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Dance Brigade

dance company, festival

san francisco, CA

STYLES
Modern
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OUR STORY

In 1998, Dance Brigade began to operate Dance Mission at 24th and Mission Streets in San Francisco. At Dance Mission, they created an affordable 140-seat theater and rehearsal space for San Francisco dancers and artists. They expanded the Adult and Youth Dance Programs to include a full range of dance classes in Hip-Hop, Salsa, Bhangra, Brazilian, Bollywood, Afro-Haitian, modern, ballet and more. Some of the groundbreaking events Dance Brigade has presented and pioneered include the CubaCaribe Festival, SkyDancers, Women on the Drum, Women Against War, and the Manifesti-val for Social Change. Each year Dance Mission helps emerging artists launch their professional careers through the bi-annual Choreographers Showcase and the biennial D.I.R.T. (Dance in Revolt-ing Times) Festival. In 2004, the Grrrl Brigade was formed as an intensive dance/leadership development program designed to provide high quality dance training, performance opportunities, and a sense of self-empowerment for San Francisco’s girls ages 9 to18. This program began with ten girls and has now over 90 girls participating. Krissy Keefer has a long history of collaborating with a wide array of artists, companies and non-arts community groups. In the highly successful productions of Women Against War at the Herbst Theater, she brought together prominent feminist activists, veteran feminist musicians, both established and emerging dance companies, and Grrrl Brigade. Dance Brigade performed as the Greek chorus in the San Jose Repertory Theatre production of Euripides’s anti-war play, Iphigenia at Aulis, directed by Timothy Near. Keefer served as co-director and choreographer for this production. Keefer has collaborated with many dance artists and musicians to create her provocative award-winning work. Those artists include Mary Watkins, Ferron, Holly Near, Copperwimmin, taiko master Bruce Ghent, Elaine Buckholtz, Jennifer Berezan, Rhiannon, Christelle Durandy, Terry Sendgraff ,Sara Shelton Mann, Kim Epifano, Anne Bluethenthal, Ramon Ramos Alayo, Gina Breedlove, to name a few. Dance Brigade has toured all over the United States and internationally including Cuba, Lebanon, Egypt, Sint Maarten, Canada, and Japan, and over a decade in Europe in the 80’s. Ms Keefer work has been profiled in numerous magazines, books, and master thesis and has won numerous awards for her work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Dance Brigade work sample 2018

uploaded 09/17/21

STYLES
Modern
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CLASSES

*Please confirm schedules with studio

COMMUNITY
Leadership

Krissy Keefer

Artistic Director

1984 - present

Members

Sarah Bush

Company Member

current

Richelle Donigan

Company Member

current

Karen Elliot

Company Member

current

Lena Gatchalian

Company Member

current

Fredrika Keefer

Company Member

current

Jillian Miller

Company Member

current

Kimberly Valmore

Company Member

current

Areyla Faeron

Guest Artist

current

Natalia Howard

Guest Artist

current

Margot Lena

Guest Artist

current

Bianca Mendoza

Guest Artist

current

Emma Miller

Guest Artist

current

Deb'e Taylor

Guest Artist

current

OUR STORY

In 1998, Dance Brigade began to operate Dance Mission at 24th and Mission Streets in San Francisco. At Dance Mission, they created an affordable 140-seat theater and rehearsal space for San Francisco dancers and artists. They expanded the Adult and Youth Dance Programs to include a full range of dance classes in Hip-Hop, Salsa, Bhangra, Brazilian, Bollywood, Afro-Haitian, modern, ballet and more. Some of the groundbreaking events Dance Brigade has presented and pioneered include the CubaCaribe Festival, SkyDancers, Women on the Drum, Women Against War, and the Manifesti-val for Social Change. Each year Dance Mission helps emerging artists launch their professional careers through the bi-annual Choreographers Showcase and the biennial D.I.R.T. (Dance in Revolt-ing Times) Festival. In 2004, the Grrrl Brigade was formed as an intensive dance/leadership development program designed to provide high quality dance training, performance opportunities, and a sense of self-empowerment for San Francisco’s girls ages 9 to18. This program began with ten girls and has now over 90 girls participating. Krissy Keefer has a long history of collaborating with a wide array of artists, companies and non-arts community groups. In the highly successful productions of Women Against War at the Herbst Theater, she brought together prominent feminist activists, veteran feminist musicians, both established and emerging dance companies, and Grrrl Brigade. Dance Brigade performed as the Greek chorus in the San Jose Repertory Theatre production of Euripides’s anti-war play, Iphigenia at Aulis, directed by Timothy Near. Keefer served as co-director and choreographer for this production. Keefer has collaborated with many dance artists and musicians to create her provocative award-winning work. Those artists include Mary Watkins, Ferron, Holly Near, Copperwimmin, taiko master Bruce Ghent, Elaine Buckholtz, Jennifer Berezan, Rhiannon, Christelle Durandy, Terry Sendgraff ,Sara Shelton Mann, Kim Epifano, Anne Bluethenthal, Ramon Ramos Alayo, Gina Breedlove, to name a few. Dance Brigade has toured all over the United States and internationally including Cuba, Lebanon, Egypt, Sint Maarten, Canada, and Japan, and over a decade in Europe in the 80’s. Ms Keefer work has been profiled in numerous magazines, books, and master thesis and has won numerous awards for her work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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