Velocity Dance Center - Organization Profile

 

Velocity Dance Center, 117 Louisa St. #268, Seattle, WA 98102, Performances throughout Seattle

https://velocitydancecenter.org/

Velocity Dance Center is a modern and contemporary dance organization that offers adult classes and performances year-round.

From their website:

Founded in 1996, Velocity is an artist-led nonprofit in Seattle, WA that is dedicated to providing Seattle dance-makers with the resources, advocacy, and collaborative support they need to blossom their ideas into impactful art and community actions. This is central to our mission to advance contemporary dance and movement-based art by fostering the creative explorations of artists and audiences. We do this through flexible and responsive platforms that support dance research and creation, movement education, and opportunities to share and experience contemporary dance performance. 

Our core programs include Velocity’s Creative Residency Programs, a ladder of new work incubator programs and process-driven residencies; Movement Education Programs, which provide training and classes for beginning through professional dancers, including the Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation; and Velocity Presents, a full season of performances, discussions, and community collaborations. 

Financially Accessible Ticket Opportunities:

Velocity offers a low income ticket for $20 per performance.  Velocity also offers season subscriptions at a Low Income price point and the price for each performance is $15. 

Velocity also occasionally offers free public performances, including "WE’LL REMEMBER YOUR SPINE, MATR." Saturday, July 20th, at 6 PM at Freeway Park, and many events at their "Mouthwater Festival," Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, Oct 13th.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Velocity also has many volunteer opportunities for those that would like to volunteer in exchange for ticket(s) or dance classes/workshops.  Volunteers can help out in a number of ways including: box office, will call, helping set up the performance space, help strike the space at the end of a show run.  

Volunteers are recruited by event, through social media (Facebook Reels and Instagram), or via phone calls. no background check is required before the first event. Volunteers arrive 30 minutes before the box office opens, where they receive on site training.  Since Velocity has a small staff of 5, they truly rely on volunteer help.  There is no membership fee for volunteering.