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Velocity Dance Center is the cornerstone of Seattle’s contemporary dance community and enriches the Northwest by promoting the development and presentation of high-quality innovative dance. We believe contemporary dance inspires people’s lives, and that by nurturing and supporting professional artists, our entire community benefits.

Velocity fulfills an unduplicated role as the epicenter for contemporary dance in the Pacific Northwest operating three studios and the only theater in Seattle especially equipped for dance performances. Centrally located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, Velocity addresses the needs of dancers at all stages of their development, while fostering meaningful links between artists and the community.

Through nine core artistic programs, Velocity supports and advances artists and emerging ideas through commissioning, presenting, residencies, creative exchange; and access to space, funding, scholarships, employment and to ...