UpRooted Dance
Where fantasy and reality meet... movement and imagination merge with UpRooted Dance! UpRooted Dance was founded in Charlottesville Virginia in 2007.
Since then Keira has had the wonderful opportunity to work with dancers in both Charlottesville and the DC Metro Area. Keira has worked with some dancers time and time again and on many projects together. While other dancers have come and gone for a season. Each dancer has brought something special and unique to the company no matter how short or long they were a part of the group.
07/29/2025
Still on high from our presentation of our newest work “Cross Dissolve.” The piece was made spectacular by dancers .bramstedt
Thanks for all who came out to support the work!
07/01/2025
Get your tickets now available! Three shows, five artists, lots of dancers and dancing! UpRooted Dance will be presenting a new work entitled “Cross Dissolve.”
Friday, July 25th at 7pm
Saturday, July 26th 2pm and 7:30pm
Where: Glen Echo’s Back Ballroom
Purchase tickets at tickettailor.com/events/crossdance/1732747
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04/01/2025
Beautiful afternoon for a dress rehearsal with with and
Reserve tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maya-triay-and-mariona-jaume-with-joes-movement-emporium-tickets-1296015791119
03/25/2025
Springtime for UpRooted looks like this: rehearsals with and for a unique cultural exchange performance event at the Spanish Embassy and a gala performance
Also, Uprooted has returned to rehearsing at the beautiful Glen Echo Park with .raimondo
Making new friends with and
Happy for all of the new flowering 🌸🌼🌺 energy
03/10/2025
has picked the meeting spot for Saturday March 15th at 11am! Coming to join us? If you’re looking at the Lincoln Memorial from the Reflecting Pool- we’ll be gathering down towards the lower left hand side. Can’t wait to see you there! Questions?? DM us!
03/06/2025
You’re Invited!!
Join Us for a Night of Dance, Joy, & Rejuvenation!
Friends, these are hard days. Take a break, dance it out, find your joy, and keep fighting!
What is it?
A good ol’ fashioned dance party! Think of it as a dance party in your living room…but with a little more space. We’ll have music, speakers, snacks, and people ready to release some tension and rejuvenate together.
Who?
Sarah Bramley and Keira Hart-Mendoza are your hosts for the evening.
Where is it?
📍 1430 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC
Formerly The Argonaut space, now the greenhouse-like space across from Daru at the corner of H St/Maryland/Benning/Bladensburg.
You might know it as, “Huh, I wonder what’s attached to that terrific family-run liquor store?” (Answer: H St Liquors!)
When is it?
📅 March 14, 2025
🕗 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
If you’re making a night of it, there are a bunch of great new restaurants & bars on H St!
Why this date?
It’s the eve of the second Dance Protest in support of the Kennedy Center (). We’ll take a few minutes to learn the featured dance from the protest (totally optional—feel free to take a break instead!).
🎥 Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yHwKDBgCmY
What does it cost?
💸 FREE! But if you’re able, we’d appreciate a $15 donation or any amount to help cover the space rental. Anything extra will be donated to a great cause.
Venmo: or
What should we bring?
✔ Yourself & friends (kids welcome!)
✔ Nibbles to share (optional)
✔ If you’d like a drink, please purchase from H St Liquors (attached to the venue). Their only request is that we don’t bring outside drinks—help us avoid a fine!
Anything else?
We’re just excited to have a great time and recharge together. Come dance, enjoy, and keep the fight going!
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.”
— Dan Savage
02/26/2025
Next up! and are back at it again!
Join us on March 15 at 11 AM at the reflecting pool in Washington DC. Or create and gather your own group of dancers anywhere around the world on March 15 and March in solidarity.
Learn the Nelken Line and join us in unison movement, march to the beat of the music, or just come and witness the beauty and power of dance and the arts as a means to unite communities!
02/24/2025
We made it into Nellie Bowles TGIF news roundup up last week! Thanks for the coverage!
02/21/2025
UpRooted Dance is excited to announce we are looking for new dancers to join us in our 2025 Season!
What we’re looking for:
-Dancers with strong modern/contemporary technique
-Comfortability with partnering and improvisation
-Availability to rehearse on Fridays 2-5pm
Interested? DM us or email us at [email protected]
02/20/2025
We are so thankful for the outpouring of support we have received since our peaceful dance protest at the Kennedy Center on Monday. We have received messages from far and wide, and are thrilled to have hopefully started a new movement… Using Dance to help us stay present, aware, alert, and active.
If you’d like to learn more about future events and ways to get involved, please consider following
and I () hope to consolidate our efforts to bring people together during this challenging time.
Thank you for your help in capturing our work!
02/19/2025
Thanks .dance.edit for your coverage of our protest on Monday!
02/17/2025
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