Women's History Celebration
Isadora Duncan: A Woman Who Made a Difference
March 6, 12pm and 1pm
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Kogod Courtyard
The Duncan Dancers will present a lecture, performance and interactive event as part of the Smithsonian Museum's celebration of Women's History Month. Each presentation will include a discussion of the life, career and contributions of mother of modern dance, Isadora Duncan, along with performances of some of her most beautiful dances, and an opportunity for audience members to join in the fun! This is a free event, open to the public, and perfect for families and children. Please join Valerie Durham, Ioana Stoice and Lisa Smith for this lovely performance in the Kogod Courtyard.

King in Our City - A Triumphant Success
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
National Cathedral, Washington, DC
Monday, January 18, 2-4pm

A dance performance celebrating the legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the site of his last sermon, the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. The Duncan Dancers, with guest dancers Linda Gabriel Deutsch, Tracey Durr, Diana Lopez and Alexandra Odenwald, presented a new commissioned work "Sailing into a Dream of Freedom," to music composed by James Durham specifically for the occasion. The Duncan Dancers performed with other important Washington DC music and dance groups, all striving to convey the freedom and dignity of the human soul through dance and song to almost 3,000 people in the National Cathedral.

See the online video of the program (the dance portion begins at 1:10 if you want to skip ahead) at www.nationalcathedral.org.

Duncan Technique Classes for Children & Adults
Lots of Duncan classes going on right now and coming up soon! Please check our Classes page to see the complete list of ongoing and upcoming classes.

Isadora Dance Classes for Kids at Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Thursdays, Ages 3-4, 4-4:30pm, Ages 5-7, 4:30-5:30pm with instructors Valerie Durham, Ioana Stoica and Lisa Smith.

Ongoing Adult Classes at Joy of Motion, Sundays, 11am-12:30pm. We are so delighted to offer classes in the Duncan Technique at Joy of Motion, the largest dance organization in the DC area. Please mark your calendar every Sunday for this great class!

For more, please see the Classes page.

Dance for the New Conceptual Age
After reading Daniel Pink's revolutionary book, A Whole New Mind, I was completely struck at how uniquely Duncan Dance fosters each of the new characteristics of the developing Conceptual Age that we are beginning as a society.

Read the brief article.

Video of Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers

A video of dance excerpts from performances by Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers and choreographies by Valerie Durham.

Watch the video on YouTube.

Duncan Dance For All Dancers
Duncan Dance is fundamental for all dancers – those who study ballet or tap, jazz or ethnic. For Duncan Dance improves a dancer's sense of artistry, performance and musicality.

If you want to command the stage when you dance, bring freshness and majesty to any choreography, infuse personal expression in every movement, and electrify the music with your dance, find yourself a Duncan Dance Master and take a class or workshop today!

And along the way you may also discover how Duncan Dance is a riveting, passionate and glorious dance style in and of itself!