San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions Open to Public January 19, 2013

Saturday, January 19, from 2-9 p.m. and Sunday, January 20, from 11 a.m.-7p.m.

More than 100 Northern California dance companies representing dance traditions from around the world will perform hoping for a coveted spot in the 2013 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. Artists will present their very best work, in full costume, and many with live musical accompaniment.

The auditions offer a rare opportunity for the public to enjoy dynamic classical Indian dances, trick and fancy rope dances from the American Southwest, enchanting Middle Eastern dances, sizzling Spanish flamenco, percussive Mexican folkloric dances, hip-hop, and much more.

Admission is $10 a day, cash at the door, with children 12 and under admitted free of charge. The 2013 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival will be held June 1-30 at the Lam Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and other venues in San Francisco to be announced.

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