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Dance Bethesda 2013

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Dance Bethesda 2013

Youth Dance Ensemble

Dance Bethesda features a weekend of dance events that also includes free lessons and parties at downtown Bethesda studios. Would you prefer to leave your dancing shoes at home? You can also watch great performances by some of the region’s most exciting dance performers, including renowned companies.

Dates: March 8-9, 2013

Free Dance Lessons and Parties

Friday, March 8, 2013, 8-10:30 p.m.

Participants can learn steps and see demonstrations. Studios hosting open houses include: Dance Bethesda Dance Studio offering salsa, rumba, social dancing, ballroom and Latin; Dansez! Dansez! teaching hip-hop, tap, folklore and salsa; Du-Shor Dance Studio offering salsa, swing and tango; Joy of Motion Dance Center offering Afrobeat, intro to jazz and intro to hip-hop (6:30-9:45pm); and The Mindfulness Center teaching Nia Dance.

Dance Concert

Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Seven professional dance companies will be featured at the dance concert at the Round House Theatre, located at 4545 East-West Highway in downtown Bethesda.

Tickets - $20 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under (available at the door, cash or check only). Purchase Tickets online.

Featured Performers:

  • Christopher K. Morgan & Artists (contemporary)
  • Furia Flamenca (flamenco)
  • Jason Garcia Ignacio (contemporary)
  • Karen Reedy Dance Company (contemporary)
  • Silk Road Dance Company (Central Asian)
  • Teelin Irish Dance Company (Irish)
  • The Washington School of Ballet (ballet)
For more information about Dance Bethesda, please call (301) 215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

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