Ballet Northwest, The Washington Center present 7th Annual Olympia Dance Festival

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Submitted by The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Ballet Northwest partners once again with The Washington Center for the Performing Arts to present the 7th Annual Olympia Dance Festival on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27, 2015. Dance groups from the South Puget Sound area come together to share the stage during this collaborative weekend of rehearsals and performance.

As part of the Festival, Ballet Northwest and The Washington Center are offering a free screening of An Evening of BodyVox Films on Friday February 26 at 7:30 p.m. Led by Emmy Award-winning choreographers Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland, BodyVox is known for its visual virtuosity, distinctive wit and a unique ability to combine dance, theater, and film into breathtaking productions. Since its founding in 1997, BodyVox has toured to critical acclaim on stages around the world, developed nine award winning films, 30 original shows, and three operas – featuring more than 200 original dances!

BodyVox’s films, created with director Mitchell Rose have won numerous awards in national and international festivals. “Modern Daydreams” – composed of “Treadmill Softly,” “Islands in the Sky,” Unleashed” and “Deere John” – won the prestigious American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short film in 2002.

View the films together at The Washington Center’s Main Stage on Friday and hear the back story on their creation from BodyVox’s Artistic Directors Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland.

Top dance groups from the area perform ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, hip-hop, Irish dance and more! This year’s festival features special guest artist Emilio Dosal, the amazing hip-hop dancer from Season Eleven of So You Think You Can Dance. Come see local talent and Emilio’s amazing tricks on Saturday night.  The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Participating groups:

  • Ballet Northwest
  • Ballet Theatre of Washington
  • Debbi’s Dance, Etc.
  • Johansen Olympia Dance Center
  • Olympia High School Drill & Pom Team
  • Olympic Ballroom Dance
  • Random Acts of Dance Collective (RADCO)
  • Slieveloughane Irish Dancers
  • South Sound Dance
  • Southwest Washington Dance Ensemble
  • Studio West Dance Theatre
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