IVC Dance Department, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA (2026)

The IVC Dance Department’s mission is to provide a high quality, comprehensive dance program dedicated to excellence and committed to meeting the current and future learning needs of our diverse community.

10/16/2026

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“All That We Inherit”

Choreography: Amy Lin (Student)
Costume Design: Sara Egger
Lighting Design: Crystal Shomph
Photography: Skye Varga

Available to watch tonight on YouTube!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/iW6XjYopmJc
*clickable link in bio!*

Photo description: The dancers are wearing monochrome costumes of tan or blue, shaped in tank tops and flowy pants or skirts. The photos vary from full cast poses on stage to duets leaning on and supporting one another in a carrying position.

10/09/2026

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“Lassoed in 5th”

Choreography: Jennifer La Curan (Faculty)
Costume Design: Sara Egger
Lighting Design: Crystal Shomph
Photography: Skye Varga

Available to watch tonight on YouTube!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/hH54kl1YySo
*clickable link in bio!*

Photo description:
The stage is set in a wild west theme with a fence in the upstage corner and a barrel with a saddle seat downstage. There is a solo pointe dancer, wearing a white and pink outfit with a fringe vest, cowboy hat, and ballet tutu. The ensemble dancers are dressed in different western-inspired costumes, with accents like cow-print chaps, a sheriff’s badge, and a flannel top. The photos were taken during a run of the piece, displaying the dancers in various jumps and poses with a still cast photo at the end.

09/17/2026

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“333”

Choreography: Brant-Jake Ceralde (Student)
Costume Design: Sara Egger
Lighting Design: Crystal Shomph
Photography: Skye Varga

Watch this piece on YouTube, tomorrow at 7pm!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/fEhbdCXkFhQ
*clickable link in bio!*

Photo descriptions:
Dancers are wearing white tops with layered sleeves and dark denim pants with a belt. The lighting is blue-green. The first photo is the cast with their choreographer, while the rest are still shots taken during a rehearsal run of the piece.

09/10/2026

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“Friendship (part one) and The Universe (part two)

Choreography: Smriti Krishnan (Guest Artist)
Costume Design: Christina Perez
Lighting Design: Crystal Shomph
Photography: Skye Varga

This special, two part piece was created by our guest artist, Smriti Krishnan, who not only choreographed, but perfected the costumes with her own jewelry and narrated the story for The Universe.

About her piece:
Friendship (part one) was choreographed using elements of Bharatanatyam, modern dance, and ballet. The Universe (part two) showcases an adaptation of the story of Krishna, a well-known god in the Hindu canon of mythology, believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Watch this piece on YouTube, tomorrow at 7pm!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/S9bYd_WWK5M
*clickable link in bio!*

Photo description:
Dancers are dressed in monochrome red or blue attire consisting of long shirts, pants, and tied scarves, which take after traditional Indian dress. The women wear jewelry on their heads and in their low buns, as well as bracelets and necklaces. The backdrop is a muted orange. The photos were taken during a rehearsal of the piece on stage.

09/05/2026

Join us for our Master Class with Waeli Wang in TWO weeks! She’ll be teaching a fusion of contemporary and classical modern, also influenced by qigong and capoeira. This class is free and open to all. See you there!

🗓️ Friday, September 18
⏰ 2:00pm - 4:00pm
📍 W2.131 (formerly MD 141)

09/03/2026

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“The Heart Sees What the Eyes Cannot”

Choreography: Gabrielle Angeles (Faculty)
Costume Design: Christina Perez
Lighting Design: Crystal Shomph
Photography: Skye Varga

Watch this piece on YouTube Friday at 7pm!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/KdGUn6CYvPM
*clickable link in bio!*

Photo description:
Two soloists wear light blue and white casual outfits, while the rest of the ensemble is dressed in orange and dark blue long dresses with white leggings underneath and white masks covering their faces below their eyes. The ensemble group also dances with small hoops used for juggling and spinning.
1) The ensemble is lined up in the center, spinning their hoops at various heights while the soloists are posed on either side reaching towards the center line.
2) The soloists are together on the ground, connected at the hips while one leans over the other.
3) One soloist is passing a hoop to a kneeling ensemble dancer, with another posed in the background.
4) The soloists sit back to back with outstretched legs.
5) All dancers pose for a cast photo.

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5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA
92618

Telephone

+19494515533

Website

https://linktr.ee/Ivcdancedept

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