16th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2024 at Touhill Performing Arts Center

2 Nights. 75 dancers. 12 professional dance companies from across the country. The Midwest region’s most celebrated dance festival returns for the 16th year!

Nationally touring professional companies from coast to coast flock to St. Louis to bestow their artistry. From powerhouse companies and breakout stars to up-and-coming companies, it’s an unmatched buffet of dance, featuring two days of nonstop dance from a wide array of companies from New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Memphis and more! As one of the region’s must-see festivals, SPRING TO DANCE offers something for everyone, from contemporary and modern to ballet, flamenco, hip hop and more, with a distinct, dynamic program each night. 

With all tickets $35 and under, SPRING TO DANCE continues to be one of the Midwest's most popular and accessible dance festivals.

The Chicago Tribune hails SPRING TO DANCE as "arguably the best dance buffet in the Midwest." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls it "successful both as a celebration of dance and as an invitation to bask in its artistry.” 

Check out this year's festival lineup and purchase your tickets today! 

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
5:30 p.m. – Doors open 
6:15 p.m. – “Speaking of Dance” Q&A with representatives from companies  (Terrace Lobby) 
6:45 p.m. – Performances by St. Louis-area dance troupes & companies  (Terrace Lobby)
7:30 p.m. – Mainstage featured performances  (Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall)

FRIDAY, MAY 24 
Terrace Lobby • 6:45 PM
Local dance companies and troupes in lobby performances
COCA's Ballet Eclectica
The Big Muddy Trainee Program
Members of Ballet 314
GCAA Dance Department's Hip Hop Group

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall • 7:30 PM
Mainstage featured performances
South Chicago Dance Theatre (Chicago, IL) 
Limón Dance Company  (New York, NY) 
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago  (Chicago, IL) 
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana  (New York, NY) 
Principal ballet artists Megan Fairchild & Joseph Gordon (New York, NY) 
Bruce Wood Dance  (Dallas, TX) 

SATURDAY, MAY 25
Terrace Lobby • 6:45 PM
Local dance companies and troupes in lobby performances
COCA's Ballet Eclectica
The Big Muddy Trainee Program
Members of Ballet 314
GCAA Dance Department's Hip Hop Group

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall • 7:30 PM
Mainstage featured performances
The Dancing Wheels Company  (Cleveland, OH) 
ODC/Dance  (San Francisco, CA) 
Pilobolus  (Washington, CT) 
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company  (Dayton, OH)  
Kansas City Ballet — Amanda DeVenuta & Cameron Thomas  (Kansas City, MO) 
Collage Dance Collective  (Memphis, TN)