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Lights Dance is a Seattle-based dance film festival that celebrates the vibrance and endless possibilities of dance storytelling.
Our festival submission season has officially closed. We want to extend a sincere thank you to every filmmaker who shared their work with us.​
Please stay tuned to our social media channels for news and updates as we prepare for the 10th Annual Festival in 2026.
2025 Programs & Awards
First Steps
No journey begins with a leap–and yet, those small first steps are the most courageous ones we can take. In this program, artists portray one of the most vulnerable, hopeful, and open things we can do: start.
Continuum
This program presents films that illuminate the fluidity of time mobilizing dance as a medium as which we imagine reality. Through it all, dance endures as a constant for human expression.
Dance with Me
How do we express the depth of human connection when words are not enough? This collection of short films showcase the versatility of dance in expressing the different facets of desire, vulnerability, and resilience.
2025 Festival Sponsors
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