Check out these photos from the American Dance Festival Block Party on Sunday night. It was a warm-up event for this year's exciting ADF series. Check out our events calendar for more info about performance dates beginning June 18.

These photos were shot by Andrew Synowiez at the block party between Parker & Otis and Pop's. They come to us courtesy of Cayte Connell of ADF.

The ADF, now in its 76th year, moved to Durham in 1978. Madonna attended the first six-week dance school held in North Carolina that year, on scholarship.

This year's performances explore the intersection of ballet and modern dance. Many will be held at DPAC, though there will be one very special performance at Golden Belt.