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Dance Place DC-based performing arts and dance education center featuring performances, classes, & free programs!
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Dance Presenter -Dance Place offers a year-round weekend dance performing series since 1980, with dance shows every weekend in modern dance, African Dance, tap dance, performance art, hip hop, and spoken word by Washington, DC dance companies as well as regional and international dance companies. Dance School -Dance Place’s school offers dance classes for adults in modern dance, African dance, hip hop dance, and other dance forms and dance classes for youth in creative movement, tumbling, tap dance, ballet and hip hop. Established professional dancers come to Dance Place for continuous training, renewal, professional networking, auditions, and workshops that further their career development. Dance Place offers work/study and internship programs which offer aspiring dancers an opportunity to take dance classes for free. Programs for Kids and Schools - Dance Place offers family-friendly performances, workshops, classes, school assembly programs, and school performances at Dance Place and off-site in schools for kids, students, families and community organizations. The Energizers after school program provides a model program for creative education through the arts for youth living in urban communities. Dance Place has a commitment to serving the rich cultural diversity of our nation, city and immediate neighborhood through a wide variety of affordable and free programs. Leadership and Collaboration - Dance Place’s demonstrated success in management, staff development, fiscal responsibility, creative programming and leadership has been an invaluable resource for other organizations and artists reaching for health, stability and creativity.

Dance Place will be closed today in honor of Indigenous People’s Day. All KOM and Adult classes will be held as schedule...
10/12/2026

Dance Place will be closed today in honor of Indigenous People’s Day. All KOM and Adult classes will be held as scheduled this evening!

Trick or treat, Dance Place got a spooky beat!Bring the kids, move your feet! 🪩👻Throw on your costumes for Family Spooky...
10/07/2026

Trick or treat, Dance Place got a spooky beat!
Bring the kids, move your feet! 🪩👻

Throw on your costumes for Family Spooky Disco and enjoy an afternoon packed with fun—we’re talking about live DJ ,dance games,spooky snacks, and Halloween crafts that you won’t have to clean up at home!

🔗Tap the link in bio or scan the QR code on the flyer for tickets!

👉 Send this to someone who needs Halloween plans! 👻👇

For one night only, come see Round Time, the striking and soulful aerial performance born of the urgent present from aer...
10/06/2026

For one night only, come see Round Time, the striking and soulful aerial performance born of the urgent present from aerialist, Mara Neimanis (Air Heart, Naomi’s Flight, For That Which Returns, Swing, Baba Yaga).

🤸‍♀️ With performance partner Morgan Mincer, Neimanis creates a duet for two generations of airborne women, carrying audio testimonies from community voices of women of many ages. Together, they explore old cycles and new dynamics, as generations of women 30 years apart lift (fly) one another in troubled times.

Created as a commission for The Cherry Arts in NY, with a grant from The National Endowment for The Arts and The NY State Counsel of The Arts. 

🗓️ Oct. 17 at 7 PM
📍 Dance Place’s Cafritz Foundation Theater
🎟️ Ticket link in our bio.

Dance Place is proud to celebrate the bold & rich cultures rooted from Spain, Mexico, the Carribbean and Central & South...
10/05/2026

Dance Place is proud to celebrate the bold & rich cultures rooted from Spain, Mexico, the Carribbean and Central & South America. In celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month & we are spotlighting some happenings this month:

latinxmovementfestival:
Grab your tickets for the 3rd annual Latinx Movement Festival, taking place Oct. 9-11. The festival will feature new commissioned dance works, poetry, visual art installations, public discussions, and performances by both local DMV-based artists and national guest artists.

DC Casineros Dance Company:
Come take class with one of our Legacy Resident Companies on Tuesdays (Beginning Rueda Casino) & Wednesdays (Intermediate/Advanced Casino Partnerwork) every week! Or come spend a scary good time with them on October 30 at the first DC Cuban Social of our season! Get ready for a fabulous night as DC Casineros welcomes Rachel Ortiz, former principal dancer with All Stars de Santiago de Cuba! It will be an unforgettable night of Casino, Rueda de Casino, Son Cubano, great music, and an amazing Cuban dance community.

Use the link in our bio to grab tickets to the 3rd Annual Latinx Movement Festival and DC Cuban Social, and register online for adult classes.

Photos courtesy of 601 Ways♾️ DMV Photographer & Dancing in the District

09/27/2026

New workshop series, you say? 👀

Join Dance Place and The Moonbeam Academy of Burlesque for our Burlesque 101 Monthly Workshop Series, beginning

🪭 Step into the world of classic burlesque, where glamour, history and self-expression meet. In this introductory workshop, guides you through the foundational techniques of the art form while celebrating the rich legacy of burlesque performance. Students will cover classic bumps, grinds, and shimmies, the showgirl stance and stage presence, and how to strut like a true burlesque queen 💃🏾

✨Today’s workshop, from 2-3:30 PM, focuses on The Robe: Please bring an oversized button-up long sleeve shirt OR a kimono-style robe. Come ready to layer up and peel it back!

Stay tuned for more information on additional dates (and upcoming show information 👀)

Looking for an awesome after-school program for your 7–12 year old? Dance Place got you covered! 🎨💃📚From weekly dance cl...
09/21/2026

Looking for an awesome after-school program for your 7–12 year old?

Dance Place got you covered! 🎨💃📚
From weekly dance classes and arts & crafts to homework help and daily healthy snacks, the Energizers After School Program gives your kid a space to move, learn, and grow every day after school until 6:00 PM.

🚌 We offer pickup directly from:
• Harmony DC PCS (2917 8th ST NE)
• DC Prep
• Capital Village PCS
📍 Location: Dance Place (3225 8th St NE)
💵 Tuition: $200/month
Ready to join? Scan the QR code on the flyer or email [email protected] to sign up today! 📲

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul,” said famously by American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer Martha Gr...
09/19/2026

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul,” said famously by American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer Martha Graham.

Today, we reflect on National Dance Day through the lens of our 46th season: The Power of Us represents & honors the strength found in dancing together, the beauty of many bodies moving as one, and the transformative force that emerges when movement becomes a shared act of care, resistance and joy.

Photos courtesy of a few of our 46th season artists:

DC Casineros Dance Company
Chitra Subramanian
Embassy of Sweden in USA 🇸🇪🇺🇸
ALL HAIL THE CREATIVES M A R C U S I S A I A H
Coyaba Dance Theater
Javier Padilla ThimS Dance Company

Grace David Amber Lucia Chabus

Cheers our final Art on 8th event of the Summer!: 🎺JAZZ IN THE ARTS PARK: PICNIC VIBES MEET CREATIVE PLAY 🎨 Life is a to...
09/17/2026

Cheers our final Art on 8th event of the Summer!:

🎺JAZZ IN THE ARTS PARK: PICNIC VIBES MEET CREATIVE PLAY 🎨 Life is a total improvisation, so why not practice the art of it?

• Watch: Support resident company Chitra Subramanian for an Open Rehearsal 💃🏽 (6-7:30pm)

• Listen: Take in the jazzy sounds of Jeaux Smeaux Trio while enjoying a drink & a meal from Luxurious Cocktail/Mocktail Experiences & Tables and RIGHT PROPER BREWING COMPANY 🎵 (7:30-8pm)

• Groove: End the night with a soulful DJ set from LEOS NVR DIE 🎷(8-9pm)

🧺: Thursday, September 17
🥂: 6-9pm @ Dance Place
🎵: FREE!

Whether you’re here to participate or just claim a spot on a blanket and soak up the energy, there’s a space for you. The park is waiting.✨

Graphic by Juliana Pironti

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3225 8th Street NE
Washington D.C., DC
20017

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 3pm - 10pm

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