Beantown is a non-negotiable “must attend” in my dance calendar!  Every year it just keeps getting better, too! I’ve attended 7 consecutive Beantown camps and I have no plans in stopping. The instructors, the classes, the panel discussions, and the student performances are all so valuable and give me so much to ponder and focus on throughout the year. Having elders like Barbara Billups, Sugar Sullivan, and this year David Butts is such a treat and an honor, as we get to hear their stories and in some cases learn classic choreography from them. Beantown has such as “special energy” (to borrow the phrase Gordon Webster said on the last night this year) that it’s really hard to put into words, so you kind of just have to go and experience it ; )