Velocity DC Dance Festival
Following a sold-out debut last fall, the Velocity DC Dance Festival, presented by Dance/MetroDC, Washington Performing Arts Society and the Shakespeare Theatre Company, returns for three days of world-class dance, performed in two programs, each performed twice, and featuring, among others, the CityDance Ensemble, Edgeworks, Jane Franklin Dance, The Washington Ballet, Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company, Edwin Aparicio and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Thursday, Oct. 7, Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. Also Saturday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. Tickets are $18 for each performance. Call 202-547-1122 or visit velocitydc.org.
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