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Join CDF and Make Monterey Move!
Our WORLD-CLASS performances and dance education
enliven, enrich, and connect our community.
Human connection is essential to our well being. In a world increasingly defined by social isolation and pressing health challenges, the need for meaningful interaction has never been greater. Carmel Dance Festival offers a solution.
Through movement, dance fosters empathy and strengthens community bonds while combating loneliness and barriers that divide us. Beyond artistic expression, dance promotes mental clarity, physical vitality, and emotional resilience—providing a powerful means of healing and unity. Dance serves as a reminder of our shared humanity, inspiring connection, understanding, and a renewed sense of belonging.
2025 marks our 5th Anniversary Season! Help us continue our impactful work.
Carmel Dance Festival provides:
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Extraordinary dance PERFORMANCES and immersive experiences that push boundaries, ignite wonder, and connect people of all backgrounds.
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A resident PROFESSIONAL dance company, Ballare Carmel, that collaborates with local artists to tell regional stories through contemporary dance.
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DANCE at Hidden Valley ~ A robust DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM in partnership with Hidden Valley Music Seminars that offers a vareity of ongoing classes.
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20 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS at our annual Dance & Choreography Fellowship Program that provides aspiring dancers unrivaled mentorship and a springboard for emerging choreographers.
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Internships for Teens and Young Adults striving for careers in the arts or nonprofit sector.
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Free and donation-based Community Classes for all ages and abilities.
Carmel Dance Festival is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 86-2764559. Online donations will receive an email receipt that serves as the official record of your donation for tax purposes. Donations made by mail or through transfer of stocks or securities will be recognized and documented through a letter from Carmel Dance Festival that will serve as the official record of your donation for tax purposes.
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Carmel Dance Festival
3845 Via Nona Marie #22181
Carmel, CA 93923
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