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Photos: East Palo Alto youth learn vertical dance and performance skills from world-acclaimed BANDALOOP

By Laura A. Oda, Nhat V. Meyer, Bay Area News Group The Tribune Content Agency
BANDALOOP associate artistic director Damara Vita-Ganley, top center, and EPACENTER dance team members practice at the EPACENTER in East Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
BANDALOOP associate artistic director Damara Vita-Ganley, top center, and EPACENTER dance team members practice at the EPACENTER in East Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Nhat V. Meyer TNS

East Palo Alto youngsters had a chance to learn the art of vertical dance from the world-acclaimed BANDALOOP at the EPACENTER in East Palo Alto this week. The vertical dancers included the youth at the center in their rehearsal for an upcoming performance. The creative arts development facility and its dynamic architecture provided the perfect grounds for scaling walls for the vertical performance rehearsal. At the end of the month on May 30, BANDALOOP will perform their vertical choreography to music by Grammy-winning musician Sheila E. at the EPACENTER: Illuminated! The Afterglow gala. For more information about the performance and how to attend, go to their website.

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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM.

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