Described as "emotional and kinetic" (San Francisco Bay Guardian), PUSH Dance Company performs vibrant contemporary dances, providing audiences an opportunity to examine issues of identity and intersecting cultures that surround and affect us all. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, PUSH maintains a philosophy that bold movement and intellect can coexist.
PUSH has presented countless interdisciplinary works vivifying the personal, untold stories of individuals from unique and overlooked communities. The Company annually produces PUSHfest & PUSHfest Awards, a cross-genre dance festival that brings together existing works by choreographers working within different dance disciplines and boasts a Dance Education Outreach Program that brings high-quality dance artists to teach throughout the Bay Area.
PUSH has presented countless interdisciplinary works vivifying the personal, untold stories of individuals from unique and overlooked communities. The Company annually produces PUSHfest & PUSHfest Awards, a cross-genre dance festival that brings together existing works by choreographers working within different dance disciplines and boasts a Dance Education Outreach Program that brings high-quality dance artists to teach throughout the Bay Area.
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Our artists are the - connection and bridges - to our communities.
They are movers and thinkers whose artistry is rooted in many dancing diasporas.
We are committed to the care and agency of our Artists while ensuring the longevity of their creative spirits.
Learn more about who the extraordinary human beings of PUSH are with us today.
Ashley Gayle graduated from UC Irvine with a B.F.A in Dance Performance and a minor in Business Management.
She's performed with Alayo Dance Co., PUSH, LV Dance Collective, David Herrera Dance Co., Mix'd Ingrdnts, and Urban Jazz Dance Co. Ashley has taught at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, John Muir Elementary, UC Berkeley/Ailey Camp, Cal State East Bay, Los Positas College, Albany & Novato HS, PUSH Outreach and others.
They are movers and thinkers whose artistry is rooted in many dancing diasporas.
We are committed to the care and agency of our Artists while ensuring the longevity of their creative spirits.
Learn more about who the extraordinary human beings of PUSH are with us today.
Ashley Gayle graduated from UC Irvine with a B.F.A in Dance Performance and a minor in Business Management.
She's performed with Alayo Dance Co., PUSH, LV Dance Collective, David Herrera Dance Co., Mix'd Ingrdnts, and Urban Jazz Dance Co. Ashley has taught at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, John Muir Elementary, UC Berkeley/Ailey Camp, Cal State East Bay, Los Positas College, Albany & Novato HS, PUSH Outreach and others.
As the country continues to reopen in phases, we're putting the festival on hiatus in 2021 in order to plan for a full live performance in 2022.
While the pause is in motion, we're keeping our 2020 Artists lineup and we promise new updates as the planning continues.
Thank you to all our supporters during this time.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
If you'd like to support our relief funds or our festival artists, please visit our Donate Now page.
While the pause is in motion, we're keeping our 2020 Artists lineup and we promise new updates as the planning continues.
Thank you to all our supporters during this time.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
If you'd like to support our relief funds or our festival artists, please visit our Donate Now page.
Since its inception, PUSHfest has presented works by distinct choreographers representing diverse genres of dance.
PUSHfest is a cross-genre dance festival launched in 2014 by PUSH Dance Company.
The Festival grew out of a critical need to provide a platform for dance to be appreciated as a diverse and culturally relevant entity within the San Francisco Bay Area.
This unique festival showcases a wide range of dance styles that inspire dialogue and innovation among artists and audiences alike.
STEP 1: Fill out our online application.
PUSHfest is a cross-genre dance festival launched in 2014 by PUSH Dance Company.
The Festival grew out of a critical need to provide a platform for dance to be appreciated as a diverse and culturally relevant entity within the San Francisco Bay Area.
This unique festival showcases a wide range of dance styles that inspire dialogue and innovation among artists and audiences alike.
STEP 1: Fill out our online application.
In the spirit of the success of the first festival initiated in 2014, the PUSHfest Audience Choice Award was created in 2015 to allow audience members the opportunity to choose one of their favorite PUSHfest Choreographers from each of the 2 programs.
All festival choreographers are given the honor of a finalist spot once chosen to perform in the festival.
The PACA is a peer review & chosen directly by audience vote.
One choreographer from Program A and one choreographer from Program B will receive an award (one award given to one choreographer in each of the programs) and an honorarium.
All festival choreographers are given the honor of a finalist spot once chosen to perform in the festival.
The PACA is a peer review & chosen directly by audience vote.
One choreographer from Program A and one choreographer from Program B will receive an award (one award given to one choreographer in each of the programs) and an honorarium.
Help us build a charitable initiative in order to support Bay Area dance artists and organization working within the African diaspora.
The PUSH for Campaign centers movement through Black lives.
It welcomes dance organizations and individuals living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area to apply for small funds to further their work within the African diaspora.
Black dance is an essential component of cultural life in the Bay Area.
It remains a vibrant part of the creative landscape whose organizations and artists lead the way in activism art.
The PUSH for Campaign centers movement through Black lives.
It welcomes dance organizations and individuals living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area to apply for small funds to further their work within the African diaspora.
Black dance is an essential component of cultural life in the Bay Area.
It remains a vibrant part of the creative landscape whose organizations and artists lead the way in activism art.
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