Art Chowder January | February, Issue 19

Photo credit: arnie2105 on Visualhunt.com / CC BY-SA CELEBRATE DANCE AT DanceFest Nineteen Years in Celebration of Dance GAIL BONGIOVANNI SPOKANE VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER SINCE 2004 Gail is the Owner/Instructor of Gail’s School of Dance in Spokane Valley since 1980. She joined the Spokane Valley Arts Council Board of Directors in 2004 and serves as volunteer co-coordinator. She is the President of the board of In- land Northwest Dance Association, and has been a member since 1991. She has also been a part of ValleyFest since 1990 when the event began, and currently serves as Secretary for the board of directors. 64 ART CHOWDER MAGAZINE D anceFest, presented by the Inland Northwest Dance Association, is a one-day, annual festival featuring dancers of all ages, skills, and styles. Come as an audience member, attend a Master class, participate in our raffle, and more. DanceFest is a FREE festival with the goal of heightening the visibility of all the performing arts while building a sense of community. We invite artists, aficionados, and tourists from Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, and Canada. Twelve dance groups representing members of INDA will perform at Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 1-3pm. The free performance showcase will include a wide variety of dance styles by dancers of all cultures, ages, and abilities. Public and performer participation is encouraged in an assortment of free DanceFest workshops from 10am until noon. The schedule of showcase entertainment can be downloaded from www.indaspokane.com and registration for the free Master Class workshops is also available on the website.

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