dance Archives - Mission Local

Three people wearing wide-brimmed hats, plaid shirts, and bandanas over their faces stand outdoors in front of trees.

‘Come Hell or High Water:’ D.I.R.T. Festival pushes ahead at Dance Mission

by Lucia Verzola October 24, 2025, 8:18 amOctober 30, 2025, 3:54 pm

Three photos: person jumping in a gym, man standing on a track with two others in sportswear, and two people performing a breakdance move indoors.

‘Endure’ fuses marathons with dance at Dance Mission Theater

by Lucia Verzola October 2, 2025, 11:13 amOctober 2, 2025, 7:10 pm

Two female dancers pose on stage; one kneels with her arm resting on the other's knee, while the other stands behind, both wearing athletic shorts and tops, against a black background.

Review: Smuin Ballet’s 32nd season at Yerba Buena is extremely close

by Charles Lewis III September 25, 2025, 4:00 amSeptember 25, 2025, 10:43 am

Two ballet dancers perform on stage; one balances en pointe with her leg extended high, while the other supports her. Both wear neutral-toned costumes against a dark background.

Diving in deep with LINES Ballet in San Francisco

by Andrew Gilbert September 15, 2025, 10:00 amSeptember 16, 2025, 5:16 pm

Two dancers perform on stage, one stretching an arm upward while leaning back, the other crouched with a bent arm, both focused and expressive in their movements.

Summer Dance Festival Returns to ODC for two weekends

by Lucia Verzola August 12, 2025, 10:00 am

Two people stand in the foreground facing large windows, while two others work outside on the windows, with a brick building visible through the glass.

Joe Goode Performance Group wants to know: ‘Are You Okay?’

by Andrew Gilbert August 6, 2025, 10:11 amAugust 7, 2025, 1:04 pm

A dancer in a black outfit performs a split leap in mid-air against a dark background.

Deaf dancers from across the globe kick off annual S.F. festival

by Charles Lewis III August 1, 2025, 8:31 amAugust 1, 2025, 9:51 am

A woman stands and speaks while another woman with a large drum sits nearby; several people observe in an urban courtyard with murals and greenery.

The Skywatchers, Tenderloin artists and dancers, speak for the neighborhood

by Jessica Blough July 13, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 15, 2025, 11:38 am

A man in a green tank top and dark pants dances joyfully in a studio, surrounded by other people participating in a group dance class.

The Mission springs into a month of dance

by Andrew Gilbert April 22, 2025, 1:12 pmApril 24, 2025, 4:39 pm

Person in mid-air, holding a rope, wearing dark clothing, against a plain background.

Robert Moses’ KIN celebrates three decades in motion

by Andrew Gilbert March 10, 2025, 5:28 pmMarch 11, 2025, 11:16 am

A Cultural Mission gets into the Ellington swing

by Andrew Gilbert May 23, 2024, 6:17 amMay 23, 2024, 10:00 am

Performers in red and yellow lion dance costumes pose in front of the jade chocolates teahouse & cafe during a cultural celebration.

SF appeals board lets Chinatown lion dance go on — with conditions

by Yujie Zhou April 18, 2024, 5:37 amApril 18, 2024, 2:38 pm

Alonzo King LINES Ballet's Ilaria Guerra captured mid-twirl, with a colorful shawl flowing behind her against a dark background.

A Cultural Mission visits with Alonzo King

by Andrew Gilbert March 28, 2024, 6:03 amMay 20, 2024, 6:57 pm

閩橋 Min Bridges: stories from the Malay World, Taiwan, and mainland China

by Lydia Chávez March 14, 2024, 7:44 pm

Dancers from ODC dance posing in front of a large window.

A Cultural Mission checks in on ODC Dance’s Pilot Program

by Andrew Gilbert February 29, 2024, 7:54 amFebruary 29, 2024, 11:34 am