Dance
Irish dance school passes on heritage ‘for generations’ through St. Patrick’s Day Parade performance
Students have spent two months preparing for their biggest performance of the year: ceili dancing for tens of thousands and a live TV audience.
6 years ago
Philly Pops taps a tapper for the first time
The Philly Pops orchestra will invite a tap dancer onstage for its series of Harlem Renaissance concerts.
6 years ago
Listen 2:22Olympic breakdancing? Paris 2024 organizers say, ‘oui, garçon!’
The world's best breakdancers could compete for Olympic gold at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris if organizers succeed in getting the dance style recognized as an Olympic sport.
6 years ago
Philly welcomes Year of the Pig with lions, fireworks
Philadelphia's Chinatown celebration welcoming the Year of the Pig featured the Lion Dance performed by the Philadelphia Suns and members of Cheung's Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy.
6 years ago
Charter school intends to honor Philadanco dance founder
A pending String Theory charter school in West Philadelphia will be named after the African-American dance pioneer.
6 years ago
African music, dance kick off 2019 Sundays on Stage at Philly Free Library
The decades-old series “Sundays on Stage” begins 2019 season at Free Library of Philadelphia with Seventh Principle performing African music and dance.
6 years ago
Delaware Art Museum expands into music and dance performances
The Delaware Art Museum kicks off the New Year with art, music and dance as it opens the 2019 performance series tonight in Wilmington.
6 years ago
At all-inclusive ballet classes, ‘special things happen’ for children and parents
It took five years to find a ballet academy open to children of all abilities. Finally, at Pennsylvania Ballet Academy in Camp Hill the bALLet class was born.
6 years ago
Final call for Jessica Lang dance company
Jessica Lang Dance, a New York City company that has won the highest dance accolades, will fold in April.
6 years ago
BalletX builds dance on Philly’s Washington Avenue
Ballet X, a contemporary ballet company, has put down roots in Philadelphia's industrial Washington Avenue corridor.
6 years ago
Educators call for unity at Indigenous People’s Day celebration
Educators called for more awareness of indigenous cultures around the world at the 8th annual Indigenous People's Day celebration at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Sweatin’ to the oldies at Philly art museum
The Philadelphia Museum of Art opens its galleries to Museum Workout, a performance art aerobics class.
6 years ago
Kids go ham for ‘Hamilton’ at Music Theatre Philly camp
A 'Hamilton' musical theater summer camp puts kids in the room where it happens.
6 years ago
A journey through the mind of a Philly artist
A muralist and a choreographer turn a South Philly studio into a labyrinth of imagination.
6 years ago
Listen 2:15Burlesque: the history and a revival
Guests: Dustin Wax, Timaree Schmit The word “burlesque” likely conjure images of seduction and stript ...
Air Date: June 25, 2018 10:00 am
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