The Bay Area's world of dance: A brief history
This article explores the rich history of dance in the Bay Area, highlighting the region's embrace of innovation, accessibility, and diversity in dance. It features influential choreographers like Anna Halprin and mentions the variety of dance styles and communities that thrive in the area, from professional companies to street dance culture.
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“In the Bay Area, dance lovers can watch or participate in a seemingly infinite variety of styles. We have some of the most acclaimed professional companies in the country, elevating everything from ballet to modern, contemporary, jazz, experimental and world dance. There’s also hip-hop and ballroom, either for social or competitive purposes, as well as a long tradition of people enjoying styles shared by the Bay Area’s immigrant communities – Latin, African, Irish, Filipino and South Asian, among others. The Bay Area is also home to two annual international festivals that celebrate world dance and hip hop.
“We like to say that, per capita, the Bay Area is the second-largest dance community — and possibly the most diverse dance community — in the United States,” said Wayne Hazzard, a dancer and executive director of the Dancers Group, a nonprofit that supports emerging and established dance artists in the Bay Area. According to a 2025 survey by the Dancers Groups, some 850 self-identified dance companies are operating in the Bay Area.”
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