History
The first Bay Area Dance Week (BADW) festival grew out of a public dialogue in 1998, when dance artists, administrators, and organizations came together to explore how best to spotlight Bay Area dance during National Dance Week. The festival that emerged took a national initiative — National Dance Week was founded in 1981 to increase awareness of dance and its contributions to our national culture —and imbued it with the innovative and inclusive spirit of the Bay Area.
As the largest per capita center for dance in the United States, the Bay Area’s festivities have been the most extensive and best attended celebrations in the country since Bay Area Dance Week’s inception. Each year, over 150 dance organizations and artists present events during Bay Area Dance Week, involving more than 2,500 artists and 20,000 attendees.
Bay Area Dance Week is presented by Dancers’ Group.
Dance Week Videos
Selected Past Press
Bay Area Dance Week to Return in April – Broadway World – February 29, 2024
Making Moves – East Bay Express – April 26th, 2023
Bay Area Dance Week waltzes back after 3-year absence – Mercury News/Marin Independent Journal/East Bay Times – April 18th, 2023
