Oakland-based “vertical” dance troupe BANDALOOP held a rehearsal at EPACENTER last week where the nonprofit arts center’s young dancers could learn some of their moves. The company will perform on May 30 at “EPACENTER Illuminated: The Afterglow,” an after-party for the center’s annual fundraising gala, along with Grammy-winning percussionist Sheila E.
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BANDALOOP dancers Jose Abad, right, and Jessica Swanson rehearse an upcoming performance while sitting on the roof of EPACENTER in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.BANDALOOP associate artistic director Damara Vita Ganley stands on a railing while attached by a rope to the roof of EPACENTER to rehearse a dance with young members of the EPACENTER Dance Team at EPACenter in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.BANDALOOP associate artistic director Damara Vita Ganley stands on a railing while attached by a rope to the roof of EPACENTER to rehearse a dance with young members of the EPACenter Dance Team at EPACenter in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.
SLIDESHOW: BANDALOOP dancers Jessica Swanson, left, and Jose Abad rehearse an upcoming performance suspended by ropes on an exterior wall of EPACENTER in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.
SLIDESHOW: Young members of the EPACENTER Dance Team watch BANDALOOPS executive director Thomas Cavanagh check a rope attached to associate artistic director Damara Vita Ganley at EPACENTER in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.
SLIDESHOW: Young members of the EPACENTER Dance Team rehearse with BANDALOOP performers at EPACenter in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.
BANDALOOP dancer Jose Abad rehearses for an upcoming performance suspended by a rope on an exterior wall of EPACENTER in East Palo Alto on May 20, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray.
Sheila E. and BANDALOOP perform at EPACENTER Illuminated: The Afterglow on May 30, 7:30 p.m., at EPACENTER, 1950 Bay Road, East Palo Alto. General admission tickets are $150/admission is $25 for East Palo Alto residents. epacenter.org/sunset-concerts