DancerPalooza, a comprehensive one-of-a-kind dance experience, the “Coachella” for the dance world, is bringing together the industry’s top professional choreographers for an event culminating on Sunday, July 27. The guest choreographers include Mandy Moore and Travis Wall, both current Emmy Award nominees recently lauded for 2014 awards in the category of Outstanding Choreography for  “So You Think You Can Dance” on FOX.


 

DancerPalooza is also featuring master teachers, professional dancers, dance students of all ages and dance fans under one roof for the first time ever, capping off an exclusive week-long event that began on July 22 and culminates on performances July 27, 2014 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Over 5,000 dancers and enthusiasts covering the wide spectrum of the field are participating in the six-day festival.
 
DancerPalooza features a wide variety of opportunities for everyone interested in dance -- from professionals to the general public – including Beat Street, (offered through Sunday July 27) a dance expo hall that features special performances, Crash Courses (workshops throughout the day), and nightly ticketed performances in the intimate 825 seat Center Theater with some of the hottest names and ensembles in dance today including the works of Stacey Tookey, Jaci Royal,  Movement Lifestyle, and the return of Shaping Sound to the stage after a sold-out 13-city national tour – a chance for the public to see the work of choreographers and dancers that all of the industry is talking about.

DancerPalooza has also featured week-long intensives concentrating on a variety of styles including -- contemporary, tap, hip-hop, jazz funk and Broadway, giving all a chance to work with leading professionals from the dance world, all culminating in a performance or video presentation of the week’s work.

The intensive team leaders have included an array of some of the most visible and known dancers working today, giving all participants professional level training including Mandy Moore (Three-time Emmy Award nominee, “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing With The Stars”), Travis Wall (Three-time Emmy Award nominee, “So You Think You Can Dance” finalist and Oxygen TV Reality Star), Mia Michaels (Emmy Award Winning choreographer and former “So You Think You Can Dance” Judge), tWitch (“So You Think You Can Dance” All-Star, star of “Step Up” and frequent “Ellen” guest DJ), Kenny Wormald (“Footloose” star), Stacey Tookey (“So You Think You Can Dance” judge and choreographer) and Andy Blankenbuehler (Tony Award Winning Choreographer, In The Heights). 
 
For more information on DancerPalooza, visit www.dancerpalooza.com for comprehensive information and ticketing.