A busy weekend of dance brings Atlanta close to the EDGE

Lots of shows precede a seminal week for Atlanta’s dance community

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Atlanta’s dancers have been busy lately, as you can probably tell by the number of big shows this weekend. You’d think that after such a full weekend, the city’s dance artists would want to take a long break. Far from it. These are our movers and shakers we’re talking about after all.

The weekend of shows is just a prelude to the first annual off the EDGE, a sprawling, ambitious week of dance-related events leading up to a ginormous set of free performances at Woodruff Park and a line-up of prestigious visiting artists on the stage of the Rialto next Friday and Saturday nights.

Check out some of this weekend’s shows after the jump and stay tuned to Creative Loafing for more info and updates as Atlanta’s dance community heads off the EDGE next week.