Be pART of the possible with our 30th Anniversary Giving Fund.  With big moves on the horizon, we need YOU to join us for our 30th Anniversary to help us step into the next 30 years of making dreams come true for our community!

Academy Open House
August 8th & 9th from 4pm-8pm
August 12 from 9am-12pm

210 Cypress Gardens Blvd,
Winter Haven, Fl. 33880

​FDT's training academy students receive training in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and more as they grow and expand their artistic palette in preparation for their annual Spring Academy Recital. We will be offering classes in Lakeland and Winter Haven for the 30th anniversary season!
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Nutcracker Auditions

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Theatre Winter Haven
210 Cypress Gardens Blvd, SW
Winter Haven, FL. 33880

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Roles include Party Children, Soldiers, Mice, Mother Ginger’s Children and more. Young dancers have a unique opportunity to work closely with the professional dancers of FDT and experience the hard work, discipline, and dedication necessary for a successful production. A fun and exciting chance to feel the thrill of live performance. *A $65 performance fee is due the 1st day of rehearsal.

Audition Times
Ages 6 - 8 from 12pm –12:30pm
Ages 9 - 12 from 12:45pm –1:15pm
Ages 13 & up from 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Florida Dance Theatre in Lakeland, FL, is Polk County's first professional dance company & training academy. We aim to present an exciting, impactful season filled with high energy and memorable moments. We continue to safely enjoy the intoxicating mix of passion, athleticism, elegant refinement, and classic modernity that you have come to love on the stage! We invite you and your family to visit the theatre to take dance classes for ages 3 years & up. Our Dance Academy is open to new students year-round. Stay tuned for updates on season performances by our professional company!

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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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