Dance

Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Pinecrest & Metro Dade Fire Fighters Local 1403 present Dancing Like the Stars Miami Join us in celebrating a friendly Ballroom Dancing competition as we “burn up” the dance floor and award our mirror ball trophy to one of our lucky Miami Stars!

he State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns to the United States to present their captivating two-act performance of Cinderella, one of the most beloved stories of all time.

The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s Winds of Heritage Dance Company presents the Second Annual Heritage Dance Collective, a celebration of diversity and inclusion in dance, and triumph and resilience in the dance community. This dance concert features timeless choreographic masterpieces that highlight the contributions, dedication, and accomplishments of some of South Florida’s most-noted choreographers, dancers, and emerging artists. This year’s Dance Collective showcases influential choreographers Zedric Bembry, Marguerita Gayle-Major, Lineen McDonald, Hattie Mae Williams, and features a special performance by Paunika Jones. Dance Collective highlights a variety of dance styles and musical genres, great talent, and storytelling in motion. The concert will be held on Wednesday, December 15th at 7pm at the Fantasy Theatre Factory at the Sandrell Rivers Theater, 6103 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127.

What better way to ring in the season than with a new program of current and historical works from one of Florida's leading contemporary companies, Dance NOW! Miami!? And that's just what audiences will get with their Program I, "Stories for the Holidays," on Saturday, December 11, at 8:00 pm, at the Miami Theater Center, in Miami Shores The evening will include a suite of reconstructed masterworks from dance pioneer Isadora Duncan, along with "Solstice," from guest choreographer Jon Lehrer, a revival of Artistic Co-Director Diego Salterini's "Three Moments in Time," with the South Beach Chamber Ensemble live onstage, and more. Tickets and full information at www.dancenowmiami.org/events/program1. Face coverings will be required inside the theater at all times unless proof of full vaccination is provided.

CuBlack: Invisiblized No Further! is a dance performance experience that investigates the “invisibilized” oppression of Blackness inside the Miami Cuban community. The project intends to start a dialogue, as means of continuing to deconstruct, find solutions and formulate ideas that will lead to the dismantling of systematic racism in Miami. This performance is proudly sponsored by The Knight Foundation and Hued Songs

brigid baker wholeproject presents Operation Birdsong, a dance event. When birds sing, they are safe. If I rely solely on my eyes, I pass over tiny kingfish and creepers and reclusive wrens and towhees. With my ears turned on, I fell all the birds, all the world. I am in the big safety.

"If ballet aims for the ethereal, hiplet, generally danced to pop music, is more concerned with earthiness. It has soulfulness, too; while the lower half of the body can be sharp and percussive, the upper half — how the arms connect with the back — conveys a natural flow" - NY Times

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Dimensions features the long anticipated world premieres of “Preludes”, by Ariel Rose - a neoclassical work inspired by the piano compositions of by Latin Grammy nominated composer & pianist Jorge Mejia, and “DECO: Danzón of Eclectic Cultural Origin” - a tremendous artistic collaboration showcasing Art Deco inspired contemporary choreography by Kevin Jenkins, brilliant costuming by award winning designer Andrea Spiridonakou, and magnificent architectural scenic design by the outstanding Haitian-American artist Edouard Duval-Carrie. Also on the program, the world premiere of “Landscapes” by South Florida choreographer Donna Murray, a statement on love inspired by a collection of poems written by Lani Scozzari.