For our 17th Anniversary Season, DKW is proud to bring you The ReMARCable Dance Project, DKW Dance + Technique Workshops for Kids, and special event performances featuring DKW company dancers.
(Photo: Steve Dimse)
The Life & Art of Eric Anfinson
Closing out the 2025 Key West International Film Festival, join us for a work-in-progress preview screening of The Life & Art of Eric Anfinson. The documentary film offers an intimate and cinematic glimpse into the journey of one of Key West’s most celebrated painters. Directed by award-winning filmmakers Cassidy Rast and Odin Wadleigh, the documentary traces Anfinson’s formative years and young adulthood, the pivotal experiences that shaped his creative voice, and his present-day life as an artist.
The film captures not only the physical challenges he faces, but also the profound ways the island community fuels his inspiration and resilience. More than a portrait, it is a meditation on art, perseverance, and belonging.
Both special evenings include a live interactive performance by Kyla Piscopink to open the evening and a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers! (ONLY Sunday concludes with a reception on Hugh’s View.)
When & Where: Sunday, November 16th-17th at The Studios of Key West. Tickets are on sale now at TSKW.org. Sunday is SOLD OUT, but tickets are AVAILABLE for Monday, November 17th!
DKW Dance + Technique: A Free Workshop for Kids
Designed to educate and inspire, our workshop curriculum includes a range of dance styles including: ballet, tap, jazz, composition, dance history & more! As always, our outreach programs are free of cost to participants.
When & Where: Wednesdays at The Track Dance Studio
To Register, visit: trackdancestudio.com (photo by Skipper Kripitz)
Melissa Weber performs at Boca Ballet Theatre's Gala
Boca Ballet Theatre will celebrate its landmark 35th Anniversary Season at a gala featuring an exclusive performance and dinner on Sunday, January 18, 2026! Hosted at FAU’s University Theatre, BBT’s gala performance will feature professional dancers from American Ballet Theatre and Philadelphia Ballet, dancing a dynamic mix of classical and contemporary pieces from across ballet history. The show will also feature special performances by Boca Ballet Theatre alumni Aurora Chinchilla of The Royal Ballet, Jason Williams of MOMIX, Sasha Lazarus of Giordano Dance Chicago, and Melissa Weber of Dance Key West.
The Conch Country Dance Party: Dancing for a Cause, presented by the Key West Woman’s Club
Dancing for a Cause – Benefiting Dance Key West
Put on your boots and join us for an evening of music, dancing, and community at the Conch Country Dance Party: Dancing for a Cause, presented by the Key West Woman’s Club.
This outdoor event takes place in the back courtyard of the Key West Woman’s Club at 319 Duval Street and brings a fun country vibe to the heart of Key West. Enjoy live country music by Where’s Dave, beginner-friendly line dance lessons, open dancing, and a lively crowd ready to have a great time.
Your ticket includes country barbecue, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available, live music, and line dance lessons. We’ll also be hosting a Hat & Boot Contest, so come dressed to impress in your best Keys Country Cool style.
This is a family-friendly event, and all proceeds benefit Dance Key West, supporting dance education and access in our community.
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Key West Woman’s Club Back courtyard
319 Duval Street, Key West
Tickets:
$85 per person
$40 kids 12 and under
Dance, dine, and support a great cause — all in one unforgettable Key West evening.
Tickets available at KeysTix.org
The ReMARCable Dance Project
The ReMARCable Dance Project is an innovative dance program that combines the talents of Dance Key West, Blue’s Clues’ Steve Burns, and MARC.This exciting program intends to benefit MARC clients by helping them improve coordination, participate in mild physical activity and provide an opportunity for socialization, all while learning the art of dance. We believe that artistic expression and physical activity are imperative to good health, and that every creative voice should be nurtured.
For our 7th ReMARCable Dance Project, MARC clients will team up with Dance Key West & Steve, to learn dance moves, create choreography, perform and have fun!
When & Where: 4pm on April 25th at The Studios of Key West & 1pm-3pm May 8th at MARC (photo by Mark Hedden)
On Pointe Dance Festival
MAY 10, 2026
Neville Dance Theatre presents the Third Annual
NEW YORK CITY
‘On Pointe Dance Festival’
TWO DAYS - TWO UNIQUE PROGRAMS
SUNDAY, MAY 10 @3:30 pm ET (Program B)
@Arts On Site - 12 St. Marks Place, NYC
NYC’s only dance festival bringing ballet’s full-bodied stylistic spectrum of bold and beautiful works performed on point returns Spring of 2026.
Experience new work premieres by guest choreographer’s Niamh Rollins and Ashley Taylor, plus works from Neville Dance Theatre’s repertory collection and guests in two, unique programs presented across two calendar dates. See one, see BOTH!
Tickets Available Late March
A Note
from our Artistic Director:
Dance Key West is excited to announce that we are entering our 17th year!
As we look back at the past, we are filled with gratitude. Our accomplishments include bringing original, professional dance performances to the streets, beaches and stages of Key West, and to NYC’s Lincoln Center, Dixon Place and Triskelion Arts. Performing for you has been an honor.
In addition to performing, we’ve also been thrilled to develop outreach programs right here in Key West, and beyond. Thus far, we’ve created workshops dedicated to helping young choreographers find their voice, and partnered with local agencies such as MARC (in collaboration with Blue’s Clues’ Steve Burns), Bahama Village Music Program, and Grace Lutheran School to custom build outreach programs specifically designed for the populations they serve. We’ve offered Autism Movement Therapy® and classes for all levels and abilities. We’ve collaborated with Dr. Susan Dewey (professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama), Julie Tennant-Caine (regional director at the South Carolina Department of Corrections), and Keith Burnstein (singer-songwriter, pianist, and film composer) to create an outreach program that gives voice to women in prison by translating their written work into stage performances. All of this has been possible thanks to the unwavering passion and commitment from Dance Key West and the generous support from our friends.
Dance is a beautiful and powerful art form, but it comes with unique financial challenges, especially here at “the end of the rainbow”. With your continued support, we will create more local and touring performances, and we will continue to grow our outreach programs. Your generosity will not only give us the opportunity to share the art of dance, but it will also help mold the future of dance in Key West. Your gift allows us to raise the bar to a whole new level, all while enhancing the rich, cultural fabric that makes Key West so special.
Thank you. Thank you for your donations. Thank you for cheering us on. Thank you for attending a show. Thank you for being a part of Dance Key West!
Sincerely,
Kyla Piscopink & Dance Key West
(photo by Peter Yesley)
