Dance The Vote! 2020

DanceATL is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that supports various artists across the greater Atlanta community. The organization promotes individual artists, companies, and events, as well as provides resources and information on events occurring across the globe.

A Guide to Nonpartisan Voter Engagement

In 2004, Coca-Cola Artist in Residence Jawole Willa Jo Zollar of Urban Bush Women restaged “are we democracy?….we the people” at Emory. Our conversation with the original Emory Dance Company cast will address the relevance of the choreographic work today as we still fight racialized voter suppression. Registration required: bit.ly/3if3Imo

Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual ‘milonga’ on Monday! If you missed it and would like access to the recording, please email info@danceatl.org!

Press release here.


What is Dance the Vote?

DanceATL and National Water Dance are excited to collaborate with Jamē McCray’s  Dance the Vote, a week-long dance challenge illustrating your reason for voting, asking you to answer the question “What are you voting for”? We’re challenging you to get registered, committed, and ready to vote in this most important presidential election. Keep an eye on our social media as we share how you can participate, our reason for voting, and where to go to register to vote and look up your ballot information.

Participating is simple, here’s how it works: 

  • Learn the shared movement phrase based on “I vote for our voices to be heard”
  • Add your movement based on “I vote for____”
  • Perform the shared movement phrase (and verbalize it or include it as a caption) along with your movement 
  • Post it on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #DANCEtheVOTE and #DanceTheVoteATL
  • Tag your friends and challenge them to keep it going! Tag @danceatlanta and we will repost your video

Get up and #DANCEtheVOTE!

Dance the Vote Movement

Volunteer in Atlanta

Do you need a ride?
Text or call DanceATL at 404-465-4831 with the date, time, and pick up location and we will find a volunteer to drive you to the polls! 

Want to help a dancer get to the polls?

Volunteers who early voted and are willing to drive people to the polls, please email info@danceatl.org with your contact information and availability for the month of October or on Election Day.

*By volunteering or requesting a ride, you assume your own risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other illness or injury and DO NOT hold DanceATL liable. By volunteering or requesting a ride, you agree to wear a mask when in a vehicle with other people.

Are you registered to vote?

Go to vote411.org to register to vote and find out who’s on your ballot before election day (those local races matter and are often decided by a few hundred votes or less). 

Important Dates and Deadlines

Mon, Oct 5 – Last Day To Register!

Mon, Oct 12 – Early Voting Begins!

Sat, Oct 24 – Saturday Early Voting

Tues, Nov 3 – Election Day! – but you should have already voted by then, right!

More Resources

How To Vote In Every State

GA Voter Registration

GA Absentee Ballot

Calendar of GA Election Dates, Early Voting, etc.

We Decide:  Art, Culture and Voting Video

Dance/USA’s November 2020 Election Toolkit

More resources will be added! If you have a resource to share, email info@danceatl.org.

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