Recent CA$H Dance Awardees
Spring 2023:
Artists
Andrea Rodriguez
Antara Bhardwaj
Audrey Johnson
Bis-Millah Muhammad
Conni McKenzie
Evie Ladin
Gabriele Christian
Jesús Cortés
Karla Flores
Kim Requesto
Surabhi Bharadwaj
Tammy Johnson in partnership with Deborah Slater
Organizations
1Up Crew
Bahiya Movement
Dance Generators
inkBoat theater and dance company
Megan Lowe Dances
melissa dorothy lewis wong [the sardine]
Oakland To All
Oaxaca Tierra del Sol
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Spring 2022:
Artists
Alice Hur
Andrea Lee
Andreína Maldonado
Angela Arteritano
Antwan “Banks” Williams with Maurice Reed and the Artistic Ensemble at San Quentin Prison
Carmen Roman
Cora Yuqing Cliburn
Eric Garcia
Jessica Maria Recinos
Kelly Del Rosario
Octavia Rose Hingle
Parya Saberi
Silk Worm
Zoe Huey
Organizations
Arenas Dance Company
Cheza Nami Foundation
Chinyakare Ensemble
Cuicacalli
Dana Lawton Dances
Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí
KAMBARA+
Mix’d Ingrdnts
REYES Dance
Shahrzad Dance Academy
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Spring 2021:
Artists
Byb Chanel Bibene
Elizabeth Boubion
Erik Lee
Evie Ladin
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Ishika Seth
Julie Crothers
Malia Byrne
Marcelo Solis
Megan Lowe
Nicole Maria Hoffschneider
Olivia Eng
Ousseynou Kouyate
Rasa Vitalia
Sammay Dizon
Sara Shelton Mann
Organizations
Afro Urban Society
Alyssandra Katherine Dance
Antara Asthaayi Dance
Bellwether Dance Project
Dancing Around Race
dawsondancesf
Detour Dance
Dohee Lee Puri Arts
GERALDCASELDANCE
Helen Wicks Works
Mud Water
pateldanceworks
RoundAntennae
Vishwa Shanthi
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Spring 2020:
Artists
Bhumi Patel
Chelsea Eng
Cherie Hill
Heather Stockton
Hien Huynh
Latanya d. Tigner
Nitya Narasimhan
Organizations
Bahiya Movement
Cuicacalli
David Herrera Performance Company
Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers
Funsch Dance Experience
KAMBARA+DANCERS
Movement Liberation
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Fall 2019:
Artists
Arnaud Loubayi
Byb Chanel Bibene
Dazaun Soleyn
jose e abad
Octavia Rose Hingle
Stephanie Hewett
Vanessa Sanchez
Organizations
dNaga
Fog Beast
Guru Shradha
James Graham Dance Theatre
Samudra Dance Creations
Sharp & Fine
tinypistol
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Spring 2019:
Artists
Susana Arenas
Surabhi Baharadwaj
Cherie Hill
Irene Hsi
randy reyes
Liv Schaffer
Keisha Turner
Organizations
¡FLACC!
Halau o Keikiali’i
inkBoat
Lenora Lee Dance
NAKA Dance Theater
Sense Object
Shahrzad Dance Academy
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Fall 2018:
Artists
India Davis
Maria de la Rosa
Chris Evans
Hien Huynh
Nicole Klaymoon
Virginia Matthews
Lauren Simpson
Organizations
Brannigan Dance Works
James Graham Dance Theatre
ka-nei-see collective
Kristin Damrow & Company
Oneness Butoh
San Francisco Flamenco Dance Company
The Anata Project
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Spring 2018:
Artists
Jory Horn
Meredith Webster
Cynthia Ling Lee
Roxanne Gray
Courtney Mazeika
Deborah Karp
Nol Simonse
Organizations
little seismic dance company
Urban Jazz Dance Company
Mixed Bag Productions
Nina Haft & Company
Aura Fischbeck Dance
Scott Wells & Dancers
ALTERNATIVA
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Fall 2017:
Artists
Byb Chanel Bibene
Gerald Casel
Sammay Dizon
Ledoh
Tara Pilbrow
Dazaun Soleyn
Vidhya Subramanian
Organizations
Afro Urban Society
Funsch Dance Experience
Grown Women Dance Collective
James Graham Dance Theatre
Megan Nicely/Dance
tinypistol
Wax Poet(s)
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Spring 2017:
Artists
Zoë Klein
Nicole Klaymoon
Carmen Roman
Javier Stell-Fresquez with Davia Spain & Ivan Monteiro
Larry Arrington
Hien Huynh
Yayoi Kambara
Organizations
Nava Dance Theatre
Dandelion Dancetheater
Alyssandra Katherine Dance Project
CALI & Co
Paufve | Dance
Sharp & Fine
Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations
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Fall 2016:
Artists
Charya Burt
Greacian Goeke in collaboration with Kaethe Weingarten
Rowena Richie
Vanessa Sanchez
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Alice Sheppard
Keisha Turner
Organizations
ALTERNATIVA
detour dance
Dohee Lee Puri Arts
Kinetech Arts
Sara Shelton Mann’s Mixed Bag Productions
Tableau Stations / Isak Immanuel
Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus
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Spring 2016:
Artists
Yayoi Kambara
Ryan Elisabeth Reid
Danielle Sexton
Organizations
burnsWORK
Girls Raks
NAKA Dance Theater
Mud Water Theatre
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Fall 2015:
Artists
Greacian Goeke
Pearl Marill
Organizations
Jikelele Dance Theater
punkkiCo
SoCo Dance Theater
Lauren Simpson and Jenny Stulberg
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Spring 2015:
Artists
Marina Fukushima
Rachna Nivas
Fall 2014:
Artists
Tanya Bello
Amie S. Dowling
Katharine Hawthorne
Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow
Organizations
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Spring 2014:
Artists
Gerald Casel
Iu-Hui Chua
Maureen Whiting
Organizations
Hope Mohr Dance
Mary Armentrout Dance Theater
Paufve | Dance
tinypistol
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Fall 2013:
Artists
Tandy Beal
Krista DeNio
Chelsea Eng / Rodney Bell
Marina Fukushima
Lisa Townsend
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Spring 2013:
Artists
Organizations
FACT/SF
Funsch Dance Experience
Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA)
Tableau Stations / Isak Immanuel
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Fall 2012:
Artists
Katharine Hawthorne
Muisi-Kongo Malonga
Jochelle Pereña / Ashley Trottier
Organizations
EmSpace Dance
Lean-To Productions
Lenora Lee Dance
Project Thrust
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Spring 2012:
Artists
Organizations
Cid Pearlman/Performance Projects
Deep Waters Dance Theater
Jaara Dance and Drum Company
Project Agora
Scott Wells & Dancers
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Fall 2011:
Artists
Christine Bonansea
Sonsherée Giles
Minna Harri
Dohee Lee
Latanya D. Tigner
Organizations
Dandelion Dancetheater
Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble
Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA)
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Spring 2011:
Artists
Erika Tsimbrovsky
Austin Forbord
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Fall 2010:
Artists
Laura Arrington
Kathryn Cole
Jesse Hewit
Organizations
Headmistress
Leyya Tawil’s Dance Elixir
Pythia
Rara Tou Limen Haitian Dance Theater
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Spring 2010:
Artists
Heather Baer
Catherine Galasso
Ledoh
Lenora Lee
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Fall 2009:
Organizations
Alayo Dance Company
Blindsight
Fua Dia Congo
Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA)
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Spring 2009:
Artists
Lenora Lee
Charlotte Moraga
Adia Tamar Whitaker
Cat Willis
Organizations
Contraband
Erika Chong Shuch Performance Project
FACT/SF
KUNST-STOFF
Paufve Dance
Project Agora
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Spring 2008:
Artists
Hearan Chung
Maya Culbertson-Lane
Sean Dorsey
Laura Elaine Ellis
Hillary Ana Flecha
Heidi Schweiker
Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Erika Tsimbrovsky
Organizations
Circo Zero
Cuba Caribe
Fellow Travelers Performance Group
RAWdance
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Fall 2007:
Artists
Lisa Bufano
Ashley Burnett / Andi Clegg
Isak Immanuel
Nicole Richter
Andrew Wass
Beth Wilmurt
Organizations
Blindsight
Element Dance Theater
Halau O Keikiali’i
little seismic dance company
Raissa Simpson and PUSH Dance Company
Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts
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Spring 2007:
Artists
Sherwood Chen
Christine Germain
Erika Tsimbrovsky
Jacinta Vlach
Organizations
Facing East Dance & Music
The Foundry
inkBoat
Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble
Chris Black/POTRZEBIE Dance Project
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Fall 2006:
Artists
Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman
Organizations
Dance Elixir
El Wah Movement
Hilary Bryan Dance Theater
Janice Garrett & Dancers
Loose Change Dance Company
Scott Wells & Dancers
Takami & MoBu Dance Group
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Spring 2006:
Artists
José Francisco Barroso
Manuelito Biag
Charya Burt
Todd Courage
Cathleen McCarthy
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Amara Tabor-Smith
Organizations
inkBoat
Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA)
Paco Gomes and Dancers
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