LA Dance Calendar

Musical Theatre Jazz Class
2026-08-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-08-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-08-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-28 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-30 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 4 more dates | TIMELESS Studios, 5466 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92807, United States
Weekly open level Musical Theatre Jazz class by Nicole Craft at TIMELESS studios on Tuesdays!

Blen Blen LA
2026-08-08 20:00 - 2026-08-09 03:00, 2026-07-11 20:00 - 2026-07-12 03:00, 2026-06-13 20:00 - 2026-06-14 03:00 | CA
Every 2nd Saturday Social!
Dance should be for everyone!

Weekend Warrior Dance Intensive with CONTRA-TIEMPO and Responsive Body
2026-07-25 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-24 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-23 16:00 - 20:00 | LMU Burns Fine Arts Center, 1 LMU Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90045, United States
A three-day summer training intensive for dancers ready to work hard, move deeply, and land in community. Through Responsive Body somatic practices, this intensive offers rigorous open-level training alongside intentional time to rest, process, and connect – a held space to get movement drunk with people who care about the same things you do.
Each session combines serious dance training with the kind of joyful, full-body presence that only happens when community shows up for itself. Whether you’re a longtime CONTRA-TIEMPO collaborator or joining us for the first time, this is your summer escape into good work, good movement, and good company. RSVP online for exclusive pricing!

Summer Institute
2026-07-13 00:00 - 2026-07-17 23:59 | Luna Dance & Creativity, Berkeley, CA, United States
Now in its 24th year, Summer Institute (SI) is a nationally-acclaimed, year-long professional development experience centered on the art of teaching dance to children of all ages. Bringing together teaching artists and education practitioners to activate and inspire individual and collective imaginations, SI includes in-person intensives, Zoom sessions, and individualized coaching.
In-person dates: July 13-17, January 16-17, May 22
No cost for selected applicants. Application due April 30
Who should apply?
– Educators seeking to dive into creativity, child development, and learning theories and practice
– Dance teaching artists poised to take their curricula to the next level of creative rigor and inquiry
– Seasoned classroom teachers ready to infuse dance into their programs

GHOST DAUGHTER
2026-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291, United States
Join us for the Los Angeles premiere of Tokyo-based neo-butoh dancer Kana Kitty in collaboration with Los Angeles–based interdisciplinary performance artist Ibuki Kuramochi, with poetry by Jordan A. Y. Smith.
Ghost Daughter
At the beginning of summer, there is a season across Asia when the boundary between worlds grows thin. Ancestors return, spirits wander, and those separated by time are said to briefly find one another again.
Ghost Daughter unfolds within this threshold. The dead return through the living. A girl becomes a woman, a woman becomes an elder, and an elder returns once more as a girl.
Through daughter, mother, and spirit, the performance traces a matrilineal cycle stretching from ancient worlds into distant futures.

Mad Hot Bollywood - Blue13 Dance Company
2026-06-24 20:45 - 21:45, 2026-06-17 20:45 - 21:45, 2026-06-10 20:45 - 21:45, 2026-06-03 20:45 - 21:45 | The Pickle Factory at Frogtown Creative, 2828 Gilroy St, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA, 90039, United States
Your new weekly Bollywood dance party in LA.
This isn’t a class—it’s a vibe. Move, sweat, and celebrate to a live DJ every week in a high-energy, follow-along Bollywood dance experience designed for all levels (yes, even “I don’t dance” dancers). Led by Achinta Sawhny McDaniel, the OG Bollywood dance master credited with introducing Los Angeles to Bollywood 25 years ago, Mad Hot Bollywood brings legacy, swagger, and pure joy to the dance floor. Backing the heat is a playlist of nonstop Bollywood bangers that keep the room pulsing and the energy sky-high.
Expect:

Sexy, joyful movement
A welcoming, judgment-free dance floor
Real Indian dopeness, no performative nonsense
A room full of grown-ups dancing like nobody’s watching

Liquid courage is available (but never required). Come as you are—leave sweaty, smiling, and a little obsessed.
Mad Hot Bollywood: where LA comes to dance, glow, and feel damn good.

True Beginner Heels Class Series
2026-06-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Liv’Art Dance Studio, 11044 Weddington St, North Hollywood, CA, United States
Finding a true beginner heels class in LA is tricky! If you want to learn how to walk, strut, and dance in a heel, this class is for you!

BODYTRAFFIC SUMMER
2026-06-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Bram Goldsmith Theater, 450 N Crescent Dr, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, United States
Ma Maison
with Live Music by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
“Vibrant New Orleans-style jazz and brilliant contemporary ballet” (L.A. Times) take the stage with an unforgettable evening featuring a landmark work by BODYTRAFFIC Creative Partner and choreographic icon Trey McIntyre.
In Ma Maison, McIntyre pays tribute to the vibrant life-and-death rituals of New Orleans, with BODYTRAFFIC’s dancers moving in communion with the electrifying live sounds of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Performed with musicians on stage and featuring intricate, newly reconstructed costumes, this rare restaging is both a remembrance and a celebration of a vibrant jazz tradition.
Through McIntyre’s signature blend of cinematic flair and musicality, this program showcases BODYTRAFFIC’s technical virtuosity, emotional depth, and sleek style.
