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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™.

Trolley Dances 2026

October 3 & 4, 2026

Join us this fall as we hop on and off the MTS Trolley to explore original pieces of site-specific choreography!

This year's Trolley Dances choreographers are Terry Wilson, Erica Buechner, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Spencer John Powell & Jean Isaacs.

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Keep Trolley Dances Going in 2026!

We've made it to $20,000!

We’re aiming to raise $25,000 to make the 28th Annual Trolley Dances™ even more magical. Every gift helps us commission choreographers, pay dancers, provide student transportation, and keep this beloved event free and accessible.

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TROLLEY DANCES 2026 STARTS TOMORROW!!!

Get tickets at the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org

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Trolley Dances 2026 wouldn’t be possible without the support and generosity of our community partners: MTS, UC San Diego Campus Performances and Events Office, and The Preuss School at UC San Diego.

Thank you and we are so excited to work with you all for Trolley Dances 2026!

There’s still time to get tickets for Trolley Dances this weekend, October 3 & 4! Visit the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org to learn more.

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Can you believe Trolley Dances is in 3 days?! Make sure to grab your tickets before they sell out!

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Meet our final choreographer, former Artistic Director of San Diego Dance Theater and creator of Trolley Dances: Jean Isaacs! 🚋

Jean Isaacs is a critically acclaimed, award - winning choreographer whose work has been presented in Switzerland , Germany, China, Mexico, Guatemala ,Canada and Poland, as well as on both coasts o f the US . Isaacs was the artistic director of the San Diego Dance Theater, the originator of the annual site-specific project Trolley Dances, now celebrating its 28th year , and the co-founder of the San Diego Dance Alliance , Three’s Company and dancers, and Isaacs/ Mccaleb & Dancers.

Isaacs collaborates frequently with numerous cross-border partners, including the Centro Cultural and the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana and the Universidad Autonoma and Paralelo 32 in Mexicali, Mexico. Awards include Craig Noel San Diego the Ater Critics award, the Bay Area Theater Critics award , two California Arts Council Choreography Fellowships, the National Endowment for the Arts , the Sign-on San Diego Editors award, the distinguished Teaching award at UCSA and San Diego and the California Dance Educators Associate Artistic award . Jean has taught technique, choreography, and improvisation at the University of California, San Diego, department of theatre and dance for 25 years. She retired to move San Diego Dance Theater to its home at Liberty Station. Isaacs retired from San Diego Dance Theater in January 2021, she has been a free lance choreographer since then.

🎫 Learn more about Trolley Dances 2026 at the link in bio or visit sandiegodancetheater.org

Video clip from Jean’s Trolley Dances piece last year, Slip Slidin’ Away.

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SDDT closed Friday, Oct 2 - Monday, Oct 5. Come see Trolley Dances 2026!

Meet our fourth choreographer for Trolley Dances 2026: Erica Buechner! 🚋

Erica Buechner has had an extensive professional dance career in San Diego. She performed for Mojalet Dance Collective, Eveoke Dance Theatre, IMAGOmoves, Wallpaper Performance Group, The PGK Project, Patricia Sandback and Dancers, and Joe Alter Dance Group, among others. She was the recipient of the 2018/2019 Creative Catalyst Grant through the San Diego Foundation. She co-produced youTurn Arts (2011-2017), choreographing four of the seven years. Erica was invited to choreograph for Live Arts Fest (2017) for San Diego Dance Theater. She choreographed for Dinner Dances (2017) and directed and choreographed for Sauced (2022) and The Morning After (2025) for Art Produce. Her work was selected for La Jolla Music Society’s inaugural CHOREOLab (2012) and San Diego Dance Theater’s Young Choreographers’ Prize (2012). She has also self-produced many other shows around San Diego.

Erica attended San Diego State University (BFA in Dance) and was named the Outstanding Graduate of the Year in Dance (2006) and given the Alumni To Watch Award (2011). She obtained her MFA in Dance from Hollins University/American Dance Festival (2013). Erica was named by the San Diego Union-Tribune as an “Artist to Watch” (2014). She currently teaches at Francis Parker School.

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