All-day dance action returning to Robson Square!

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Ready to bust a move in the middle of downtown Vancouver?

The fifth year of the Vancouver Street Dance Festival is upon us. The outdoor, all-ages, event features dance battles, live music and DJs, with the main action Saturday July 30 at Robson Square (800 Robson St.) from 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

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All-day dance action returning to Robson Square!

Highlights of this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival

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The Canadian premieres of Possible Impossible and Crisálida, two co-productions from Sweden’s Memory Wax and Cuba’s Danza Teatro Retazos, are among the highlights of this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival.

From Feb. 28 – March 19, the 2016 VIDF will host dancers from Sweden, Cuba, Japan, Quebec, Ontario, and Vancouver in an impressive array of world, West Coast, and Canadian premieres. Here are some highlights.

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Highlights of this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival

Five reasons to get out of bed in February

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Whoo-hoo! Let’s hear it for February!

This underrated month – stuck between the post-holiday doldrums of January and the waiting-for-springness of March – has a lot going for it. Valentine’s Day and, uhm, well – it’s also the shortest month. So there’s that.

Plus, there’s always something happening in the worlds of theatre, dance, comedy and music. Here are a few highlights with nothing much in common but, perhaps, their ability to remind us that February isn’t so bad after all.

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Five reasons to get out of bed in February