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On Friday night, headliner Amy Poehler largely ceded her stage time to local artists such as the all-female Oakland dance troupe Mix’d Ingrdnts, Bay Area transgender comic Nori Reed — seriously, someone, give her a special — and former Punch Line regular Janine Brito.

The opening act of the show featured Oakland-based, all-female, mixed-race dance troupe Mix'd Ingrdnts, who were awesome.

This is the first in a series of articles that looks to provide a more adequate explanation of what performing artists, specifically dancers, know about their practice.

live music by The Acoustic Guitar Project musicians, and a jaw-dropping dance performance by Oakland’s Mix’d Ingrdnts.

This Local Dance Group will Make You Redefine Women’s Dance

Mix'd Ingrdnts is an Oakland-based, all-women dance company that aims to redefine options for women in the street dance genre.

July 3 – Hieroglyphics*
and dance crews Mix’d Ingrdnts* and Golden State Breakers*

Don’t Miss: The 17th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest brings 16 hip-hop dance companies from around the world to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on Nov. 20-22, including Bay Area stalwarts Academy of Villains, Mix’d Ingrdnts, Loose Change and NastyRay, as well as dance crews from Philadelphia, L.A., Memphis and Sacramento.

From the Fly Girls of “In Living Color” to the famous silhouettes of Beyoncé’s single ladies, there are plenty of pop culture examples of jaw-dropping female dancers.

Among the companies are local crowd favorites like Mix’d Ingrdnts, Loose Change, the area’s “dance circus” known as San Francisco Academy of Villains, Spulu, and the highly charged SoulForce Dance Company.

From the fly girls of In Living Color to the famous silhouettes of Beyoncé's single ladies, there are plenty of pop culture examples of jaw-dropping, coordinated women dancers.

Introducing Mix’d Ingrdnts… a multi-ethnic and diverse collective of women artists who work together as an all styles dance company.

Upon Destiny Arts Center's 25th anniversary, the leaders of the performing arts organization reflect on its past and look ahead to a future with greater community engagement.

Other performers this year include Chapkis Dance Family, Far from the Norm, Funk Beyond Control, Greathouse of Dance, Groove Against the Machine, Ill Style & Peace Productions, the Lor Brothers, Loose Change, Mix’d Ingrdnts, Nicole Klaymoon’s Embodiment Project with d. Sabela Grimes, Loose Change, and Micaya’s SoulForce Dance Company.

“Swing around, boom boom boom!” Instructor Jenay Anolin’s voice echoes through the hollow studio. As bass-heavy music begins flowing through a large speaker six dancers mimic movements in front of a wall mirror. “Don’t lose your rhythm,” Anolin bellows. “That’s a part of hip-hop.”