SUMMER DANCE FESTIVAL | AUGUST 23 & 24, 2024
Get ready for our third annual FREE Summer Dance Festival, happening outdoors at the Peter Martin Wege Theatre on August 23 and 24. Join us for an incredible showcase of artistic diversity, highlighting talented local artists from across Michigan, representing a range of genres. Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere complete with food trucks, beer, and wine!
We invite you to bring your own chair so you can sit back and enjoy an evening of outdoor performance.
This years performers include:
Anishinaabe Dancers with Fire Creek Drum
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
CPR Dance: Inhale Movement
Currents Dance Theatre
Dance In The Annex
Deos Contemporary Ballet
Essence Mvmt Collective
Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand Rapids Ballet School
Grand Valley State University Dance Ensemble
Hope College: H2 Dance Co.
Hope College Tap Club
Joffrey Ballet
La Fuerza
Scoil Rince Ní Bhraonáin
Seben Dance
Traverse City Dance Project
Wellspring Dance
Western Michigan University
SUMMER FESTIVAL | DATES & TIMES
Friday, August 23, 2024
Music begins at 5:00 p.m., dancing begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday night’s food trucks include Patty Matters, Taquero Mucho, Crepes by the Lakes, and Underground Cookie Club.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Music begins at 5:00 p.m., dancing begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday night’s food trucks include Patty Matters, Taquero Mucho, and Semifreddo.
FRIDAY EVENING SCHEDULE | AUGUST 23
5:00 p.m. – Band Performance | Dylan Sherman
5:30 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. – Hope College Tap Club | CPR Dance: Inhale Movement | La Fuerza | Grand Valley State University Dance Ensemble | Deos Contemporary Ballet
6:35 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Break
6:45 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Seben Dance | Grand Rapids Ballet | Joffrey Ballet | Essence Mvmt Collective | Anishinaabe Dancers with Fire Creek Drum
7:40 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Break
7:50 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Currents Dance Theatre | Grand Rapids Ballet | Arthur Murray Dance Studio | Western Michigan University | Joffrey Ballet | Grand Rapids Ballet
9:00 p.m. – End
SATURDAY EVENING SCHEDULE | AUGUST 24
5:00 p.m. – Band Performance | American Hotel System
5:30 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. – Grand Rapids Ballet | Grand Rapids Ballet School | Wellspring Dance | Arthur Murray Dance Studio| Hope College: H2 Dance | Seben Dance
6:40 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Break
6:50 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Dance In The Annex | Deos Contemporary Ballet | Essence Mvmt Collective | Grand Rapids Ballet | Joffrey Ballet
7:40 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Break
7:55 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Scoil Rince Ní Bhraonáin | Grand Rapids Ballet | CPR Dance: Inhale Movement | Traverse City Dance Project | Joffrey Ballet | Grand Rapids Ballet
9:00 p.m. – End