Afro-Peruvian Resilience and Empowerment Through the Dance Son de los Diablos

By combining Afro-Peruvian dance movements with ancestral memory and historical information, Cunamacué brings visibility to the presence and cultural contributions of African descendants in Peru.

Who to See When Your Body Needs Support: Health Resources for Dancers

This list of health care providers has been compiled in part with the help of dance companies in the Bay Area who provided recommendations, with additions from Dancers’ Group. It […]

Moving Histories

The devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the destructive fury of Hurricane Gustav in 2008 and most recently, the massive earthquake in Haiti have shocked the world […]

Why the Hella Hyphy Ball is more than just a Ball

Oakland to All began in June 2021 as a meeting of the minds. Three ballroom participants wanted to create a safe space for queer youth during the pandemic—at a time when ballroom had begun to wane in the Bay Area.

A Conversation on Women in the Arts

Patty Berne is a co-founder and executive director of Sins Invalid (sinsinvalid.org), a disability justice based performance project centralizing disabled artists of color and queer and gender non-conforming artists with […]

New View

With fresh young faces popping up constantly, the local Bay Area dance community is a unique blend of seasoned and new perspectives. In Dance caught the new view from New […]

New View: Risa Jaroslow

DG: What brought you to the Bay Area? RJ: I’ve spent a lot of time in the Bay Area over the last few years. My kids and some very good […]

Monkey Business at Monkey Town: When Tour Dates Go Awry

Going on tour is like a dream come true, or so I thought when I’ve imagined the splendor of the road countless times. When it actually happens it is another […]

Ballet Revives in San José: Dalia Rawson’s New San José Nutcracker

In the past, California struck it rich with the Gold Rush; today, the Golden State flourishes with the tech boom. With the rise of the tech industry, the Bay Area […]

Reflection on Dancer, Storyteller, and Cultural Interpreter, Lanny Pinola

Editor’s Note: Dancers’ Group strives to honor the diverse and rich legacy of all forms of dance. To continue this mission we are working with Berkeley-based dancer and dance ethnologist, […]