Charlotte Dance Festival at Art and Soul

Watch Dance! Learn to Dance! All in 1 Weekend with the Charlotte Dance Festival! Everything is FREE! Come to the Dance Stage at the Art and Soul Festival in Southend! Sponsored by Charlotte Center City Partners and Southend Saturday, April 26th from 10am – 6pm Dance Stage – Schedule of Events 11:00am – Performances by: Wilson Wolverine Middle School Dance Ensemble, Sedgefield Middle School Dance Ensemble, Tribe Faith of Elements in Dance, UNCC 12:00am – Class: Swing Dance with Denise and Joe Polsgrove from Charlotte Jitterbugs 12:45pm – Class: Latin Dance with Rodrigo Jimenez from Charlotte Salsa 1:30pm – Class: Hip-Hop with Kate McDonald from Caroline Calouche & Co. 2:15 – 2:30pm: Performance: Chinese Dance 2:30pm – 3:30pm: Class: African Dance with Chris Thompson and the Cultural Ensemble 3:45pm – Performances by: Caroline Calouche & Co., Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works Ensemble, EEMotion 4:30pm – Performances by: NC Dance Theatre Student Ensemble, Little Lotus Troupe, The Urban Project, Revelations Dance Theatre, Spirit of the Lotus Dance Company Sunday, April 27th from Noon – 5pm 12:00pm – Class: Capoeira with Patrick Diebel from Academia Aprende 1:00pm – Performances by: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Smith Academy, MADE Today Cheer and Dance 1:45pm – Class: Irish Step Dance with Performance / Walsh Kelley Dance Studio 2:30pm – Class: Character Dance with Gay Porter from Charlotte Youth Ballet 3:15pm – Class: Hip-hop with Donell Stines from Don't Hate Create Productions 4:00pm – Performances by: Northwest School of the Arts, Potbelly Dance Company, Charlotte Youth Ballet