Upcoming Events

OCTOBER 2019:

• Now–Oct 31: Students ages 2–19 can enroll for the 2019–2020 Reigning Victory Dance Academy school year. Classes run through June 2020 and include ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, African, modern dance, and more.
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• Oct 12 & 13: AREA is excited to partner with Ailey Extension to offer a weekend of classes in Contemporary, Horton, and Heels taught by prominent instructors from New York City. Ages 8–adult; no experience necessary!
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• Oct 25: The High Museum of Art hosts two mini Ailey II performances, each followed by a Q&A. Performance included in price of museum admission.
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• Oct 26: Ailey II returns to the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
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Past Events

August 2019:

• Aug 5–14: Academy Placement Classes at Reigning Victory Dance Studio allow new students to train no matter their experience or level

July 2019:

• July 6–27: Pre-Academy Summer Workshop classes in ballet, jazz, and modern techniques at Reigning Victory Dance Studio (no experience required)
• July 8–19: Summer Intensive for beginner through intermediate dancers with a focus on classical training and artistic development at Reigning Victory Dance Studio
• July 8–20: AREA Academy Kids Summer program for ages 5–16 features training in a variety of disciplines from ballet to hip-hop, as well as dance history, and culminates with a performance showcase
• July 13–20: AREA Happy Kiddies summer program trains the youngest stars, ages 2–5, in ballet, kiddie bop, tap, and acro; the program culminates with a performance showcase

June 2019:

• June 8: AREA presents The Greatest Show, a dance performance chronicling music and dance through history featuring students ages 2–18 at the Viola Turner Theater in East Point, GA
• June 15: Reigning Victory Dance Academy’s 8th annual Spring production, Royalty
• June 17–29: AREA Academy Kids Summer program for ages 5–16 features training in a variety of disciplines from ballet to hip-hop, as well as dance history, and culminates with a performance showcase
• June 22–27: AREA Happy Kiddies summer program trains the youngest stars, ages 2–5, in ballet, kiddie bop, tap, and acro; the program culminates with a performance showcase

May 2019:

• May–Aug: New outreach dance programs from Reigning Victory Dance Studio in East Point, GA at the ArtsXchange Cultural Center
• May 22–24: Original performance from T. Lang Dance that was made to be in conversation with the exhibition of Kara Walker’s The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin at the High Museum

April 2019:

• April 12–13: Atlanta Ballet performed in the inaugural season of performances at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs
• April 13–14: Atlanta Ballet 2 presented Beauty & the Beast

March 2019:

• March 9: Free Atlanta Ballet 2 performance at the Frazer Center
• March 22–23: Dance Canvas returned to the Ferst Center for a third season
• March 22–24: Atlanta Ballet presented “Look/Don’t Touch,” a program of three works

February 2019:

• Multiple dates: Atlanta Ballet Summer Intensive and Atlanta Ballet 2 audition tour
• February 16: Renowned Flamenco dancer Farruquito performed at Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
• February 16–17: Ailey Experience workshop at Charles R. Drew Charter School
• February 21–24: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed at the Fox Theatre

January 2019:

• Multiple dates: Atlanta Ballet Summer Intensive and Atlanta Ballet 2 audition tour
• January 12: Seven-week West African workshop began at Reigning Victory Dance Academy
• January 15: The National Center for Civil and Human Rights presented a conversation with Ailey’s Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison moderated by CNN anchor Fredericka Whitfield
• January 25: Free Latin dance workshop and party with Ballet Hispánico at Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
• January 26: Reigning Victory Dance Studio’s inaugural gala
• January 26: Last day to enroll in winter/spring dance classes at Reigning Victory Dance Studio
• January 26: Ballet Hispánico performed at Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University

December 2018:

• December 8–November 24: Atlanta Ballet debuted a new version of The Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre
• December 15: AREA Atlanta Holiday 2018 Performance Showcase at the Tri Cities High School Theater

November 2018:

• Month-long food drive for the Atlanta Community Food Bank
• October 30–November 8: South African Dance and Drum workshops at Reigning Victory Dance Academy
• November 17 & November 24: Free Atlanta Ballet 2 performances at the Shops Buckhead in Atlanta

October 2018:

• October 6–7: Ailey Experience Workshops at AREA
• October 14: Second Sunday at the High Museum with dance performances by Staibdance
• October 19: Ailey II performed at ELEVATE Festival
• October 19: "Movement in Focus: Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre on Film," a special screening of Lincoln Center at the Movies presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, followed by a moderated Q & A with Ailey II Artistic Director Troy Powell and WABE’s Rose Scott at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
• October 20: Ailey II at Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
• October 22: Tickets went on sale to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Fox Theatre Feb 21–24, 2019
• October 27: Reigning Victory Dance Academy’s annual Halloween costume party