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Desert  Dance  Theatre


Arizona's longest established dance company, connecting communities through dance since 1979.
It's now November, and we're back from another set of beautiful celebrations with community at El Dia de los Muertos: the Day of the Dead.   Let us continue to remember our ancestors and wise ones who have come before us!   We carry on old traditions, and bust out in creative newness.  We have so many to honor who have taught us well!  
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HURRY!  Be sure not to miss our
40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT!!
​Featuring stunning new repertory,
and a few classics.
TEMPE CENTER for the ARTS
​November 23, 2019
GET TICKETS HERE!
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Desert Dance Theatre this month pays respects to Francis Ethel Smith Cohen,
a beloved friend, mentor, teacher, and choreographer and "mom" to hundreds and hundreds of dancers in Arizona.  When Fran first relocated to Phoenix from Tucson, she volunteered with Desert  Dance Theatre as its company teacher and guest 
choreographer, offerer of sage advice and buckets of love.   When she started her own Center Dance Ensemble, she continued to keep Desert Dance in her heart, and offered to share with our company a much better rehearsal space in exchange for simple tasks like teaching and accompaniment.  The two companies saw each other almost daily, and it was wonderful to see how such artists could learn from each other in a spirit of love and encouragement.   Fran was always there for us with love, and joy, positive energy, and kindness that was never-ending.  Fran, we will miss you, your laughter and your jokes, and your love--you continue to LIVE in our hearts and in our movement forward!  We owe much of who we are to you! 
Frances Smith Cohen: In Memoriam
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ARCHIVES:
Desert Dance Theatre is proud to have pulled off a SUCCESSFUL AND POWERFUL
Arizona Dance Festival, in Prescott and in Scottsdale!
Professional, slick, full of variety and a wide range of aesthetics, audiences raved about the experience, and students relished the opportunities of working with professionals in the different master classes offered!  We are grateful to our sponsors and hosts for each event, including Mary Heller of Yavapai College in Prescott, and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. 
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ARIZONA DANCE FESTIVAL 2019

Congratulations to Lisa, DDT, Scottsdale Center, Yavapai College, our wonderful audiences, and the amazing dancers and dance companies!  It was a fabulous show and what an amazing success!
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40th Anniversary Season

In our 40th year, we are rethinking, restructuring, reimagining and reflecting on our place in the dance community on this planet. We have restructured our board of directors, renewed our commitment to providing high quality dance classes to the community, and reinvested in our commitment to making dance with a purpose. We’ve reconnected with our best choreographers, and renewed our commitment to our dancers, to provide strong, powerful, dynamic, and FUN concerts that engage with audiences and move our art form forward.
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Company  Classes

Desert Dance Theatre offers regular modern
​dance classes open to the public,
​at Dance Theater West in Phoenix.
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CLass Info

Desert Dance Theatre

P.O. Box 25332 
Tempe, AZ 85285-5332

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  • Home
  • Upcoming Events
    • 40th Anniversary Concert >
      • Descriptions of Dances
  • About
    • Directors >
      • Dancers
      • Board of Directors
    • History >
      • Marion Kirk Jones
    • Open Classes
  • Archives
    • Arizona Dance Festival 2019 >
      • Scottsdale Festival Companies >
        • Scottsdale Aft/Eve Lineup
      • Prescott Festival Lineup >
        • Prescott Festival Companies
        • Prescott Master Classes
  • Repertory
    • Sister Moses
  • Bookings
  • Your Support
    • Advertising
  • Contact Us