Celebrate with us May 30th — June 4th!
Join us for a week of dance, music, and tradition during our 36th annual DanceAfrica DC festival. Celebrate the spirit of the African Diaspora with master classes and an outdoor festival including live performances, an African market, and oral histories. Hosted by Griot Mama Sylvia Soumah, DanceAfrica DC 2023 is guaranteed to inspire, invigorate, educate, and entertain.
DanceAfrica DC 2023
This year’s festival will have Master Classes and Performances both indoors and outdoors at Dance Place, The Edgewood Arts Center, and Catholic University of America.
We will have Master Classes with KanKouran, Malcolm X Dancers & Drummers, and more!
DanceAfrica DC 2023 will include performances by Coyaba Dance Theatre, Soka Tribe, Taratibu, and many more!
Festival Parking Details
Dance Place (May 30 – June 2): Free, two-hour street parking
Marist Hall Lawn at Catholic University (June 3): Use Harewood Road entrance to Catholic University and follow signs, Paid parking lot adjacent to Marist Hall Lawn, $7 for the day (map below)
Edgewood Arts Center (June 4): Free, unlimited street parking
Get Your DanceAfrica DC 2023 T-Shirt!
Commemorate your DanceAfrica, DC experience with a 2023 t-shirt! Our 36th annual festival will not be complete without our new t-shirts, designed specifically for this year’s festival.
Preorders are now closed! Those who preordered can pick up your shirt during the week of DanceAfrica during master classes or performances.
Missed the preorder? Don’t worry! Shirts and other merchandise will be for sale throughout the week!
DADC Marketplace
We can’t wait for you to enjoy the local and national vendors who are participating in DADC 2023:
Baile’s African Drum Works
Kush Food Truck
and more to be announced!
Interact with Oral History interviews!
Learn more about the festival’s history from members of the DanceAfrica DC elders council. Each audio clip below speaks to different aspects of DanceAfrica that resonate to the storied past of this treasured festival.
Listen as Griot Mama Sylvia paints a picture of DanceAfrica, DC.
Listen as Mama Makini shares more about the communities who are involved with DanceAfrica.
Listen as Baba Assane Konte speaks to appreciation and learning at DanceAfrica.
Listen as Mama Akua remembers Baba Chuck Davis’ commitment to DanceAfrica.
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