The Charlotte Dance Festival is a featured once a year event hosted by Dance Artist Alliance CLT (as of 2023). 

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CDF is a weekend long event in the spring featuring:

 

- Masterclasses and workshops

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- CDF Gala for professional performers

 

- CDF Youth Gala for student performers

 

- CDF Repertoire Ensemble for local Charlotte professional and college pre-professional dancers to get the opportunity of performing the work of a featured guest artist at the CDF Gala. 

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- Presenting work of multiple genres including concert, social, and ethnic dance forms.

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The festival began in 2006 and offers a platform for professional choreographers, dancers and teaching artists to share their knowledge and art with each other and the Charlotte community.

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This event falls under DAACLT's mission:

 

The mission of Dance Artist Alliance CLT is to enhance and contribute to the equitable growth of the Charlotte region’s dance community at the intersection of multiple genres.

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The vision of DAACLT is to foster a unified, supportive, and inclusive dance community in the Charlotte Area. The values of DAACLT are: 

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Advocacy  - advocating for equitable access to resources for dancer and dance organizations.

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Awareness & Education  - promoting the development of innovative ideas and information related to the dance community

 

Collaboration  - working to develop partnerships that benefit dancers and dance organizations locally, nationally and internationally.

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For more information about DAACLT, head over to their website at www.daaclt.org.

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