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How much dance can you fit into two short days? Our nation's capitol finds out with its fast-paced, gala-style VelocityDC Dance Festival. Dance companies, including Ron K. Brown's Evidence and the local Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, collaborate at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall. The Washington Ballet pairs ballet with Latin rhythms in Septime Webre's Juanita y Alicia, and Patrick Corbin stages Paul Taylor's Last Look for CityDance Ensemble. Oct. 2-3. See www.velocitydc.org.