WELCOME   TO   THE   FLORIDA   DANCE   THEATRE!

The 2018-2019 Season is our 25th Anniversary and promises to be our most spectacular yet. Plan now to enjoy the intoxicating mix of passion, athleticism, elegant refinement, and classic modernity that you have come to love love on the stage! 

2018 - 2019 SEASON
UPCOMING EVENTS

​Diverse repertoire, exciting collaborations and timeless classics return to Lakeland
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Explorations V Children's Museum

the sugar plum tea party

Dress up in your holiday finest and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her friends for a lovely tea party with holiday sweets and treats.
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December 15 &16, 2018
Branscomb Auditorium

N U T C R A C K E R

The timeless classic The Nutcracker is one you sure don’t want to miss! 
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Box office phone: 863.680.4295 or 863.680.6229
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February 9 & 10, 2019
Branscomb Auditorium

The FIT & Fierce Festival

The Fit n’ Fierce Festival returns! Solos, duets & ensemble works will be judged by a panel of professionals for a chance to win cash prizes & summer scholarships. Winners will perform in The Dance Gala with the professional company of Florida Dance Theatre.
Competition - February 9th at 12 pm
Gala performance - February 10th at 5 pm
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April 27, 2019
Polk Theatre

​25th  anniversary  Gala  Celebration

FDT’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Gala will conclude 2018-2019. Come and enjoy an amazing performance followed by a wonderful reception at the Polk Theater!

2018 - 2019 SEASON
PAST  EVENTS

September 23rd, 2018
Explorations V Children's Museum
PIRATE PARTY
Come party with Peter Pan and all of his Neverland Pals! Story time with Wendy, play time with the Lost Boys, tinkering with Tinkerbell, Makeovers with Mermaids, and swashbuckling shenanigans with Hook ... Second star to the right and straight on to good times.
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September 29th, 2018
Branscomb Auditorium
PETER PAN
​Join Florida Dance Theatre along with the Imperial Symphony as they journey to a land where you’ll never grow up! The season opens with an original adaptation of J.M Barrie’s classic, Peter Pan.
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What Our Families and Students Are Saying

"Our girls have excelled at Florida Dance Theatre. This dance academy takes the instruction of our children seriously and it shows!"

"Polk County is fortunate to have in its midst a vital arts organization, firmly rooted in its commitment to the immediate community and to the wider world of the arts."

"Carol Erkes' mission is to give the children of central Florida the opportunity to learn the living art form of dance! Thank you Ms. Carol for all you do!"

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