DANCE

Dance Houston, presents its 2009 Annual City-Wide Dance Festival, featuring hundreds of Houston dancers at the Wortham Center, Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM.

Performances will feature some of Houston's leading dance talent and will include traditional and innovative performances in hip hop, ballroom, contemporary and cultural styles. Dance Houston's City-wide festival is unlike any other festival, this kind of performance presentation will highlight diverse styles of dance at the Wortham Center a highly respected and state-of-the-art theater with the best of the best performance artist who will certainly mesmerize their audience into a standing ovation.

The mission of Dance Houston mission is to increase dance appreciation. The heart of this mission is presenting dance festivals that are for and by the people of Houston.

Andrea Cody, Founder and Executive Director of Dance Houston recently shared "Our goal of our City-Wide festival is to bring the best talent to one stage at affordable price levels where a community can build a deeper relationship of appreciation and love of the arts, we want people to see that their unique backgrounds make a significant contribution to the today's culture. Dance Houston fans like the idea that for less than one person would spend at a place such as a local movie theatre, a person can invest in attending and experiencing a live performance featuring the best of the best talents which is guaranteed to bring everyone to their feet!

Dance Houston is for everyone who dances, wants to dance, or enjoys the spirit of the performing arts!

Line-Up:
8th Edition
Barbara King Dance Company
Compania Folklorica Alegria Mexicana
Dance of Asian America
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater
Houston Ballet II
Luna Tango Productions
NobleMotion Dance
Revolve Dance Company
Sreepadam School of Arts
Uptown Dance Company
Urban Souls Dance Company
Wyld Styl