“We had a strong desire to serve both the local community, the public schools, and our neighbors right outside of our door.”
In Part 3 of our 10th Anniversary Video Series, Diana discusses our commitment to Dance Education. For eight years, Dance Loft’s team has brought free bilingual creative movement classes to Ward 4 elementary schools, and under the direction of Etta Hulcher & Kami McCracken, our Dance Education programming has grown immensely in just the past year. This year we reached over 250 students in field trip performances alone; we expanded Dance Loft to a new location at Ft. Totten in a partnership with Explore! Art Place DC, and increased the number of programs within schools and within Dance Loft itself, furthering our goal of serving our community of Ward 4–and beyond!
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Dance Loft on 14 is a Washington DC arts venue, featuring affordable dance classes and performances. So we are undertaking something extraordinary.
Since 2015 Dance Loft has made our home in a former 1920’s art-deco movie theater in uptown 14th Street NW. This building has been a place for the arts for nearly 100 years, and its unique beauty has been part of why we knew this was the place to put down roots. After nearly a century of deferred maintenance, however, our building’s structural needs are escalating fast — faster than we could ever
08/13/2026
This season, Dance Loft + Moveius Ballet is on the move. We open our 11th Season for the first time at Atlas Performing Arts Center with Prelude: A Season of Migration, pairing Diana Movius's Seasons of Resilience and Apocrita with two works by the legendary Roudolf Kharatian. From there, the season celebrates the communities that make our organization vibrant— a South Asian Dance Festival, A Nutcracker Dream, Amor a la Inmigración, a two-month Dance Loft Presents! Festival, an Earth Day program at Glen Echo Park, and ending the season with Encore: Director's Cut, a June finale built entirely around Moveius Ballet's own choreographic voices.
Wherever you find us this year, we hope you'll MOVE WITH US.
08/11/2026
Free Trial Class with Alvaro Palau!
This is a free trial class for Advanced Youth Dancers (ages 15–22) in the DMV. Come see what a class with DC legend Alvaro Palau is like, and experience the caliber of training that's shaping Dance Loft's Advanced program. Expect a rigorous, technique-focused class that challenges dancers to refine their artistry and push their limits, all in the supportive studio community Dance Loft is known for.
Date: Tuesday, August 18
Time: 2:30–4:00 PM
Who: Advanced Youth Dancers, ages 15–22
Cost: Free! Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!
Registration link: https://app.amilia.com/store/en/danceloft14/api/Activity/Detail?activityId=kX6NOdQ
“Moveius Contemporary Ballet is poised to become a national force of creativity.”
In Part 2 of our 10th Anniversary Video Series, we continue with Dance Loft’s company in residence, Moveius Contemporary Ballet. In 2015, the company started to gravitate towards choreographic visions created by Diana Movius, using longer and more challenging works that sparked its evolution, growing in both talent and size. Today, Moveius continues to present works that push boundaries, bringing in new choreographers to create original works that speak to current events and the times that we now live in.
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“Right out of the gate, Dance Loft became a space that was sparking NEW art.”
In this 10th Anniversary Video Series, Founder and Artistic Director Diana Movius dives into the different components that make up Dance Loft + Moveius Ballet as a whole. In Part 1: Dance Loft on 14, she expands on the establishment of Dance Loft. Dance Loft was created as a space for DC artists in response to a lack of rehearsal & performance space in the DC area, and it couldn’t have been better received. Diana created a place that could be a home to both seasoned & emerging artists, a place that now sparks new art each week.
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Video: Shannon Braine Videography
07/27/2026
Get the wiggles out!
Looking for a way to get your kiddo movin’ & groovin’? Dance Loft’s Youth Summer Camp is a joyful and creative introduction to movement, designed especially for young dancers ages 3-6. With two separate weeks in August, each week focuses on building confidence, coordination, and creativity through dance, imaginative play, and structured activities in a nurturing environment. Only a few spots left!
Learn more on our website at danceloft14.org/youth-summer-camp-2026-1
🌞 Youth Summer Camp
📆 August 3–7 | August 17–21
⏰ Monday-Friday, 9 am–3:30 pm + Optional Aftercare available 3:30pm–5:30pm
07/26/2026
❗️RESCHEDULED TO AUGUST 28TH❗️
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Take your salsa beyond the basics!
Celebrate the end of Summer in Keelin’s Summer Salsa Fusion workshop! In this Fishbowl Friday workshop, we will explore how to incorporate movement and styling inspired by other dance genres into your salsa. Think: Salsa/Reggaeton vibes. Expect a spicy, high-energy class focused on musicality, body movement, creativity, and self-expression while staying grounded in salsa technique.
Learn more at https://www.danceloft14.org/classes/adult2526
💥Summer Salsa Fusion with Keelin Roche
📆August 28th | 7PM - 9PM @ $30
07/22/2026
🚨WORKSHOP UPDATE! 🚨
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our workshop this evening will be with Kevin Malone! In this Horton Experience, you’ll go through all the essentials of a Horton class, then finish off with a Kevin-created phrase to perform at the end of the night. All levels welcome! Be sure to bring water with you–you’re gonna need it 😉
☀️Adult Summer Dance Intensive
📅July 6-24 | Enrollment, Day-pass, & Drop-In Available
📍Dance Loft on 14
Learn more on our website at danceloft14.org/2026-summer-dance-intensives
07/22/2026
Join us for an Afro-Cuban Modern workshop with Angela Ingram!
Afro-Cuban modern dance is a vibrant, hybrid genre that synthesizes the grounded, rhythmic movements of traditional African and Caribbean folk forms along with the Martha Graham technique. The technique is characterized by its use of "contraction and release," polyrhythmic isolation, and a deep connection to the earth. It often mirrors the spiritual narratives of the Orisha deities while utilizing the spatial awareness and athletic rigor of contemporary technique.
☀️Adult Summer Dance Intensive
📅July 6-24 | Enrollment, Day-pass, & Drop-In Available
📍Dance Loft on 14
Learn more on our website at danceloft14.org/2026-summer-dance-intensives
07/20/2026
Last Week of our Adult Summer Intensive!
Moveius Company Members Emily Hashiguchi & Coreyonté join this week, PLUS: Angela Ingram teaches an Afro-Cuban Modern Workshop!
Check out what classes they’re teaching at danceloft14.org/2026-summer-dance-intensives
☀️Adult Summer Dance Intensive
📅July 6-24 | Enrollment, Day-pass, & Drop-In Available
📍Dance Loft on 14
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