Happy Birthday Dance Complex! On this day in 1991, through the efforts of founding Executive Director Rozann Kraus and others, The Dance Complex was officially incorporated as a non-profit. We've been dancing with you for 34 years and look forward to so many more!
This video by Olivia Moon Photography captures some of the many stories at the Dance Complex, and we'd love to hear more. If you have a Dance Complex story to share with us, click the link in our bio!
Video by Olivia Moon Photography
Pictures of local Boston couple Charlie and Emma getting ready to hit the dance floor for their wedding on April 3!
Our studios are available to rent for private rehearsals of all sorts. We're so glad that we were a part of their preparations, and congratulations to the happy couple! Best wishes for a marriage full of laughter and dance.
The Bang Group presents DANCE NOW Boston at The Dance Complex on Saturday 6/6 at 8pm and Sunday 6/7 at 7pm!
DNB generates lasting relationships between Boston and New York dance artists who thrive on mutual inspiration. Each season of DNB features artists from both cities in new commissioned work and cherished repertory.
This season's featured choreographers are David Parker and The Bang Group, Kelli Edwards, Sara Hook, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson, Kristin Wagner, and Cassie Wang!
To learn more about this upcoming performance, or to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio!
Arts at the Armory presents artist, filmmaker, and national bestselling author Tourmaline on Thursday, 5/28 at 7pm!
Tourmaline will discuss her new book 'Marsha', published in May 2025 and the definitive biography of the revolutionary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson. The Harvard Bookstore will be selling copies of 'Marsha' on the night of the event, with a book signing following Tourmaline's presentation.
A Guggenheim Fellow and TIME100 Honoree, Tourmaline's work spans high art and pop culture. Her work is in the permanent collections of The Met, MoMA, Tate, and the Whitney.
Learn more @artsatthearmory
The Dance Complex presents a Community Concert on Saturday 5/30 at 8pm and Sunday 5/31 at 7pm!
This dynamic performance highlights the rich diversity of movement that fills The Dance Complex each day. Audiences will experience an exciting mix of new and recent works, brought to life by both professional performers and passionate student dancers in an eclectic celebration of creativity, expression, and community.
Leading up to the concert, we will be highlighting the performing artists! Today's post features Yuling Spanish Dance/Yu-Ling Hu, Back Pocket Dancers, and Dangerous Brood/Sharon Montella!
To learn more about this upcoming performance, or to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio!
This weekend! Sutikshna Veeravalli, Sapna Govindan & Gayathri Thampatty present "Sampadā: Traditional Treasures from Bharatanatyam & Mohiniyattam" at The Dance Complex on Saturday 5/16 at 7pm!
Sutikshna's Bharatanatyam presentation of a single, long-form piece follows one heroine’s process of disillusionment as she gathers courage to ask her significant other about his suspected infidelity. Sapna Govindan and Gayathri Thampatty present select Mohiniyattam choreographies which delve into devotion, maternal affection, and romantic love!
To learn more about this upcoming performance, or to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio!
Don't miss Sara Juli's 'Intersection of Movement & Text' workshop at The Dance Complex this Monday, May 11 from 6:30-8:00pm!
Come learn how Sara fuses movement with text to generate autobiographical, introspective work! Through journaling, dance improvisation, sound and text, participants will leave with a bit of choreography that acts as a portal to something vulnerable and personal.
Please bring a notebook or paper and pen for writing.
For more information or to register, visit the link in our bio!
Mobius Artists Group presents "Mobius Live/This is Dance!" at The Dance Complex on Friday 5/22 at 8pm!
Mobius presents an evening of performance featuring the work of Michael Figueroa, Laila J. Franklin, LOCULUS (Olana Flynn and Madison Palffy), and Audrey MacLean, curated by Jimena Bermejo. Rooted in experimentation, humor, and curiosity, this work plays with the edges of dance and performance.
To learn more about this upcoming performance, or to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio!
The Art of Dununs
Free Drumming Workshop Series
Come learn the Art of Dununs as taught by
Akili Jamal Haynes a.k.a. Chibuzo Dunun at the Cambridge Senior Center in Central Square. Down the street from @thedancecomplex and across from @cambridgecityhall
if you are an adult 60 years and over, you can become a member of the Cambridge Senior Center.
This is a beautiful facility where you can enjoy educational programs like this one, participate in community games and classes, socialize, and enjoy meals with like-minded individuals from your community.
This program is supported by a grant from Cambridge Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Registration is required.
Sign up at the Cambridge Senior Center or call 617-349-6220.
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HDC's Broadway Burn workshop is continuing at The Dance Complex on Wednesdays from 5/13 & 5/27 - 6/24!
Broadway Burn is a dance cardio class similar to Zumba, featuring songs from hit Broadway musicals (Hamilton, SIX, Hairspray, Newsies, and more)! Expect to sweat, smile, and meet other people with a passion for musical theatre!
Learn more and register for this workshop on our website /workshops
This weekend! Laila J. Franklin presents the Boston premiere of BABYBABYBABY at The Dance Complex on Saturday 5/9 at 8pm and Sunday 5/10 at 7pm!
Interested in the human impulses for connection, companionship, and partnership, BABYBABYBABY taps into feelings of budding romance, when falling in love is silly and fast and sexy and devastating and you are brilliant and stupid and spellbound.
To learn more about this upcoming performance, or to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio!
