The Dance Center presents
B-SERIES Spring 2025
B-yond Borders: Celebrating the kinships and impact of Global Afrodiasporic street and social dancing
Tickets: Free with reservation. Reservations will open closer to the event.
B-yond Borders: Celebrating the kinships and impact of Global Afrodiasporic street and social dancing, co-curated by Daniel “BRAVEMONK” Haywood and Kelsa “K-Soul” Rieger-Haywood, brings together guest artists, students, and community members to honor the nuance and specificity of particular Afro street and social dances, the relationships and influences between them, and their immense global impact across bodies, disciplines, and cultures through workshops, conversations, film screenings, and a dance jam including performances and battles. B-yond Borders features pioneering and world-renowned Afro Dance artist Sarah Olaniran, A.K.A. “Sayrah Chips” as well as influential local, regional, and student artists.
Thursday, February 27
Afro Dance Hip Hop Takeover – 5:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m.
B-yond Borders Verbal Cypher – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday, February 28
TBA – Times TBA
Saturday, March 1
Workshops TBA – Times TBA
B-Series Battles and Jam – 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
A DJ’ed dance party and gathering space for the underground street dance community centered around head-to-head freestyle dance battles and performances. Full line-up of artists and battle formats TBA.
Support
Presented in Partnership With Red Bull
Banner image: 2024 B-Series, photo by Julie Lucas.
