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The featured festival artists take the stage with a journey into the diaspora of Black vernacular dance featuring live music by the Winard Harper Collective, Bessie-Award winner Philip Hamilton, and Sanu Basu. The lineup includes Lacina Coulibaly, Yale lecturer in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and a preeminent specialist in West African Dance. The performance is punctuated by headlining artist Dormeshia, called the “Viola Davis of her art form” by Dance Magazine. Dormeshia has won an Astaire Award, a Princess Grace Award, a Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, a Statue Award, and two Bessie Awards for her contributions to tap dance. Following the performance, the audience will get the opportunity to get up close and personal with the artists as part of a Q&A session moderated by Amanda Reid, Assistant Professor in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies.

Enjoy festival masterclasses taught by renowned and award-winning dance artists....

On Friday, April 14:

• 10am–11:15am: African Diasporic Movement
• 11:30am–12:45pm: Chicago Footwork
• 2:30pm–4pm: Lindy Hop

On Saturday, April 15:

• 10am–11:15am: Dunham Jazz
• 11:30am–12:45pm: Commercial Dance (Afro Style)
• 2:30pm–3:45pm: Tap

Don't miss out on the main event!

On Saturday, April 15:

• 7:30pm–9pm: Mainstage Performance
• 9pm–11pm: Dance Party