By Continent

HOW TO USE THIS PAGE:

The “By Continent” page is a category list of all dance- and culture-related events, divided by continent. Certain other posts about general travel or journal entries are included if they complement a specific event (eg. Living in Berlin if you’re attending b12 Festival).

For easy searching, you can use the CTRL-F keyboard shortcut to find a specific event or use the search bar below for a site-wide search.

This page is a work in progress. New posts will be added periodically.

Asia

Coming soon.

If you’d like to write a guest post for dance travel in Asia, please see the “Contact” page for guidelines.

Europe

  • Passion, Play, and Pleasure: Dance Retreat in Southern Portugal

    7 days of fun, sun, and everlasting love. Passion, Play, and Pleasure is a dance retreat held at Monte da Orada in southern Portugal. Facilitated by Alvin Collantes, Evan Swisher, and Evgenia Chetvertkova, the annual retreat started in 2022. Using…

  • Passion, Play, and Pleasure: Dancing on the Beach

    A nude beach, might I add 😉 On day four of the Passion, Play, and Pleasure dance retreat in Portugal, our facilitators surprised us with an impromptu visit to a nearby beach, Praia dos Alteirinhos. The drive’s about twenty minutes…

  • Monte da Orada: Portugal’s Ecological Paradise for Healing

    A tour of Orada’s grounds and amenities. The details in this article are from my June 2023 retreat experience. Orada may undergo changes in the future that this article doesn’t account for. Monte da Orada is a sanctuary located in…

  • Dancing at Kater Blau: My First Time Clubbing in Berlin

    I didn’t know clubbing was such a thing in Berlin until last summer (what?! you’re thinking). The more I went down that Internet rabbit hole, the more intrigued I was about Berlin’s dance clubs. The consent factor in Berlin’s nightlife…

  • The Berghain Experience: How I Got In My First Time to Berlin

    A look inside Berlin’s most exclusive club. Berghain has recently come under scrutiny for various incidents at the time of writing. All opinions expressed are my own, and this article will focus on the experience of dancing at Berghain, without…

  • GagaEden at Orsolina28: A Review

    An introduction to Gaga, the travel, and the program. Gaga is a formal movement methodology developed by Israeli choreographer/dancer Ohad Naharin (so, no, it definitely has nothing to do with Lady Gaga). The principles of Gaga focus on the concepts…

  • Orsolina28: The Hidden Dance Haven in Rural Italy

    I attended GagaEden at Orsolina28 from October 16-19, 2023. Orsolina28 is an amazing dance campus and haven situated in the hilly village town of Moncalvo, Italy. Despite its large physical coverage, it’s still unknown to many outside the dance industry…

  • The Guide to Attending Tanzwerkstatt Europa: Munich Dance Festival (2024)

    Everything you need to know about the program, funding, accommodation, and more — from a dancer. Tanzwerkstatt Europa (meaning “Dance Workshop Europe”) is an annual dance festival every August in Munich, Germany. Organized by JOINT ADVENTURES, it is a training…

  • 4 Best Berlin Dance Studios for Adult Drop-In Classes

    Berlin doesn’t just have a huge professional arts scene (my colleagues describe it as a “freaky arts scene”); it also has a huge recreational dance scene. The great thing is they aren’t necessarily separated. Whether you’re a professional, an amateur,…

North America

Coming soon.

If you’d like to write a guest post for dance travel happening in spring, please see the “Contact” page for guidelines.