Sponsors
Artists In Motion Bay Area
Westlake School For The Performing Arts
Edgewood
Show Lineup
A Message from The Company
We want to take a moment to honor the members of our community who are no longer with us. Their love, passion, and impact continue to live on in every space we create and every generation that follows.

Welcome to Good Times!

Every year, this weekend gives us a chance to come together and celebrate the people who make this community what it is. This year, we wanted to do something a little different.

Dance is often the first thing we notice, but behind every performance is a person, a team, and a story. This year's theme, Identity, is about creating space for artists to share who they are today, what inspires them, what they value, and what they want to bring forward. It's an invitation to look beyond the choreography and connect with the people behind it.

As our community continues to grow and evolve, so do the artists who shape it. We hope tonight introduces you to familiar faces in new ways, welcomes you to the next generation of movers and storytellers, and reminds you that this community has always been built by people willing to show up as themselves.

Whether you've been coming to Good Times for years or you're here for the very first time, thank you for spending your day with us. Your support is what allows this community to keep growing, connecting, and moving forward.

We hope you enjoy the show.

With all our love,
The Company
The COde
Good Times is committed to promoting a safe and respectful environment for all attendees. Discrimination or transgressions based on, but not limited to, race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, all gender identities, physical or mental disabilities, medical conditions, veteran status, physical features, socioeconomic status or class, religions, and other protected categories are not tolerated at any of our events.

This code will apply to all who attend and participate in any events held by The Company and Good Times. We do not tolerate any harassment– either in-person or online– in any form, and all predatory behavior and/or sexual misconduct is strictly prohibited. Failure to uphold The Code will result in restorative action.

The organizers will handle situations on a case-by-case basis for the betterment of the event and all individuals involved. To read more about our policies, click here.
Credits
Good Times
Production Team
Head of Operations
  • Patrick Cruz
  • Russell Banzon
Project Manager
  • Marina Cotton
Talent, Merch
  • Vince Chan
Marketing
  • Marina Cotton
  • Lindsey Wong
  • Izzy Bocanegra-Speed
Budget Management, Communications, Ticketing
  • Alan Manosca
Vendors/Sponsors
  • Alan Manosca
  • Juls Sabolboro
Design
  • Lem Manalo
  • JB Hasegawa-Bongato
Community Outreach
  • Jordan Defiesta
Website
  • Jolo Cabrera
The Company
Directors
Mel Batesting, Jolo Cabrera, Kyle Lopez, Jessie Muñoz
Head of Operations
Marina Cotton
Finance
Alan Manosca
Administrative Team
JB Hasegawa-Bongato, Jordan Defiesta
Social Media
Izzy Bocanegra-Speed, Marina Cotton, Lindsey Wong
Dancers
Alan Manosca, Aliah Hagins, Aljon Amores, Alvin Choe, Caitie McCoy, Cassie Eng, Cole Lorenzo, Dana Velonza, Emma Del Rio, Izzy Bocanegra-Speed, Jericho Naguit, Jessie Muñoz, Joan Chen, Jolo Cabrera, JB Hasegawa-Bongato, Jordan Defiesta, Kyle Lopez, Lindsey Wong, Marina Cotton, Mel Batesting, Michelle Dela Cruz, Mieko Oda, Rigo Enriquez, Shannon Cataneda, Tori Roye

Training Ground (TG)
APT
Host / Emcee
  • Christian Rodriguez
Media
  • VIBRVNCY
  • Chris Liu
  • Jericho Naguit
  • Adrian Capangpangan
  • Deziree Bravo
Special Thanks

We're excited to bring back our annual community showcase under its new name: Good Times.

05.07.23
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
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Good Times

Circa 2003.

Hosted by The Company, Good Times is a community-based show held in the Bay Area that aims to uplift, engage, and connect artists of all backgrounds through movement, performances, and connections. 

Good Times, formerly known as UP, started in 2003 as a collaboration between WSPA’s (Westlake School for the Performing Arts) hip-hop team, Xplicit, and WSPA’s Polynesian department. The show’s initial intention was to bring a dance performance that both uplifted each of the departments and also offered a show that differentiated from WSPA’s annual recitals. In 2005, The Company was born and continued to collaborate for several years with the Polynesian program now called Te Orama under the leadership of Kumu Hula Anthony Waipa Manaois. UP, under the direction of The Company, became the community-based show we now know and love, while Te Orama hosts their annual luau and showcase of their own to this day.

Over the years, our show has evolved, but our love for dance, art, and people has remained constant. Our show has become a home for not just other dance teams, but for crews, projects, artists, and audiences from all walks of life to come together and celebrate one another.

This year marks the 20th year of the show’s existence, and we wanted to change the name to something that reflected our show’s intentions. For that reason, we have decided to rename our show to “Good Times”, a way to honor the experiences, camaraderie, and love that we have cultivated and continue to bring to our community in the most authentic way possible.

We are committed to fostering a space that cultivates our values of genuine experiences and connections while providing a safe place for artists to continue to share their craft with our community and the world.

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