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Exploring the Art of the Lap Dance

August 21, 2025

Fluorescent purple and fuchsia lighting set a fantasy mood in the belly of the 418 Project at the Foreplay Soirée on a summer August night.

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Dance for Peace

Dance Brigade offers A Woman’s Song for Peace with the aim of reorienting audiences to our shared humanity and desire for peace, at Crocker Theater.

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Double the Pleasure

This weekend brings two Nutcrackers to local stages: Santa Cruz Dance Theater at the Santa Cruz Civic and Santa Cruz City Ballet at Cabrillo's Crocker Theater

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Dance and Music Share Stage on Night of the Living Composers

This concert is filled with sizzle starting with a stunning piece by Philip Collins for two soprano voices. Another new work combines the incredible...

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Tap Dancing at the Jewel

he 42nd Street Golden Age of musicals infuses this ambitious world premiere, Who's Got Me? by Jeffrey Scharf, about a family cabaret troupe from Peoria who want to take Broadway by storm.

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Deep Roots Fest Reimagines Global Dance

The Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center’s Deep Roots Dance Fest showcases talented contemporary dancers from around the world

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Santa Cruz County’s Inaugural BBQueer (Black, Brown and Queer) Fest

The debut of the multi-day dance and arts event showcases BIPOC/LGBTQ talent throughout Santa Cruz County.

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Couple Opening Ballroom Studio as Dance Community Emerges from Lockdown

Owners of the new Arthur Murray location are thrilled to teach local residents new steps during the post-pandemic thaw.

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Agape Dance Comes to Scotts Valley

This weekend’s Agape Dance performances of Midsummer Night's Dream will be held in the Green Hills Redwood Grove in Scotts Valley.

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Return of Dance Week Signals a Rebounding Scene

Dance Week returns with performance pop-up and open class weekend

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418 Project Purchases Riverfront Theater in Downtown Santa Cruz

Move will allow dance group to expand its programming

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Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center Celebrates 10 Years

Founder and executive director Cat Willis reflects on the first decade and what's ahead

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Santa Cruz Dance Community Mourns the Death of Sara Wilbourne

Dancer and choreographer died in early May

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