Free & Open to the Public!
The UW Department of Dance hosts a day of conversations (both embodied and verbal) encouraging dialogue between street, club, and social dance communities and university students, scholars, and educators. Featuring a public lecture and movement workshop with visiting scholar/artist LaTasha Barnes, Associate Professor in Dance at Arizona State University who is internationally celebrated as a tradition-bearer of Black American social dance, including house dance, hip-hop, waacking, authentic jazz, and lindy hop. The event will also include a roundtable with community partners, a community dance showcase, and, of course, a dance party.
Location: UW Department of Dance, Meany Hall, University of Washington
More info coming soon!