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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™.

Winter Showcase

Sunday, Dec 13th, 2026

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Winter Showcase is a multi-generational performance that marks the end of our Fall Session at SDDT, and gives Adult & Aging Creatively dancers an opportunity to get on stage at our home event space, the Light Box Theater.

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Pricing Update

Monthly Unlimited Class Package

To help us keep up with rising operating costs and continue providing quality dance classes, the monthly Unlimited Class Package will increase from $90 to $95 per month, effective December 15, 2026.

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Weekly Adult & Aging Creatively Classes

Get your dancing in this fall and register for our weekly Adult & Aging Creatively classes.

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SDDT will be closed on Monday, October 12th.

And that’s a wrap on the 28th Annual Trolley Dances!

Thank you to everyone who braved the heatwave and rode along with us this past weekend! Nothing quite says dedication for dance like dancing your way through a heatwave!

Dance is a way of life and every year continues to prove how powerful dance is in bring people back to one another and back to ourselves.

❤️ To our outstanding choreographers: Thank you Terry Wilson, Erica Buechner, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Spencer John Powell & Jean Isaacs, for sharing your artistry, talent, and vision with us

❤️ To our incredible dancers: Thank you for braving the heat and bringing each work to life with so much talent, passion, and heart!

❤️ To our amazing creative team, volunteers, tour guides, and tech crew: Thank you for your dedication and care because none of this would be possible without all the months of behind-the-scenes magic to make sure everything flows seamlessly!

And finally, thank you to everyone who attended, donated, supported, and rode along with us. Your presence and generosity make it possible for us to keep this one-of-a-kind San Diego tradition alive. ❤️

Cheers to another unforgettable Trolley Dances 🥂
...and now, it’s time to start planning for next year! 🔥😉

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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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