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The Dance Card is Dance Source Houston’s one-stop source for dance events in and around Houston. The Dance Card powered by Houston Arts Alliance’s Cultural Events Calendar.

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Student Discount Night

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

On select Thursdays, high school and college students can show their current student ID to receive $2 off admission. Not a student? Come out and skate anyway!

$18

Happy Hour Fridays

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Get your weekend started with fun. Purchase tickets for anytime between 5 and 8 p.m. and receive $2 off admission. Plus, get a free ice cream when you spend $12 or more at The Lake House

$18

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Open Dance Project presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a dance theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic. Join Dorothy as she is swept away from her life on a farm in Kansas to a magical Land of OZ, where she learns about friendship and courage with her rag tag group of friends – […]

$25 – $40

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX, United States

A “matchless American dance company” For Crying Out Loud Choreography by Dwight Rhoden Music by U2 Hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Complexions Contemporary Ballet transcends dance tradition through a groundbreaking approach to the art. Founded in 1994 by master choreographer Dwight Rhoden and the legendary Desmond Richardson, Complexions’ foremost […]

$29

Houston Grand Opera to Open West Side Story

Wortham Theater Center 501 Texas at Smith, Houston, TX, United States

On January 31, 2025, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open blockbuster musical West Side Story, created by composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, choreographer Jerome Robbins, and playwright Arthur Laurents. Directed by the legendary Francesca Zambello with acclaimed conductor Roberto Kalb at the podium in his house debut, this co-production of HGO, Glimmerglass Festival, and […]

$25 – $210.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Open Dance Project presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a dance theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic. Join Dorothy as she is swept away from her life on a farm in Kansas to a magical Land of OZ, where she learns about friendship and courage with her rag tag group of friends – […]

$25 – $40

PURUSHA: DANCING LIKE MEN

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Samskriti’s curtain raiser for its 2025 season of programs is also a celebration of the organization’s 30 years of glorious service to Houston arts. As a mark of this special milestone, Samskriti has made this event free to the public. Three dynamic young male dancers, Dr. Puneet Panda from Atlanta, Vivek Ramanan from New Jersey, […]

Free

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Open Dance Project presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a dance theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic. Join Dorothy as she is swept away from her life on a farm in Kansas to a magical Land of OZ, where she learns about friendship and courage with her rag tag group of friends – […]

$25 – $40

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Open Dance Project presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a dance theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic. Join Dorothy as she is swept away from her life on a farm in Kansas to a magical Land of OZ, where she learns about friendship and courage with her rag tag group of friends – […]

$25 – $40

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Open Dance Project presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a dance theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic. Join Dorothy as she is swept away from her life on a farm in Kansas to a magical Land of OZ, where she learns about friendship and courage with her rag tag group of friends – […]

$25 – $40

Lunar New Year

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Enjoy this vibrant cultural celebration with performances by Lee’s Golden Dragon, Han Narea, Dance of Asian America and more!

Free

Skating Stars

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Houston’s top figure skaters perform demonstrations. Get inspired by what’s possible when you practice on Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green!

free