Presidio Dance Theatre, San Francisco

 "Dance , is just an amazing way of bringing people together” - Sherene Melania

In this episode, our featured voice is Sherene Melania the Executive Director and Artistic Director of Presidio Dance Theatre of San Francisco. The Presidio Dance Theatre has a history of cultural and community engagement with a mission to use dance and the arts to educate, inspire, and forge connections between cultures. 

For dance companies, December provides the opportunity to present the traditional holiday favorite The Nutcracker Ballet, and to generate a large percentage of their income. With Covid-19 closing down in-person live performances, dance companies have been forced to develop creative solutions to present their performances. I’ll let Sherene share with you how her team is presenting their annual holiday show. To find out more about Beyond the Land of Sweets Drive In show at Fort Mason December 3rd at 6:30pm along with Presidio Dance Theatre’s community engagement, and classes go to presidio dance dot org 

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