26th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025 -- Saturday, September 20, 2025, 1900 - 2200
Desert Dance Theatre will present the 26th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2025 at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) Studio on September 18-20, 2025 at Thursday-Saturday at 7:00pm-10:00pm.
On Friday, September 19th at 6:00pm-6:30pm, special interactive performances will occur in the TCA East Breezeway. Featured groups include: Reconnect to Africa (Congolese Dance) and Step's Junk Funk (Interdisciplinary Dance and Percussion). This portion of the evening is FREE to the PUBLIC.
The Arizona Dance Festival will feature over 40 different dance artists and companies, showcasing an eclectic variety of choreography and dance performances from around the state of Arizona and out of state. This unique setting will give audiences a taste of what is happening in Arizona's dance scene. It is a perfect platform for dance companies to get exposure, promote their work, and to connect with others in the dance community and the general public. Each evening performance will showcase different dance artists including emerging artists as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance.
A post-performance "Q AND A" will be facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition directly after the show. The "Q AND A" will allow the audience to engage in lively conversation with the artistic directors and choreographers for insights in the creation of their dance works.
"This project is partially funded by a City of Tempe - Community Arts Grant."
"This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona."
Featured Dance Artists and Companies:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
ABCD Bollywood Connect-Dance and Arts Foundation (Chandler, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam Fusion
Anandha Ray / Renee Davis / Absoluta (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern
Erika Alexxandrya and Maddie Coury (Chandler/Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary
Desert Dance Theatre/Step's Junk Funk (Tempe/Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion
HAG Dance Company (Queen Creek, AZ) - Contemporary
Human Nature Dance Theatre (Flagstaff, AZ) - Modern
Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Classical Jaz
NicoleOlson|MovementChaos (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India
Sedona Dance Project (Sedona, AZ) - Modern
Scottsdale Community College Dance Program (Scottsdale, AZ) - Contemporary
Shane O'Hara * Solo Dance (Williamsburg, VA) - Modern
Sharqia Dance Theater (Phoenix, AZ) - Middle Eastern
Wight Noise Dance Company (Peoria, AZ) - Modern
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
AnthroArts Collective (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary
Archana Alagiri (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India
Astarte Belly Dance Troupe (Gilbert, AZ) - Belly Dance
Bodies Contemporary Company (Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary
Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern
Grace Crain and Koby Slavin - Collaboration - Modern Dance and Bass Clarinet
Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian
Jenefer Miller /J.A.M. And Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance
Lenora Noire (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance
Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy (Phoenix, AZ) - Mexican Folklorico
Osiris Dance Ensemble (Waddell, AZ) - Belly Dance
Paradise Valley Community College Dance Program (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Shahrzad Mazoury, Raha Yaghoubi, Navid Mohammadpour (Mesa, AZ) - Iranian Dance and Music
Shanaleigh Mejia / Reconnecting to Africa (Tempe, AZ) - African/Congolese
Step's Junk Funk (Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
Alexa King (Chandler, AZ) - Fusion Belly Dance
AlignDance Theatre (Scottsdale, AZ) - Fusion - Jazz Dance with Classical Piano
Caitlin Rose and Company (Tempe, AZ) - Classical Jazz
CaZo Dance Theatre (Mesa, AZ) - Modern
Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern
ClasscalFusionDance (Peoria, AZ) - Contemporary
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern
Dimensions Dance Alliance (Glendale, AZ) - Contemporary
520 Dance Company (Tucson, AZ) - Contemporary
Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian
KDC Performing Arts (Tempe, AZ) - Fusion of Bharatanatyam and Kathak
MAC and Company (Chandler, AZ) - Aerial, Modern
Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Nevada Repertory Dance Theater (Las Vegas, NV) - Modern
Pooja Raghunath (Tempe, AZ) - Kuchipudi from India
Shahrazad Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance
Sonali Chatterjee and Sudha Tonduru (Phoenix, AZ) - Fusion of Odissi and Bharatnatyam
Valkyrie Yao (New York, NY) - Multidisciplinary
INFO: http://www.desertdancetheatre.org/.
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Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Dance
Prices:
General Admission - Adult: USD 20.00,
General Admission - Senior Citizen: USD 15.00,
General Admission - Student: USD 15.00,
General Admission - Group of 10+: USD 13.00,
VIP Preferred Seating: USD 25.00
Artists: ABCD Bollywood Connect-Dance and Arts Foundation (Chandler, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam Fusion, Anandha Ray / Renee Davis / Absoluta (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern, Erika Alexxandrya and Maddie Coury (Chandler/Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary, Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern, HAG Dance Company (Queen Creek, AZ) - Contemporary, Human Nature Dance Theatre (Flagstaff, AZ) - Modern, Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Classical Jaz, NicoleOlson|MovementChaos (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India, Sedona Dance Project (Sedona, AZ) - Modern, Scottsdale Community College Dance Program (Scottsdale, AZ) - Contemporary, Shane O'Hara * Solo Dance (Williamsburg, VA) - Modern , Sharqia Dance Theater (Phoenix, AZ) - Middle Eastern, Wight Noise Dance Company (Peoria, AZ) - Modern, AnthroArts Collective (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary, Archana Alagiri (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India, Astarte Belly Dance Troupe (Gilbert, AZ) - Belly Dance , Bodies Contemporary Company (Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary, Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern, Grace Crain and Koby Slavin - Collaboration - Modern Dance and Bass Clarinet, Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian, Jenefer Miller /J.A.M. And Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance, Lenora Noire (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance, Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy (Phoenix, AZ) - Mexican Folklorico, Osiris Dance Ensemble (Waddell, AZ) - Belly Dance, Paradise Valley Community College Dance Program (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Shahrzad Mazoury, Raha Yaghoubi, Navid Mohammadpour (Mesa, AZ) - Iranian Dance and Music, Shanaleigh Mejia / Reconnecting to Africa (Tempe, AZ) - African/Congolese, Step's Junk Funk (Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion, Alexa King (Chandler, AZ) - Fusion Belly Dance, AlignDance Theatre (Scottsdale, AZ) - Fusion - Jazz Dance with Classical Piano, Caitlin Rose and Company (Tempe, AZ) - Classical Jazz , CaZo Dance Theatre (Mesa, AZ) - Modern, ClasscalFusionDance (Peoria, AZ) - Contemporary, Dimensions Dance Alliance (Glendale, AZ) - Contemporary, 520 Dance Company (Tucson, AZ) - Contemporary, KDC Performing Arts (Tempe, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam and Kathak, MAC and Company (Chandler, AZ) - Aerial, Modern, Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Nevada Repertory Dance Theater (Las Vegas, NV) - Modern, Pooja Raghunath (Tempe, AZ) - Kuchipudi from India, Shahrazad Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance, Sonali Chatterjee and Sudha Tonduru (Phoenix, AZ) - Fusion of Odissi and Bharatnatyam, Valkyrie Yao (New York, NY) - Multidisciplinary
On Friday, September 19th at 6:00pm-6:30pm, special interactive performances will occur in the TCA East Breezeway. Featured groups include: Reconnect to Africa (Congolese Dance) and Step's Junk Funk (Interdisciplinary Dance and Percussion). This portion of the evening is FREE to the PUBLIC.
The Arizona Dance Festival will feature over 40 different dance artists and companies, showcasing an eclectic variety of choreography and dance performances from around the state of Arizona and out of state. This unique setting will give audiences a taste of what is happening in Arizona's dance scene. It is a perfect platform for dance companies to get exposure, promote their work, and to connect with others in the dance community and the general public. Each evening performance will showcase different dance artists including emerging artists as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance.
A post-performance "Q AND A" will be facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition directly after the show. The "Q AND A" will allow the audience to engage in lively conversation with the artistic directors and choreographers for insights in the creation of their dance works.
"This project is partially funded by a City of Tempe - Community Arts Grant."
"This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona."
Featured Dance Artists and Companies:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
ABCD Bollywood Connect-Dance and Arts Foundation (Chandler, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam Fusion
Anandha Ray / Renee Davis / Absoluta (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern
Erika Alexxandrya and Maddie Coury (Chandler/Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary
Desert Dance Theatre/Step's Junk Funk (Tempe/Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion
HAG Dance Company (Queen Creek, AZ) - Contemporary
Human Nature Dance Theatre (Flagstaff, AZ) - Modern
Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Classical Jaz
NicoleOlson|MovementChaos (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India
Sedona Dance Project (Sedona, AZ) - Modern
Scottsdale Community College Dance Program (Scottsdale, AZ) - Contemporary
Shane O'Hara * Solo Dance (Williamsburg, VA) - Modern
Sharqia Dance Theater (Phoenix, AZ) - Middle Eastern
Wight Noise Dance Company (Peoria, AZ) - Modern
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
AnthroArts Collective (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary
Archana Alagiri (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India
Astarte Belly Dance Troupe (Gilbert, AZ) - Belly Dance
Bodies Contemporary Company (Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary
Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern
Grace Crain and Koby Slavin - Collaboration - Modern Dance and Bass Clarinet
Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian
Jenefer Miller /J.A.M. And Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance
Lenora Noire (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance
Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy (Phoenix, AZ) - Mexican Folklorico
Osiris Dance Ensemble (Waddell, AZ) - Belly Dance
Paradise Valley Community College Dance Program (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Shahrzad Mazoury, Raha Yaghoubi, Navid Mohammadpour (Mesa, AZ) - Iranian Dance and Music
Shanaleigh Mejia / Reconnecting to Africa (Tempe, AZ) - African/Congolese
Step's Junk Funk (Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - Line-up (Alphabetical Order)
Alexa King (Chandler, AZ) - Fusion Belly Dance
AlignDance Theatre (Scottsdale, AZ) - Fusion - Jazz Dance with Classical Piano
Caitlin Rose and Company (Tempe, AZ) - Classical Jazz
CaZo Dance Theatre (Mesa, AZ) - Modern
Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern
ClasscalFusionDance (Peoria, AZ) - Contemporary
Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern
Dimensions Dance Alliance (Glendale, AZ) - Contemporary
520 Dance Company (Tucson, AZ) - Contemporary
Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian
KDC Performing Arts (Tempe, AZ) - Fusion of Bharatanatyam and Kathak
MAC and Company (Chandler, AZ) - Aerial, Modern
Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern
Nevada Repertory Dance Theater (Las Vegas, NV) - Modern
Pooja Raghunath (Tempe, AZ) - Kuchipudi from India
Shahrazad Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance
Sonali Chatterjee and Sudha Tonduru (Phoenix, AZ) - Fusion of Odissi and Bharatnatyam
Valkyrie Yao (New York, NY) - Multidisciplinary
INFO: http://www.desertdancetheatre.org/.
URLs:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3231941-2?pid=2874
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/3231941-3?pid=2874
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3231941-4?pid=2874
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Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Dance
Prices:
General Admission - Adult: USD 20.00,
General Admission - Senior Citizen: USD 15.00,
General Admission - Student: USD 15.00,
General Admission - Group of 10+: USD 13.00,
VIP Preferred Seating: USD 25.00
Artists: ABCD Bollywood Connect-Dance and Arts Foundation (Chandler, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam Fusion, Anandha Ray / Renee Davis / Absoluta (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - Modern, Erika Alexxandrya and Maddie Coury (Chandler/Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary, Desert Dance Theatre (Tempe, AZ) - Modern, HAG Dance Company (Queen Creek, AZ) - Contemporary, Human Nature Dance Theatre (Flagstaff, AZ) - Modern, Jazz Spectrum Dance Company (Lake Forest, CA) - Classical Jaz, NicoleOlson|MovementChaos (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India, Sedona Dance Project (Sedona, AZ) - Modern, Scottsdale Community College Dance Program (Scottsdale, AZ) - Contemporary, Shane O'Hara * Solo Dance (Williamsburg, VA) - Modern , Sharqia Dance Theater (Phoenix, AZ) - Middle Eastern, Wight Noise Dance Company (Peoria, AZ) - Modern, AnthroArts Collective (Phoenix, AZ) - Contemporary, Archana Alagiri (Chandler, AZ) - Bharatanatyam from India, Astarte Belly Dance Troupe (Gilbert, AZ) - Belly Dance , Bodies Contemporary Company (Mesa, AZ) - Contemporary, Chaos Theory Dance (Tucson, AZ) - Modern, Grace Crain and Koby Slavin - Collaboration - Modern Dance and Bass Clarinet, Hoorvash Dance Company (Paradise Valley, AZ) - Classical and Modern Persian, Jenefer Miller /J.A.M. And Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Tap Dance, Lenora Noire (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance, Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy (Phoenix, AZ) - Mexican Folklorico, Osiris Dance Ensemble (Waddell, AZ) - Belly Dance, Paradise Valley Community College Dance Program (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Shahrzad Mazoury, Raha Yaghoubi, Navid Mohammadpour (Mesa, AZ) - Iranian Dance and Music, Shanaleigh Mejia / Reconnecting to Africa (Tempe, AZ) - African/Congolese, Step's Junk Funk (Mesa, AZ) - Interdisciplinary Modern and Percussion, Alexa King (Chandler, AZ) - Fusion Belly Dance, AlignDance Theatre (Scottsdale, AZ) - Fusion - Jazz Dance with Classical Piano, Caitlin Rose and Company (Tempe, AZ) - Classical Jazz , CaZo Dance Theatre (Mesa, AZ) - Modern, ClasscalFusionDance (Peoria, AZ) - Contemporary, Dimensions Dance Alliance (Glendale, AZ) - Contemporary, 520 Dance Company (Tucson, AZ) - Contemporary, KDC Performing Arts (Tempe, AZ) - Semi-classical Bharatanatyam and Kathak, MAC and Company (Chandler, AZ) - Aerial, Modern, Movement Source Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Modern, Nevada Repertory Dance Theater (Las Vegas, NV) - Modern, Pooja Raghunath (Tempe, AZ) - Kuchipudi from India, Shahrazad Dance Company (Phoenix, AZ) - Belly Dance, Sonali Chatterjee and Sudha Tonduru (Phoenix, AZ) - Fusion of Odissi and Bharatnatyam, Valkyrie Yao (New York, NY) - Multidisciplinary
Starting Price Per Person
$ 13.00 USD
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Where
Tempe Center For The Arts
700 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe Arizona 85281
United States
( Theatre - Cinema Hall )
700 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe Arizona 85281
United States
( Theatre - Cinema Hall )
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