Introduced in 2009, the annual Dance for World Community Festival is the centerpiece of the project’s Local Partnership Model. In collaboration with local government, businesses, cultural and social agencies, the festival brings together the entire community to celebrate the power of dance to create positive change.
The free public day-long festival features performances and classes in diverse styles of dance from more than 60 local dance companies, as well as over 20 social justice organizations and non-profits designed to raise awareness about dance and its potential to address social and environmental issues.
Attendees are invited to discover a new form of dance, try an introductory class or two, enjoy a full afternoon of performance by the area’s finest dance troupes, and engage in conversation with the activists who fight for social and environmental justice – and later, to join everyone in a come-one-come-all dance party.
