International Women’s Day Dance Festival

March 7-9, 2025

Save the date for MashUp’s 9th Annual IWDDF! Participate in 3 full days of performances, classes, discussions, and more as we celebrate and uplift the female identifying and non-binary voices of our dance community as part of the larger global IWD movement.

2025 Festival Schedule

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See the 2024 Festival schedule below

  • LA Women in Dance Summit 9am - 2pm Plummer Park West Hollywood

    Enjoy breakfast, a key note speaker, 1 on 1 “speed” mentor sessions, 2 master dance classes, and an industry Expo at MashUp’s IWDDF LA Women in Dance Summit. Check out the schedule:

    9am — Breakfast + Industry Expo opens

    9:45am - Lecture demonstration from Keynote Speaker Gracie Whyte of WHYTEBERG and Ground Grooves, utilizing their guided journal, “Reflect, Reframe, Rebuild: A workbook for dancers”

    10:15am-11:45am — Mentor “speed dating” with Monika Smith, Mackenzie Martin, Julie McDonald, Marissa Osato, and Emily Wanserski + Industry Expo

    12pm-12:55pm — Int./Adv. Dance Class with Stephanie Heckert

    1pm-1:55pm — Int./Adv. Dance Class with Megan Lawson

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    IWDDF Kick-off Party 7pm Frogtown Creative

    Celebrate the kick of of MashUp’s IWDDF and International Women’s Day with a party filled with food, drinks, dance, music, and more. Catch the premiere of MashUp and Curious Minds LA’s short dance film, a live performance from MashUp, honoring of the Exemplary Women in Dance Award Winners Monika Felice Smith and MaryAnn Chavez, and so much more! Get all the info and tickets below:

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  • Choreographers Showcase 4pm and 8pm Stomping Ground LA

    Both showcases will feature work from Azuki Umeda, Gianna Burright, Jordan Pelliteri, Waeli Wang, Kaley Logan, Marcella Lewis, Hannah Millar, Tori Cone, Olivia Liberati, Madison Olandt, Jasmine Albuquerque. Grab tickets to the showcase below:

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  • Open level movement workshop 11am - 12pm Brockus Project Studio

    Community open level class - all abilities and levels of movers are welcome to come connect and move in a fun and judgement-free environment!

    Intermediate/Advanced Master Classes 12:15 - 5:30pm Brockus Project Studio

    Take classes from Jasmine Albuquerque, MaryAnn Chavez, Madison Olandt, and Azuki Umeda. Check out the full class schedule:

    12:15pm-1:30pm — Jasmine Albuquerque

    1:30pm-2:45pm — Mary Ann Chavez

    3pm-4:15pm — Madison Olandt

    4:15pm-5:30pm — Azuki Umeda

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Get Involved

Are you an artist interested in presenting work? LA-based dance organization interested in tabling at the Women in Dance Summit? Business owner interested in sponsorship opportunities? Or dance-lover interested in volunteering? Check out all the ways you can be part of MashUp’s IWD Dance Festival in 2025!

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EXEMPLARY WOMAN IN DANCE AWARD

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Each year at our IWDDF Kick-off Party, MashUp honors two Exemplary Women in our LA Dance industry working in commercial, concert, and/or non-profit sectors. Nominate a Woman in LA Dance Who has Exemplified Inspirational Leadership, Advancing the Dance Field in a Positive Way!

IWDDF HISTORY + INFO

Learn more about MashUp’s Annual International Women’s Day Dance Festival

MashUp's International Women's Day Festival is made possible in part by a grant from The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.

MashUp Contemporary Dance Company is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture and by the California Arts Council.