Beach Dances 2019
A week of dance on the sand
An annual celebration of dance in the midst of the daily life of the Annenberg Community Beach House. Beach House guests and passersby are invited to participate in workshops and view open rehearsals and performances with local choreographers.
All events will be located at:
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Hwy
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Events will be held from June 18 – 23, 2019
All events are free. Workshops have limited availability; please RSVP below.
Tuesday-Saturday, June 18 - 22
View open rehearsals of works by choreographers Heyward Bracey, Paola Escobar, Maya Gingery, Nguyễn Nguyên and Christine Suarez, see complete schedule at beachdances2019.eventbrite.com.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
8:30-10:30 a.m. : Rehearsal of Rendición by Christine Suarez
10:30am-12:30 p.m. : Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
12:30-1:30 p.m. : Rehearsal of Zurciendo Souls by Paola Escobar
Wednesday, June 19
8:30-10:30 a.m. : Rehearsal of Rendición by Christine Suarez
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Parent-Child Yoga + Cumbia Workshop with Rebeca Hernandez
- 11:30am-1:30 p.m.
- Earthian Folk Dance Workshop with DaEun Jung
Thursday, June 20
8:30-9:30 a.m. : Rehearsal of Zurciendo Souls by Paola Escobar
9:30-11:30 a.m. : Rehearsal of CONFLUENCE by Heyward Bracey and Nguyen Nguyen
11:30am-1:30 p.m. : Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
Friday, June 21
- 8:30-10:30 a.m.
- Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
- 10:30am-12:30 p.m.
- Freewalking / Ragewalking Workshop with alexx shilling
12:30-1:30 p.m. : Rehearsal of CONFLUENCE by Heyward Bracey and Nguyen Nguyen
Saturday, June 22, 2019
- 8:30-10:30 a.m.
- Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Surrendering to Improvisation Workshop with Christine Suarez
11:30am-1:30 p.m. : Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
- 4:00-6:00 p.m.
- Rhizomatic Arts Hangout
- 6:30-8 p.m.
- Performance
Performance will feature works rehearsed during Beach Dances:
- Heyward Bracey & Nguyen Nguyen
- CONFLUENCE; performers: Heyward Bracey, Rosemary Candelario and Nguyen Nguyen
- Paola Escobar
- Zurciendo Souls
- DaEun Jung
- Earthian Folk Dance; performers: Rayven Armijo, DaEun Jung, Arron Mason, alexx shilling, Melody HJ Shim, Wilfried Souly
- Maya Gingery
- sAND sKY wIND; performers: Nick Duran, Maya Gingery and Felicia St. Cyr
- Christine Suarez
- Rendición
Sunday, June 23, 2019
- 8:30-10:30am
- Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
- 10:30am-12:00pm
- Borderline Flamenco, Flamenco for All Workshop with Paola Escobar
- 12:00-1:30pm
- La Diáspora de Twerk Workshop with Shaina Lynn and Isabel Ivey
- 5-7 p.m.
- Encounter, an improvisatory event organized by Mariel Carranza featuring choreographers, dancers and performance artists. RSVP