Asian American Dance Festival

This past Saturday, our AADF2026 residents and their partner poets from @mindfull.movement presented the culmination of their 2-month long collaboration, sharing their works alongside the beautiful performances of several Pacific Islander artists. It was a magical evening of music, dance, and poetry, all illuminating the meaning of care. Part of a weekend festival presented by @umeke_org , this program was made possible through the generous support of Oceanside CA Cultural District. @h.h_joo @_forestlee @d_2_day @artsybabeeh_ @oceansidemuseum #aadf2026 #aapi #danceresidency #dancemaking #asianplusamerican Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/over-the-horizon License code: VHU6OWF1JSHUGWC5

Hello from @cocozenmama and @dr.mamagrace ! We’re getting ready for AADF2026 and here to tell you about what we’ve got planned this year. While we can dance in front of anyone, we still have a hard time talking on camera - wait until the end to see our laughable outtakes! This year we’ve got even more to share, but we need your help. If you haven’t heard the big news, funding from the city for arts & culture may be completely wiped out. As a current grant recipient we are relying heavily on this funding for AADF2026. We’re still determined to make the festival and all the other programming happen, so we’ve got a couple of ways to help raise the much needed funds. AADF2026 Fundraising Campaign on Zeffy We are accepting donations of any amount through our online campaign on Zeffy. No amount is too small! Your donations go directly to pay for artists, technical staff, venues, and other production costs. All donations made through our online campaign on Zeffy will receive a tax receipt. TILTshift Dance is fiscally sponsored by San Diego Dance Theater, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. AADF Merchandise New AADF2026 design will be coming soon! We’ll also always have our 2025 lotus design available - commemorating our inaugural year. All proceeds go towards AADF production costs. ➡️LINKS IN BIO #aadf2026 #aadf #dancefestival #asianplusamerican #aapi

Come see what our AADF2026 residents and their partner poets from @mindfull.movement have been cooking up over these last 2 months. Sharing stories from the heart and researched with communal care, their beautiful work will surely move us all! Malama Pono: Care Through Culture Saturday, May 9th (image is incorrect) Doors Open @ 6pm | Performance @ 6:30pm Oceanside Museum of Art Part of a weekend festival presented by @umeke_org , several events take place throughout Oceanside. FREE to the public, this program is made possible through the generous support of Oceanside CA Cultural District. ➡️LINK IN BIO - learn more and RSVP to events @h.h_joo @_forestlee @d_2_day @artsybabeeh_ @oceansidemuseum #aadf2026 #aapi #danceresidency #dancemaking #asianplusamerican

Submissions for AADF2026 Dance Film Screening and applications for AADF Community Day are now open! ➡️ LINK IN BIO - Info & applications #AADF #AADF2026 #aapi #dancefestival #dancefilm

Thanks everyone who came out to watch THE ROAD TO SYDNEY with us at opening night of SDAFF Spring Showcase! The film was beautiful, moving, and so important to share. Our co-organizers and intern spent the second day of the showcase hanging out and meeting folks at our table. Film, dance, community....Gathering! ➡️ LINK IN BIO - more about Gatherings SDAFF Spring Showcase is presented by @pacartsmovement #aadf2026 #aadfgathering #sdaff #aapidancefilm

Amazing to see everyone turn out for the screening of @theroadtosydneyfilm at SDAFF Spring Showcase! Such a beautiful and deeply moving film. Congrats to all who were involved in the making of this important work.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And we got a photo with our busy intern @dkrysm_ 😊 @pacartsmovement #aapi #aapifilm #sdaff

After 2 months of collaboration, our AADF2026 residents and their partner poets from @mindfull.movement present the culmination of their beautiful and moving work! Malama Pono: Care Through Culture Saturday, May 9th @ 6pm Oceanside Museum of Art Part of a larger festival presented by @umeke_org , Mālama Pono is a reminder that to care well for ourselves, our kaiaulu (community), and our environment is both a responsibility and a great privilege. Join us in honoring that commitment with a weekend full of culture, community, and celebration!  FREE to the public, this program is made possible through the generous support of Oceanside CA Cultural District. ➡️ LINK IN BIO @h.h_joo @_forestlee @d_2_day @artsybabeeh_   #aadf2026 #aapi #danceresidency #dancemaking #asianplusamerican

Be a part of this years AADF festivities! AADF2026 will take place August 30th - September 12th. Submissions and applications for AADF2026 Dance Film Screening and Community Day open May 1-31. ➡️ LINK IN BIO for more info (AADF2026 link) #AADF2026 #aapi #dancefestival #dancefilm #asianplusamerican

Along with over a hundred other small arts & culture organizations, TILTshift Dance relies on this critical funding to support our programs. We are a recipient of the city’s CCSD grant that funds Asian American Dance Festival (AADF). If the FY27 grant funds are eliminated, our ability to run this year’s AADF Collaborative Residency & Internship program and festival will be severely impacted. Started in 2025, AADF is San Diego’s first and only dance festival that centers AAPI artists and stories, giving opportunity and voice to to a large swath of San Diego’s population - the many AAPI diasporic communities. Please join us in the fight to save San Diego’s arts & culture grant funding! ➡️ LINKS IN BIO - Read the SD Union-Tribune article - we’re quoted! - Read our letter to the community for several ways you can help in the fight @sdartmatters @artsculturesd @sandiegouniontribune #SanDiegoArts #SDArtsAndCulture #ShowUpForArts #artseducation

⏰ With Opening Night's showing of THE ROAD TO SYDNEY just 1 WEEK away, here's a special message from Sydney herself. 🎥 THE ROAD TO SYDNEY follows trans Philippine dance choreographer, Sydney Loyola, as she embarks on a personal journey abroad, confronting identity, distance, and the meaning of home along the way. 🌟Co-presented by @aadf.sd 🎟 Get tickets at sdaff.org/spring2026

Come see what our AADF2026 residents have been cooking up with their partner poets from @mindfull.movement . They’ll present the culmination of their 2 month collaboration…it’s going to be both moving and beautiful! Malama Pono: Care Through Culture Saturday, May 9th Doors open 6pm, program begins 6:30pm Oceanside Museum of Art Free event *This event is part of a larger festival presented by @umeke_org . Learn more ➡️ LINK IN BIO #aadf2026 #aapi #danceresidency #dancemaking #asianplusamerican

Here’s a look at Benito Bautista’s THE ROAD TO SYDNEY, which will be featured at Opening Night of SDAFF Spring Showcase by @pacartsmovement . As a co-presenter of this film, AADF has special discounted tickets for it’s screening…come watch it with us as part of AADF April Gathering!! ➡️LINK IN BIO for info & AADF tickets 🎥Independent filmmaker and founder of Wanderlust Project Films in his award-winning new film confronting and celebrating identity and the meaning of home. 🏆2026 Pinoy Rebyu Award, Best Feature Documentary, 2026 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival 🎭Filmmakers scheduled to appear for post-screening Q&A! 📍Friday, April 24 @ 7PM | Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley Trailer courtesy of @theroadtosydneyfilm #aadf2026 #aadfgathering #sdaff #aapidancefilm