From dazzling ballet productions to experimental showcases, this fall boasts a diverse lineup of local dance performances. Here are some highlights to put on your calendar. Whim W’Him’s 16th annual ...
A Seattle dance organization is making a lot of noise with its moves off the stage. Leaders are advocating for fair wages for professional dancers while working to change the negative stereotypes of ...
Seattle’s Jessie Sawyers calls herself a visual musician. Her instruments are her tap shoes. “Tap can play that role as the percussion element. I have done a couple of gigs around town where literally ...
In 2022, dancer Amanda Morgan became the first Black female soloist in Pacific Northwest Ballet history. Despite that title, Morgan is all about collaboration — so much so that in 2019, she launched ...
SEATTLE — Nike revolutionized running shoes in the 1970s, and now a Seattle dancer and inventor wants to do something similar in the ballet world. Seth Orza, who retired as principal dancer for ...
Elby Brosch’s father died when Brosch was just 15. That’s when the now Seattle-based dancer first considered making something to address his loss and grief. Now, 20 years later, Brosch and his ...
Last Friday at 12th Avenue Arts, the Seattle Project and Velocity Dance Center premiered here because, an evening of contemporary dance that aimed to answer a few of the questions implied by the ...
3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Velocity Dance Center has announced the 31st annual Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation (SFD+I) happening across the city this summer July 14- ...
Just like the kindergartners who string macaroni necklaces and finger paint colorful pictures that end up on their parents refrigerators, Seattle choreographer Ezra Dickinson’s latest dance ...
The way dancer and choreographer Cameron Lee moves his body reveals years of practice, study and determination. Born in the Seattle area, he spent the past nearly two decades in Los Angeles, dancing ...
Fancy Dancer is a world premiere musical by Larissa FastHorse that explores a young woman's quest for identity and belonging through dance, inspired by the life of Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief. The ...
Madonna got and stayed into the groove at a weekend show in Seattle, after she and a backup dancer wearing heels both took a tumble on stage. The “Material Girl” and “Hung Up” singer, 65, brought her ...