Event Details
Join with family and friends to attend the exciting and dynamic dance event of the season, Dance Caravan! Dancers from both West Valley and Mission colleges, along with special guest performances by sjDANCEco, will present new works that promise to inspire audience members of all ages.
The program features dance styles for everyone! Enjoy hip hop, ballroom, ballet, modern, salsa, tap, and jazz.
Dance Caravan performances are held outdoors on a professional stage in front of the Cilker School of Art and Design. Purchase tickets online. Seating available for first 200 guests to buy tickets or bring your lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the performance from the grass. Complimentary parking available on site.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
3:30 and 7:00 p.m.
West Valley College Cilker School of Art and Design
Acknowledgements
West Valley-Mission Community College District
Bradley Davis, Chancellor
West Valley College
Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza, President
Joe Morello, Interim Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
Anthony Djedi, Vice President of Administrative Services
Joann Denning, Interim Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
Joe McDevitt, Dean of Enrollment Services
Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez, Dean, Cilker School of Art & Design
Kristen Garcia, Administrative Specialist, Cilker School of Art & Design
Shamiran Badal, Cilker School of Art & Design Embedded Counselor
Katie Woods, Director of Marketing & Communications
Gosia Asher, Management Analyst
Steven Quintero, Graphic Designer
Jason King, Printing Services
West Valley College Performing Arts Department
Esther Archer-Lakhani, Collaborative Pianist
William Clay, Director of Film Studies
Troy Davis, Director of Instrumental Music & Jazz Studies
Lou De La Rosa, Chair; Director of Choral & Vocal Studies
Brianna Eckhaus, Performing Arts Instructional Technician
Jeff Forehan, Director of Commercial Music Studies
Andrew Lidwell, Performing Arts Technical Director
Laura Lowry, Director of Theater Studies
Robert Sinclair, Director of Composition & Scoring Studies; Music Theory Coordinator
West Valley College Dance Faculty
Maria Basile, Modern, Ballroom
Sarah Escobedo, Ballet, Jazz, Modern & Tap
Shih Hsu “Ceech,” Hip Hop
Brenna Wundram, Dance Coordinator, Ballroom
Danny Zepeda, Salsa (Mission College)
Student Tech Crew
Tay Vaden, Stage Manager
Lana Satana, Sound
Special thanks to Mission College Dance Program and sjDANCEco.
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Upcoming Performances
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