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7 Dance Videos That Helped Us Get Through 2020
From bathtub ballets to TikTok dance challenges, our screens have exploded with dance videos since the coronavirus pandemic forced us to dance together but apart. Here are a few performances with SoCal connections that helped us get through 2020.

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How Viver Brasil Empowers Black Bodies and Brought Afro-Brazilian Dance to Disney
Viver Brasil expands the circle of Afro-Brazilian dance and perception of samba beyond feathered headdresses, bikinis and heels, empowering Black bodies and narratives in the process.

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Amid Pandemic, Danza Floricanto/USA Finds New Boyle Heights Home
After decades of being primarily “nomadic,” Danza Floricanto/USA finds a new home in Boyle Heights during an unprecedented pandemic.

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What A 30-Year-Old Dance Can Teach Us About Coping with a Pandemic
“D-Man in the Waters” is solely about AIDS, but a new documentary reveals that if the landmark piece of postmodern dance were restaged today — during our current COVID crisis — it might take on a whole new meaning.

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Dancers Leap Through Hoops to Sustain Themselves and Their Art
With urgent need brought on by the pandemic, as well as the challenges of AB5, the dance world is in a precarious position. This has sparked a wave of efforts to try and counteract the effects of an unpredictable time.

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Learning to Dance Again in the Time of COVID-19
Los Angeles artists have discovered innovative ways to dance together but apart.

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BlakTinx Dance Festival Uplifts Voices of BIPOC Choreographers
“Dancing on the Edge,” an online dance festival, showcases the creative voices of Black and Latinx choreographers.

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Jacob Jonas’ Creativity Soars Within Pandemic’s Restrictions
Creative restrictions can often mean creative breakthroughs, as seen in Jacob Jonas’ ‘Parked’ and #adigitaldance projects.

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Martha Graham’s Lost ‘Immediate Tragedy’ Is Recreated After Photographic Discovery
Martha Graham’s reaction to the Spanish Civil War, the lost “Immediate Tragedy” performance is reimagined for the digital age and presented online as a way to reflect on today’s tragedies.