DC/MD/VA Dance Events
💃🏽 – Primary Dance Genre
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7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Step Afrika! – The Fruits of Our Labor (Sept 10th – Nov 1st)
💃🏽 Stepping / Percussion
🎭 Arena Stage, Fichandler Stage
Blending stepping, percussion, and striking visual imagery, this visceral new dance piece examines what it means to believe in a nation still in the making. Created in collaboration with artists Jakari Sherman, Conrad R. Kelly II, and Vusi Mdoyi, The Fruits of Our Labor asks: What have we inherited and what are we still fighting to become?
$47+
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
slowdanger
💃🏽 Modern
🎭 The Yellow Room
Audience sizes are extremely small. Joining the wait list does not guarantee attendance. You will receive confirmation within 48 hours of request. Photo credit: Ethan Stoner.
$10
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (1/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (2/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (3/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Washington Ballet – Go-Go 50 (4/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet‘s 50th season with a powerhouse program at the Warner Theatre. We honor our roots and boldly embrace the future. This show contains choreography by Trey McIntyre, Choo San Goh, Edwaard Liang, and Chanel DaSilva.
$64+
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Shanghai Ballet – Butterfly Lovers
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 GW – Concert Hall
One of China’s foremost ballet companies, Shanghai Ballet has captivated audiences worldwide since 1979, earning 32 international medals and performing on stages from Lincoln Center to the London Coliseum. In Butterfly Lovers, the company blends classical precision with poetic Chinese storytelling. This performance is appropriate for all ages.
$70+
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Shanghai Ballet – Giselle
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 GW – Concert Hall
Internationally acclaimed for its refined technique and expressive artistry, Shanghai Ballet stands among Asia’s foremost ballet companies. The production traces a young peasant girl’s love, heartbreak, and transformation into one of the ethereal Wilis. From buoyant village dances to the otherworldly white ballet of Act II, this Romantic masterpiece highlights the company’s expressive range and luminous ensemble work.
$70+
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
EXHALE Dance Company – TAPESTRY (1/2)
💃🏽 Modern
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center
TAPESTRY is EXHALE Dance Company’s first production. It is the opening chapter for a company built around one simple idea: none of us are ever finished. The evening features original works created & performed by company dancers, spanning the full spectrum of multidisciplinary dance.
$25+
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
EXHALE Dance Company – TAPESTRY (2/2)
💃🏽 Modern
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center
TAPESTRY is EXHALE Dance Company’s first production. It is the opening chapter for a company built around one simple idea: none of us are ever finished. The evening features original works created & performed by company dancers, spanning the full spectrum of multidisciplinary dance.
$25+
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Washington Ballet – The Nutcracker (Nov28 – Dec27)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Warner Theatre
Our stage shines as a vibrant tribute to the American spirit. History and holiday tradition collide as George Washington and King George III settle their legendary score—reimagined as a spectacular battle between our heroic Nutcracker and a regal, becaped Rat King. From the soaring flight of the Bald Eagle to the delightful dancing dolls – Lady Liberty and John Paul Jones, join us for this D.C. original—a celebration of our history, our artistry, and our home.
$101+
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Shower (Dec 4th – Dec 23rd)
💃🏽 Stepping / Percussion
🎭 Arena Stage, Fichandler Stage
Step into the holiday spirit with the joyful return of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, where the rich tradition of African American stepping blends with the magic of the season. Enjoy laughter, songs, and dance with the award-winning Step Afrika! performers. Then join DJ Nutcracker and his Arctic friends onstage to amplify the festive atmosphere. This vibrant, fun-filled show promises a memorable adventure for the entire family, captivating your heart and senses.
$25+
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Phoenix Ballet / Master Ballet Academy DC – The Nutcracker (1/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theatre
A cherished holiday classic in two acts, Slawomir Wozniak’s, The Nutcracker, tells the magical story of young Clara and her enchanting journey on Christmas Eve. When her eccentric Godfather gifts her a wooden Nutcracker, Clara is swept into an extraordinary adventure as the toy comes to life, battling the ferocious Mouse King and leading her through an enchanted, winter realm..
$45+
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Phoenix Ballet / Master Ballet Academy DC – The Nutcracker (2/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theatre
A cherished holiday classic in two acts, Slawomir Wozniak’s, The Nutcracker, tells the magical story of young Clara and her enchanting journey on Christmas Eve. When her eccentric Godfather gifts her a wooden Nutcracker, Clara is swept into an extraordinary adventure as the toy comes to life, battling the ferocious Mouse King and leading her through an enchanted, winter realm..
$45+
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Phoenix Ballet / Master Ballet Academy DC – The Nutcracker (3/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theatre
A cherished holiday classic in two acts, Slawomir Wozniak’s, The Nutcracker, tells the magical story of young Clara and her enchanting journey on Christmas Eve. When her eccentric Godfather gifts her a wooden Nutcracker, Clara is swept into an extraordinary adventure as the toy comes to life, battling the ferocious Mouse King and leading her through an enchanted, winter realm..
$45+
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Phoenix Ballet / Master Ballet Academy DC – The Nutcracker (4/4)
💃🏽 Ballet
🎭 Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theatre
A cherished holiday classic in two acts, Slawomir Wozniak’s, The Nutcracker, tells the magical story of young Clara and her enchanting journey on Christmas Eve. When her eccentric Godfather gifts her a wooden Nutcracker, Clara is swept into an extraordinary adventure as the toy comes to life, battling the ferocious Mouse King and leading her through an enchanted, winter realm..
$45+
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Black Grace
💃🏽 Contemporary dance
🎭 GM – Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
Hailed as one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance companies, Black Grace masterfully blends contemporary and Samoan dance genres to create innovative work that “crosses geographic and social boundaries, often with innovative flair and theatricality” (The Boston Globe). Founded in 1995 by acclaimed choreographer Neil Ieremia, the company has wowed audiences around the world.
$45+
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Trinity Irish Dance Company
💃🏽 Irish Dance
🎭 Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall
“Elevate, engage, empower.” That is the mission of Chicago’s boundary-pushing, genre-defying Trinity Irish Dance Company. The internationally praised company brilliantly fuses traditional Irish step dance with contemporary movement and music for a high octane, syncopated experience that is “impossibly complex” (The New York Times) and “irresistible” (Dance Magazine).
$38+