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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.
![We are so lucky to have Jessica Rabanzo-Flores teaching Contemporary Modern for a whole week this July!
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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![Come learn some company repertoire with our incredible Artistic Director, Terry Wilson, at Summer Workshop 2026 this July!
Terry Wilson has been performing, choreographing and teaching for over 32 years. Her dance career began the minute she met Jean Isaacs and she has performed over 50 dances created by Jean. She studied with her at San Diego State University and consequently began dancing for Three’s Company and Dancers in 1986. Terry then performed for Isaacs/McCaleb and Dancers for eight years before leaving to obtain her MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan. Following that, Ms. Wilson returned to San Diego to dance for Jean at San Diego Dance Theater, retiring from performing in 2003.
In this section of the Workshop, dancers will learn choreography that is part of the San Diego Dance Theater Company repertoire.
📖 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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![We are so excited to have Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba Tovar teaching at Summer Workshop 2026 this July!
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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![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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