MISSION

Wake Forest Dance Festival strives to utilize the art of dance as a catalyst to enhance artistic offerings locally and beyond, ultimately bringing the community together to make the town of Wake Forest a destination for dance.

To realize this mission our programming includes: free and ticketed presentations featuring contemporary national and international artists performing works with current and historical significance of American Classical and Modern Dance; activities beyond the stage for audiences to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the art form; facilitation of scholarship auditions for summer dance intensives and masterclasses with today’s leading artists; and outreach initiatives for under-served youth, and our aging community. 

about the Festival

Presented by ARTS Wake Forest, in partnership with the Town of Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Dance Festival brings a day of dance to the Triangle in an outdoor setting. The Festival is a free and open to the public family-friendly event that utilizes the beautiful E. Carroll Joyner Park for its performances and features regional, national and international professional dancers, along with local rising advanced dance performers. 

The Festival was founded in 2017 by Masha Dashkina Maddux (former principal dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company) and Pamela Stevens (ARTS Wake Forest Board Member). WFDF continues to grow and flourish since its launch, attracting artists from near and far in all disciplines of the art form as well as expanding its programing to include masterclasses with today’s leading dance artists, scholarships for summer intensives and outreach to our local community youth. 

Our Sponsors

WFDF is a program of ARTS Wake Forest.

Special Thank you to:

Photographs used on this site are courtesy of: 

Genya Afanasyeva, George Randy Bass, Maksym Kolotun, Mohan Rao,

Unifyed Visuals and Chris Walt.

Logo and Web Design by Maksym Kolotun.