Grantee Database
Micaya Presents
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$15,000.00
Project Description
The San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest (SFIHHDF), a project of Micaya Presents, will produce its 27th annual festival at the Palace of Fine Arts, featuring 8–12 world-class hip hop dance companies. CAC funds will support artist fees, production, accessibility services, and community engagement. The festival includes mainstage performances, a kids’ freestyle circle, an audience dance battle, an after-party, and ASL interpretation. Year-round programs include “Mission in the Mix” (local artist showcase), the “RESPECT!” Podcast (free hip hop dance history), and “Know Yourself,” a free arts and mindfulness workshop for underserved BIPOC youth and families. By centering cultural equity, accessibility, and representation, this project ensures that historically excluded artists and audiences can participate in high-quality, inclusive arts experiences that reflect and celebrate their communities.
Organization Summary
Founded in 1999 by Micaya, The SF International Hip Hop DanceFest exists to support the cultural artistry and theatrical integrity of hip hop dance. The core programmatic goals of the SFIHHDF are to:
> Support the evolution of hip hop dance by presenting a range of innovative, high-caliber dance companies with world-class production values. Through these efforts, our goal is to garner positive attention for this rich artistic genre from dancers, audiences and the media.
> Broaden understanding of both dance and hip hop culture on the part of our audience and the Bay Area community, and use SFIHHDF as a vehicle for bringing together 3,500-4,000 culturally and economically diverse audiences to the theater.
> Contribute to the ongoing development and evolution of the genre by providing a consistent forum for its artists; by facilitating connections among hip hop dance artists, and providing mentorship opportunities for young dancers, and emerging artists and companies.
Organization
San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest
Address
5800 Tehama Ave
Richmond
94804
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 297-9740
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
