\, maker\, and mother practicing deep listening and rigorous play as methodologies of connection\, community-building\, and art-making. Margaret has been irreparably influenced by her relationships with contact improvisation\, Ensemble Thinking™\, Alexander Technique\, Barbara Dilley\, and the collectives- Lower Left\, the Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas\, Street Dance Activism\, Uh Oh Trio\, and her family trio. Her dance works have been presented in Mexico\, Europe\, and across the U.S. at venues including the Whitney Museum Biennial. Margaret began teaching almost thirty years ago in San Diego\, and in 2015\, she moved from NYC to the ancestral homelands of the Menominee and Ho-Chunk people (Appleton\, Wisconsin) to teach dance at Lawrence University. Recent investigations include co-creating a documentary archiving Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas’ fifteen years of performance improvisations with their children\, piloting Lower Left’s Ensemble Thinking™ Certification program\, and starring in Len Borruso’s award-winning short film\, EMBODIED.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-ensemble-thinking-with-margaret-sunghe-paek/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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