Desert Dance Theatre presents the Arizona Dance Festival 2017 at the Tempe Center for the Arts Studio on Friday-Saturday, October 6-7, 2017 at 7:30 pm.  Each evening will showcase different dance artists including emerging artists as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance from Arizona.  A post-performance Q & A will be facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition directly after the show.

Please check the DDT website for updates. The program is subject to change. For concert information contact Desert Dance Theatre, 480-962-4584 or go to https://desertdancetheatre.org/arizona-dance-festival-2017/.

ARIZONA DANCE FESTIVAL LINE-UP (Alphabetical Order, Not Program Order)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th
Amy Symonds (Gilbert) – Contemporary Modern Pointe
Arathi School of Dance (Phoenix) – Bharathanatyam – Classical Indian
Ballet Etudes (Gilbert) – Pre-professional Ballet
Canyon Movement Company (Flagstaff) – Modern Dance
CONDER/dance (Tempe) – Contemporary Modern
Crossroads Performance Group (Mesa) – Interdisciplinary Music and Dance Collaboration
Danielle McNeal Johnson (Show Low) – Modern Dance
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe) – Contemporary Modern Dance Theatre
Instinct Dancecorps (Scottsdale) – Scottsdale Community College Dance
Julia Chacon (Scottsdale) – Flamenco Dance
Kara Ko Dance (Tempe) – Contemporary Dance
Step’s Junk Funk (Mesa) – Interdisciplinary Movement and Percussion
The Conner Sisters (Gilbert) – Lindy Hop Swing Dance

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7th
Ballet Yuma (Yuma) – Contemporary Ballet
Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson) – Comedic Movement Theater
Crossroads Performance Group (Mesa) – Interdisciplinary Music and Dance Collaboration
Danielle McNeal Johnson (Show Low)- Modern Dance
Dansense~Nrtyabodha, Inc. (Scottsdale) – Bharata Nrityam – Classical Indian
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe) – Contemporary Modern Dance Theatre
Elijah and Deenie/ZoukPhoenix (Scottsdale) – Latin Brazilian Zouk
In Spiritus/The Dancespace (Page) – Modern Dance
Jenny Gerena/Candy Jimenez (Phoenix) – Contemporary Modern
Mayuri Dance Group (Chandler) – Kathak & Bharathanatyam – Classical Indian Fusion
Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix) – Contemporary Modern
Step’s Junk Funk (Mesa) – Interdisciplinary Movement and Percussion
The Parking Lot Project (Phoenix) – Contemporary Jazz

TICKET INFO: TCA Box Office: 480-350-2822 or www.tempe.gov/tca (Service and convenience fees may apply)
$20 Adult, $18 Senior, $15 Student, $13 Group of 10+, Arizona Dance Coalition (ADC), Arizona Presenters Alliance (APA), Arizona Dance Education Organization (AzDEO), $30 for 2 shows, VIP Deals – $12 Friends of Desert Dance Theatre (DDT)
QUESTIONS? For concert information contact Desert Dance Theatre, 480-962-4584 or go to https://desertdancetheatre.org/arizona-dance-festival-2017/.