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WELCOME
San Diego Dance Theater is a nonprofit performing arts organization located at the ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station in San Diego, California.
We are a modern dance company and school committed to providing a home to dancers of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures.
Our mission to provide access to professional training, performances, and programming representing diversity of all kinds is evident through our summer dance workshops, cross-border projects, and performances - including the long-standing crowd favorite, Trolley Dances™.
Summer Workshop Registration Open!
Monday, July 6th - Friday, July 10th
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
10am - 5pm | Light Box Theater
San Diego Dance Theater’s Summer Workshop offers
aspiring professional dancers in our community an opportunity to train with respected teaching artists, and to perform in a Showcase that culminates the workshop experience.
Trolley Dances 2026 Auditions
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
6 - 8pm (Check-in at 5:30pm)
Light Box Theater
Trolley Dances 2026 performances are October 3 & 4, 2026 and Kids on Board on October 2, 2026. If cast, dancers will perform a 6-8 min dance, 6 times a day, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with potential additional performances on September 26 morning. Dancers will be paid at an hourly rate of $22/hour for all rehearsals and performances.
Choreographers auditioning: Terry Wilson, Erica Buechner, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores & Jean Isaacs.
Summer Workshop Showcase
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 at 3:30pm
Light Box Theater
Donation-based tickets
Join us for the culminating performance of San Diego Dance Theater’s Summer Workshop, where students take the stage after two immersive weeks of training with some of the region’s most acclaimed choreographers. This powerful performance features original works created by: Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba Tovar, Donna Flournoy, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, and Jessica Humphrey. This performance will also feature SDDT professional company repertoire taught by Artistic Executive Director Terry Wilson.
![Donna’s classes are always a blast! We are so grateful that she is teaching Jazz Fusion again this summer at Summer Workshop 2026!
Jazz Fusion is where technique meets feel‑good groove. This high‑energy class mixes jazz, contemporary, and street-inspired movement to create dynamic, expressive choreography that’s as fun as it is challenging. Expect sharp accents, smooth transitions, and lots of musical play—plus room to let your personality shine.
📖 Learn more at sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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Our annual summer workshop offers aspiring professional dancers (ages 17+) in our community an opportunity to train with respected teaching artists, and to perform in a showcase that culminates the workshop experience.
☀️ Summer Workshop Dates:
Monday, July 6th - Friday, July 10th
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
10am - 5pm
☀️ Summer Workshop Showcase:
Saturday, July 18th at 3:30pm
🔗 Register at the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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#sddt #sandiegodancetheater #sandiegodance #sandiegodancers #summerworkshop
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![If you ever wanted to experience Limón Technique, a technique noted for its range of expression and humanism, be sure to register for Pablo's class at Summer Workshop 2026 this July!
A native of San Diego, California, Mr. Ruvalcaba holds a BFA from The Juilliard School and an MFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Mr. Ruvalcaba first joined the Limón Dance Company in 1996 where he was quickly cast in prominent roles dancing opposite Carla Maxwell in Carlota and Nina Watt in Orfeo. He was also featured as soloist in The Winged, Choreographic Offering and There is A Time. During his tenure with The Limón Company, Mr. Ruvalcaba originated roles by noted guest choreographers such as Donald McKayle, Murray Louis, Lar Lubovitch, Doug Varone, Adam Hougland, among others.
Limón Technique places emphasis on the body’s natural rhythms of fall and recovery and the interplay between weight and weightlessness. The technique is noted for its range of expression and humanism, the immediacy with which a Limón dancer conveys the universality of experience, and the dynamism and the physicality of dance. A Limón-trained dancer has an organic way of moving that is adaptable to a wide range of choreographic styles and� prepares them to perform in both classical and contemporary dance forms.
📖 Learn more at sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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Our annual summer workshop offers aspiring professional dancers (ages 17+) in our community an opportunity to train with respected teaching artists, and to perform in a showcase that culminates the workshop experience.
☀️ Summer Workshop Dates:
Monday, July 6th - Friday, July 10th
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
10am - 5pm
☀️ Summer Workshop Showcase:
Saturday, July 18th at 3:30pm
🔗 Register at the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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#sddt #sandiegodancetheater #sandiegodance #sandiegodancers #summerworkshop
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![Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Spring Showcase! This is a special showcase at SDDT because it celebrates the talent, dedication, and vibrant community of our Children’s Classes, Adult and Aging Creatively Classes, Work Study dancers, and the SDDT Company.
Let’s keep making dance a way of life! 💫
🎥 Videography by @eye.milana
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![Explore the balance between grounded strength and control with fluidity and flow with Jessica's Contemporary Modern class at Summer Workshop 2026 this July!
Jessica Rabanzo-Flores is a performing artist, choreographer, dance educator, and fitness professional native to San Diego. She graduated from UC Irvine with two Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Dance. Jessica has been a company dancer for Malashock Dance for the past three years, and has also been commissioned to create work on the company.
Jessica’s class is a culmination of her studies in classical modern and contemporary techniques. Her work as a functional movement trainer is infused in her teaching, prioritizing safety, proper form and alignment. She explores movement that can be physically vigorous, but also supple and fluid. The balance between grounded strength and control with fluidity and flow is a foundation of Jessica’s movement. Musicality, rhythm, and thoughtful sequentiality are explored in her class.
Class will begin with a thorough full-body warmup moving in and out of the floor, progress to standing sequences, and will build to an expansive phrase. Jessica creates an inclusive environment where we can harvest individual expression and joyful movement.
📖 Learn more at sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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Our annual summer workshop offers aspiring professional dancers (ages 17+) in our community an opportunity to train with respected teaching artists, and to perform in a showcase that culminates the workshop experience.
☀️ Summer Workshop Dates:
Monday, July 6th - Friday, July 10th
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
10am - 5pm
☀️ Summer Workshop Showcase:
Saturday, July 18th at 3:30pm
🔗 Register at the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org/summer-workshop
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#sddt #sandiegodancetheater #sandiegodance #sandiegodancers #summerworkshop
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