WELCOME TO DANCING CLASSROOMS PHILLY

Dancing Classrooms Philly is a licensed ballroom dancing program for Philadelphia schoolchildren, launched in September 2007. Dancing Classrooms Philly isn’t just about dance—it’s about transforming kids into “ladies and gentlemen” with a set of behavioral skills and social graces that will carry over into all aspects of their lives, giving them the confidence and self-esteem needed to compete in the real world. As a vehicle for teaching civility and respect for self and others, the program is an antidote to the violence that wracks the inner city schools and communities. With the alarming rise of obesity and Type 2 diabetes among school-aged children, Dancing Classrooms Philly introduces a healthy and wholesome cardiovascular activity with the potential for lifelong enjoyment.


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To date, Dancing Classrooms Philly has reached nearly 4,600 Philadelphia fifth graders in more than 90 public, charter and Catholic school classrooms. The program’s specially trained teaching artists teach a variety of social dances. Our teaching artists, who were chosen through a rigorous audition process, received intensive training by Pierre Dulaine, the world renowned ballroom dancer who founded the nonprofit Dancing Classrooms program out of New York City’s American Ballroom Theater. As seen in the documentary film “Mad Hot Ballroom,” Dancing Classrooms is an in-school residency for every child, regardless of background, experience and abilities.

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