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Dance DTLA at The Music Center

Dates: 6/3/2022 - 9/2/2022

📍 Theatre: The Music Center

The Music Center
135 N Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tickets: Free


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The Music Centers Dance DTLA series is back for a full season of dancing under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center most Friday nights this summer! Eventgoers can dance the night away to various dance styles from June 3 through September 2, 2022 between 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. The Music Centers Dance DTLA offers free nights of dancing and dance lessons with each Friday evening focusing on a different genre (schedule below). Top L.A. dance instructors in Salsa, Bollywood, Cumbia, Disco, Bachata and more, will provide beginner dance lessons with easy-to-follow steps so guests can hit the dance floor to practice some new moves. Following the dance lessons, The Music Center will open the floor for guests to boogies the night away to live DJ sets to keep the party vibe going. No dance experience necessary!June 3, 2022 - Motown June 17, 2022 - Salsa July 8, 2022 - Hip Hop July 15, 2022 - Bollywood July 22, 2022 - Columbian Cumbia July 29, 2022 - Argentine Tango August 5, 2022 - Voguing August 12, 2022 - K-Pop August 19, 2022 - Disco August 26, 2022 - Bachata September 2, 2022 - Samba

Cast and Creative Team for Dance DTLA at The Music Center

Cast

Noor Inayat Khan

Creative Team

J. Mehr Kaur
Co-Director
J. Mehr Kaur is a director and producer for theatre, film & new media, whose work has been seen across the U.S. and internationally. Recent credits include AN INTERVENTION a play by Mike Bartlett (Hudson Guild) KULTAR'S MIME a physical-theatre piece written in verse, which toured to six countries (NCPA Mumbai, British & Scottish Houses of Parliament) and EMRAA a short doc film about the experiences of Muslim-American women. Up next she'll direct the comedic short “I’m Dead Right?” executive produced by D’Lo. Mehr is a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts (MFA) and Smith College (BA), a Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Corps member, Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, Colt Coeur Resident Artist and the recipient of the The Samuel A. Eliot, Jr./Julia Heflin Award for Distinguished Directing and a Fulbright-Nehru Directing Grant.
Meghna Chakraborty
Co-Producer

News About Dance DTLA at The Music Center

The Music Center's Dance DTLA to Return This Summer

April 30, 2023

The Music Center's Dance DTLA series is back this summer for a full season of dancing under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center! Shake your groove thing to various music genres for free every Friday, from June 23 through August 18, 2023, between 7:00–11:00 p.m.

Interview: Artistic Director Achinta S. McDaniel of Blue13 Dance Company at The Wallis, May 12-13

April 20, 2023

Los Angeles-based Blue13 Dance Company has been performing internationally for over 20 years, with their highly energetic modern dance style inspired by a variety of art forms native to the Indian subcontinent. On May 12-13, Blue 13 will be presenting a selection of five dances at The Wallis in Beverly Hills. I decided to speak with Blue 13's Artistic director, Achinta S. McDaniel (pictured) about her vision for these selections, especially how she plans to invite the audience to participate immersively and plans to address the current hot topics of invisible disability and addiction.

The Music Center's Free Dance DTLA Returns Friday Nights This Summer

May 12, 2022

The Music Center's Dance DTLA series is back for a full season of dancing under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center most Friday nights this summer! Eventgoers can dance the night away to various dance styles from June 3 through September 2, 2022, between 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

The Music Center Announces $25 Million Gift From Tina And Jerry Moss

October 8, 2020

The Music Center today announced it received a $25 million gift from Tina and Jerry Moss to benefit new programming initiatives. With this gift, the arts organization will establish an annual, free summer concert, open to all, to be held outdoors on the newly named Jerry Moss Plaza, located at The Music Center; sustain and enhance The Music Center's commitment to free and low-cost events; and formally launch arts partnerships with community organizations to help uplift artists and their work, with an emphasis on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC ) artists.

The Music Center Has Received Nearly $3 Million Dollars in New Contributions

February 11, 2020

The Music Center today announced the receipt of recent donations totaling $2.728 million dollars from private foundations and individual donors, earmarked for capital costs of the newly renovated Music Center Plaza along with free and low-cost programs covered by the organization's TMC Arts Fund.

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135 N Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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