PAST: DANCE + MORE! This Weekend is the 8th Annual Dance DC Festival and All Events are Totally Free! FRI, July 22nd - SUN, July 24th

The 8th Annual Dance DC Festival is this weekend!

Friday, July 22nd - Sunday, July 24th

at various locations

Free! (Yes, all events are Free!)

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This year's festival salutes the world of hip hop with performances by groups and individuals in the areas of dance, emcee, B-boys, DJ's, go-go, graffiti and more!

Schedule copied from the DCCAH site below:

Dance DC Festival
July 22-24

> Friday, July 22nd | 12 PM – 1:30 PM
Pre-Festival Kick-Off
performing: Words, Beats & Life | Elizabeth Acevedo | Trinity | Da Originalz

Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Metro: Federal Triangle

7 PM – 9 PM
Simply Marvin: Live at the Sugar Shack

performing: Eric Roberson | Miri Ben-Ari | Levi Stephens | Urban Artistry | Capitol
Movement | DB’s MVPs | DC Casineros

NOTE: According to the evite, this event is SOLD OUT! You may want to call the Warner or DCCAH directly to see if they'll have a stand by line at the door in case of no-shows.

Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW
Metro: U St

> Saturday, July 23rd | 12 PM – 3 PM

All events listed below will take place at the Atlas Performing Arts Center

Let’s Get Physical! Workshop Series

12 PM – JOYISM Mobile Dance Lad

1 PM – Pontitango
1 PM – Words, Beats & Life DJ Workshop
2 PM – Hip-Hop Dance Workshop w/ Shontol Snider

DanceAsia 2011

Dance Asia Alliance

5 PM

Hip-Hop in Film

Style Wars

8 PM

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE

Metro: Union Station and take a taxi or take the X2 bus from Gallery Place on H St at 7th St, NW.

> Sunday, July 24th | 4 PM – 8 PM

Downtown Battleground

Hosted by WPGC’s Rane

performances by: Doug E. Fresh | E/U | Mambo Sauce | Beat Ya Feet Kings | Lionz of
Zion | Farafina Kan | Batala Washington | Da Originalz | Lyn Dancin Club | Black Cobain | Future Shock | Up & Up | East of the River Steel Band | Urban Artistry

F Street, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW

Metro: Gallery Place - Chinatown