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Creating meaningful arts experiences

DANCE This
brings together intergenerational performers from diverse communities and backgrounds for collaboration and to share their culture through the art of dance.

More than 150 diverse youth, ages 13-22, participate in this multi-layered program each year.

Program components include:

Dance Training Intensive in diverse styles
Cross-cultural workshops and rehearsals
Youth matinee and public performances
Year round opportunities to participate in master classes and attend dance performances at the Paramount and Moore Theatres.

Nationally renowned professional guest artists work with local youth and are significant to the program's success and impact. Artists from past years include: Savion Glover, legendary tapper; Joffrey Ballet from Chicago; Abdel Salaam from Forces of Nature in New York; Jamel Gaines from Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn; Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Napoleon & Tabitha D'umo from Los Angelesand nationally recognized, Seattle-based choreographers Donald Byrd, Sonia Dawkins, Pat Graney and Amy O'Neal.

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Don't Miss!
Dance This 2008
10th Anniversary!
A Retrospective of Global Proportions

The Paramount Theatre
July 18th, 1:00 pm (youth group matinee)
July 19th, 7:30 pm (public performance)
The Paramount Theatre

Dance This brings together teen performers from diverse communities for collaboration and to share cultures through the art of dance. Young dancers take you on a world tour of diverse dance styles with special past DANCE This Company tributes. Click here for more info!

STG's DANCE This Summer Dance Training Intensive
June 18 - July 2, 2008
Pacific Northwest Ballet Studios - The Phelps Center (Seattle Center)

THE SUMMER DANCE TRAINING INTENSIVE IS NOW FULL. TO GET ON THE WAITLIST, PLEASE CALL 206-467-5510 EXT 1123.

The STG DANCE This Summer Training Intensive is an opportunity for young dancers at all levels to immerse themselves in dance over the course of 2 weeks. Students will be exposed to a wide range of dance styles and techniques in a supportive, yet challenging atmosphere. Instruction includes ballet, modern, jazz, Afro-Latin, African, hip-hop & special workshops.

THE SUMMER DANCE TRAINING INTENSIVE IS NOW FULL. TO GET ON THE WAITLIST, PLEASE CALL 206-467-5510 EXT 1123.

DANCE this… 2007 Performance
On July 6-7, 2007 young dancers took The Moore Theatre stage performing Afro-Peruvian to Classical Indian, Bhangra to Contemporary, Hip Hop to Lindy Hop. Full line-up

View DANCE this... 2007 Documentary.

View YouTube clips from DANCE this... 2007:

Afro-Peruvian Zapateo by Luis Sandoval

Bhangra by Apna Bhangra Crew

Bharatha Natyam by Shobha Raman

Contemporary by Sonia Dawkins

Hip Hop by Napoleon & Tabitha D'umo

Lindy Hop by Hallie Kuperman

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