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

A Triumphant Success!

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.

Smithsonian American Art Museum Performance
"The Art of Isadora Duncan: Inspirations in Nature & Art"
Presented by the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers with special guest artists Angela D'Onofrio, Roberta Hoffman, Jennifer Sprowl, Cynthia Word, and Ingrid Zimmer
Wednesday, September 9, 5:15pm and 6:15pm
McEvoy Auditorium
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
Performance free and open to the public

A dance presentation of historic Isadora Duncan repertory and the premiere of a special new choreography "The Four Sylvan Sounds" inspired by the oil on wood panels by Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938). Choreography by Valerie Durham in the style of Isadora Duncan to the music of "A Hermit Thrush at Eve" by Amy Beach (1867-1944).

The dancers performing in "The Art of Isadora Duncan: Inspirations in Nature and Art" represent years of direct legacy training in the authentic Duncan technique, through the most prestigious Duncan masters including Lori Belilove, Jeanne Bresciani, Hortense Kooluris and Julia Levien, and through them, directly back to Isadora Duncan herself.

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, Feb. 4 - Mar 11. Ages 3-4, 4-4:30pm, $10/class or $54/series; Ages 5-7, 4:30-5:30pm, $15/class or $81/series.

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.

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.

Handmade, Hand-dyed Dance Tunics and Scarves Custom-made for YOU!
Want to feel beautiful when you dance? Order a custom made, hand-dyed, silk dance tunic and scarf in the Isadora Duncan style. Perfect for use not only in Duncan classes, but also for any free-moving dance class. Contact Valerie Durham to arrange your order, or mail in the online form with your payment.

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!