HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL DANCE COALITION

HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL DANCE COALITION'S MAIN ACTIVITY IS DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL, AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED, WEEKLONG FESTIVAL THAT INVIGORATES HOUSTON'S DIVERSE CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITH INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DANCE AS WELL AS OUTREACH PROGRAMS. DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL PRESENTS TOP QUALITY DANCE COMPANIES WHILE EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF DANCE AND MUSIC AS FUNDAMENTAL FORMS OF HUMAN EXPRESSION. THIS UNIQUE FESTIVAL PROMOTES CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL DANCE FORMS AND VISITING ARTISTS. HIDC/DSF CONTRIBUTES TO HOUSTON'S CULTURAL FABRIC THROUGH CURATED DANCE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INTERACTION AMONG CHOREOGRAPHERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS AND THEIR AUDIENCES AND BY PROVIDING EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO KNOW THE WORLD THROUGH DANCE.