Decatur City Dance

Decatur City Dance Decatur City Dance delivers the art and experience of dance through training and community performance. Open auditions are held annually.

Decatur City Dance is the oldest performing dance group in DeKalb County, first established a Junior Company of Atlanta Civic Ballet in 1952 by Hilda Gumm. It became an independent artistic entity in 1962 under the guidance of Hilda Gumm and Marie Roberts. Under the Decatur City Dance umbrella are five performing groups of accomplished adult and teen dancers: AboutFace (contempary jazz), Apprentic

e and Junior Ensembles (ballet, jazz, and modern), Rhythm Keepers (tap), and Junior Rhythm Keepers (tap). During its five decades, Decatur City Dance has presented original choreography of varying styles appropriate for all ages, including the story ballets of Winnie the Pooh, The Little Princess, and A Day with Mother Goose. The companies have performed both on traditional theater stages around metro Atlanta as well as in spaces as diverse as the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, North Dekalb Mall, Cannon Chapel at Emory University, and Oakland Cemetary. Decatur City Dance is a nonprofit corporation, based in Decatur, Georgia, financially supported by contributions, grant funds, membership dues, and ticket sales. Its members are talented dancers, many of whom started their dance training at Decatur School of Ballet. For eligibillity requirements please contact Decatur City Dance.

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141 Sams Street
Decatur, GA
30030

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