As usual, Dance Day was a phenomenal experience. Thank you to everyone who made this community festival possible.
According to our tallies, more than 300 people came out to Dance Day (not counting the 18 instructors who volunteered to teach workshops throughout the day, or the record 108 performers who graced the stage at the evening showcase!) That’s a whole lotta dancing feet!
Pictures from the showcase will be posted soon. Special thanks to Nick Antony for capturing the magic of the show.
This dancestravaganza would not be possible without an entire team of sponsors, partners and volunteers, so we’d like to thank them again:
Partners & Sponsors
- Philly Dance Fitness
- Ballroom Bliss
- Plays & Players Theater
- State Street Tribal
- ZAZZ Youth Dance & Drama
Instructors
- Anne Kopp
- Blair Davis
- Dahlia Silberg
- Dann Lynch
- Emma Sonnenblick
- Jody Thigpen
- Kate Holden
- Kayla Babicki
- Kerian Pearson
- Lael Leach
- Liz Giraldo
- Marianna Hunter
- Mike McDermott
- Natalie Flynn
- Paula Phillips
- Rachel Savoca
- Serge Khlystov
- Zach Robinson
Performers
- More than 100 students, instructors and professional dancers volunteered to show off their talents at the evening event.
In addition to these partners, a network of dedicated volunteers and Philly Dance Fitness staff put countless hours of work into running this event. Shout out to:
- Deborah Hirsch, event organizer and president of Philly Dance Fitness
- Seth Weiner, sound engineer
- Workshop check in volunteers: Delaney Malloy, Kayla Babicki and Kirwei Lo
- Philly Dance Fitness & ZAZZ staff:
- Beverly Holskin, ballet director & studio manager
- Delaney Malloy, marketing, social media and evening show logistics
- Lucianna Ochoa, graphic and program design
- Ashley Gideon, website redesign
And, last but of course not least, a huge thank you to everyone who danced all day long with us!
Relive the day by flipping through some photos and videos from the performances on our media tab or Facebook page. Please tag and share so we can get even more people dancing next year!
While you’re at it, mark your calendars now for next year’s Philadelphia Dance Day. As usual, it will be the last Saturday of the month. See you then!