// About //
Genius Award and 2010 Mayor’s Arts Award winner Velocity Dance Center is Seattle’s premier art center dedicated to contemporary dance and performance. As a contemporary performing arts, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Velocity serves the greater Puget Sound area and beyond.
Seattle has one of the most active dance communities on the West Coast. It is home to dozens of independent choreographers and is renowned for producing innovative, cutting-edge work. With classes every day, performances almost every week and eight ongoing artist development programs, Velocity embodies the cornerstone of Seattle’s dance ecosystem and contributes significantly to the national and international field of dance. Velocity is Seattle’s only dedicated contemporary dance venue where groundbreaking work and disciplined practice coexist.
Velocity by the numbers (2011):
- Annual site visits: 15,000+
- Individuals served this year: 5,000+
- Movement classes per week: 38
- New works commissioned by Velocity: 13
- New works presented by Velocity: 83
- Tickets sold: 2,190
- Average ticket price: $15
- Free tickets: 200
- Master classes by visiting artists from NYC, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles & New England: 17
- Partial scholarships awarded: 7
- Work/Study Scholarships awarded: 12
- Artists employed through Velocity’s programs: 45+
- Average monthly rehearsals: 190 hours
- Velocity’s audience: 2,500+ dance enthusiasts
- Velocity’s volunteers: 70+
- Velocity Arts Administrative Interns: 5