What Moves Sacramento is a field guide to the movement arts performances, workshops & recurring spaces that make the valley feel social, active and alive.
Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya Re-Imagines Snow White
Sacramento Dance Theatre: SNOW
Sat., June 6 · The Sofia · 7:30 PM
Sun., June 7 · The Sofia · 2:30 PM
2700 Capitol Ave., Sacramento · All ages · $25
Sacramento Dance Theatre’s SNOW returns to The Sofia after a January run earlier this year. The production retells Snow White through ballet, modern, and theatrical dance, with choreography and direction by Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya.
Gutierrez-Montoya’s prior Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre work at The Sofia was praised by BroadwayWorld as “masterfully choreographed” and “emotionally charged.” We missed the January run, but are excited for another opportunity.
Best fit for: people interested in narrative dance, local contemporary dance-theater, fairy-tale adaptation, and Sacramento stage work beyond ballet and commercial dance showcases.
5Rhythms® at CLARA
The Auditorium at CLARA — 1425 24th St. — $20
Created by Gabrielle Roth, 5Rhythms® moves through five states — flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, stillness — as a wave. No steps to memorize. The point is to keep the body in conversation with rhythm rather than get the form right.
It lands somewhere between dance class, moving meditation, and social ritual. People arrive at all levels of experience and self-consciousness. The practice gives the room a shared grammar without requiring a shared style.
A recurring weekly room, which matters. One-night performances are memorable; a practice you can return to builds something different.
Best for: movement-curious adults; dancers and non-dancers; people looking for a body-centered room rather than a conventional fitness class.
Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 PM
Sundays, 10 AM–12 PM
TROPIX — Sac Dance Lab’s Summer Choreography Showcase
June 27 Youth Show 2 PM | 18+ Show 7 PM
Sac Dance Lab's summer showcase gives Sacramento dancers a stage and Sacramento audiences a reason to show up. Two shows: younger dancers in the afternoon, adult choreographers and performers in the evening.
The work sits in the commercial dance lane — hip-hop, jazz, heels, performance-team culture — which makes TROPIX a useful window into how dance actually circulates in this city outside the ballet and theater calendar. Less finished production, more living portfolio.
Come for the evening show if you want more edge. Come for both if you want the full picture.
Event: TROPIX Choreography Showcase
Presenter: Sac Dance Lab
Location: McClatchy High School Auditorium
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