San Diego Civic Dance Arts

✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨

See Head Over Heels before the final curtain falls and celebrate 80 years of dance with SDCDA! 🎭💃 From ballet to hip hop, tap, jazz, contemporary, and more—experience a showcase of dance for all ages and styles.

Can you believe it? For 80 incredible years, San Diego Civic Dance Arts has inspired generations of dancers, artists, dreamers, and audiences through the joy of dance and our spring recitals/productions. Founded in 1942, the program continues to provide high-quality dance education and performance opportunities for students of all ages and abilities throughout San Diego.

From tiny dancers taking their very first steps to seasoned performers lighting up the stage, SDCDA celebrates every age, every level, and every style—ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, musical theater, Hawaiian, creative movement, and more.

✨ 80 years of tradition
✨ 80 years of excellence
✨ 80 years of community
✨ 80 years of unforgettable performances

Thank you to the dancers, families, teachers, choreographers, volunteers, alumni, and supporters who have made this remarkable legacy possible. Here’s to honoring our past, celebrating our present, and dancing boldly into the future!

🎟️ 6 More shows this weekend. Make sure to get your tickets

If you’ve walked through these doors to see SDCDA’s amazing staff welcome you, you’ve earned your place on this stage. ✨

Countdown to our 2nd week of shows continues!

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Meet the incredible cast & crew, and the creative vision behind it all—Director Alan Schueler! ✨

With only 7 performances remaining, now is the time to experience the magic of Head Over Heels and SDCDA dancers from all over San Diego Parks & Recreation Centers too! Grab your tickets and join us for an unforgettable show! 🎭💃

Friday, June 5 - 7:00pm
Saturday, June 6 - 1:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm
Sunday, June 7 - 1:00pm, 4:00pm
Friday, June 12 - 7:00pm
Saturday, June 13 - 1:00pm

Location: Casa del Prado Theater, Balboa Park

The wait is over! Today marks the start of SDCDA’s 80th Spring Recital Season and the opening of our exciting production, Head Over Heels!

Months of dedication, creativity, rehearsals, and passion have led to this moment, and we can’t wait to share it with our amazing audiences. Join us as our dancers, choreographers, and staff bring this incredible production to life on stage.

The lights are up, the curtain is ready to rise, and the excitement is building…

🎟️ Let the shows begin!

San Diego Civic Dance Arts is incredibly honored and grateful to be recognized with the San Diego County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO).

CECO’s commitment to supporting local nonprofits and uplifting communities through grants and charitable giving continues to make a meaningful impact throughout San Diego County. Because of their generosity and belief in organizations like SDCDA, we are able to continue creating opportunities for young dancers to grow in confidence, creativity, discipline, and community through the arts.

We are truly humbled by this recognition and deeply appreciative of the relationships, encouragement, and support that help keep our programs thriving. Thank you, CECO, for investing in our youth, our mission, and the future of dance in our community💙