Modern Moves Festival to feature D.C. area's most established dance troupes

This being an Olympic season, you could call the 12 dance companies performing in next weekend's Modern Moves Festival Carla Perlo's Dream Team. More than a year ago, Perlo, the co-director of Dance Place, asked a dozen modern dance companies and choreographers from the District, Maryland and Virginia to participate in a two-day festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. All 12 said yes, no alternates necessary. As a result, the festival marks the first time in 20 years that the region's thre...