Performing Arts

DANCE PROGRAMS
Over seventy dance programs in facilities throughout the city.
Click Here for a Listing of all Recreation Department Dance Programs.

55th Annual Citywide Dance Festival

Thomas Edison High School

Friday, April 17, 2009, 7:00 P.M.
This program provides cultural enrichment opportunities to youth ages 4 to 18, young & middle adults and senior citizens. The Department of Recreation has over 70 dance programs serving more than 2500 participants throughout the year.

14th Annual Holiday Dance Celebration
The Dance Celebration is held December of each year to give participants an opportunity to celebrate their holiday spirit through creative expression. Recreation Dance groups prepare dance routines with holiday themes. Friday, December 4, 2009, 7 P.M., Thomas Holme School, Academy Road and Willits Road, 19136. Admission is $1 at the door.

Date in 2009 to be announced, 7:00 PM at Waterview Recreation Center, Rittenhouse and McMahon Streets. Audience is comprised of friends, family and participants from the Citywide Dance Festival.

12th Annual Cultural Dance Exchange
The 12th Annual Cultural Dance Exchange is a demonstration of different kinds of ethnic dances from various ethnic groups performing their dance routines. A choreographer from each group will lead an ethnic dance workshop. This event will be held  at a date in 2009 to be announced, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Waterview Recreation Center.

Contact Tom Dignam at 215-685-2217 or at tom.dignam@phila.gov for more information about any of the programs on this page.