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Thursday, May 22, 2025
6:30 - 8:00pm National Tap Dance Day Jam Cherry Street Pier 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Tap dancers throughout the U.S. and around the world celebrate tap dance as an American art form each year on Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's birthday (May 25th). Join The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 22 to celebrate with an open tap jam! Tap dancers of all ages are invited to bring their shoes to improvise with us, learn about the holiday's namesake with a reading of the children's book "Rap a Tap Tap," and join us in the Shim Sham Shimmy, tap dance's (inter)national anthem!
This event is free to participate or observe, but guests are encouraged to make a donation, if they are able, to help us continue to offer free programming like this in the future.
This event is free to participate or observe, but guests are encouraged to make a donation, if they are able, to help us continue to offer free programming like this in the future.
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Thursday, August 7, 2025
6:00 - 7:00pm Arts on Center Stage Dilworth Park at City Hall 1 S. 15th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
Philadelphia’s robust network of arts and culture organizations will be celebrated every week as they perform in the center of the city. Join The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble as they return to the stage once again on Thursday, August 7. Dancers will perform repertoire ranging from reimagined jazz standards to contemporary favorites, plus audience members will be invited to participate in interactive rhythm games and learning introductory tap steps. Attendance is free for all, but seating in the Greenfield Lawn is limited. Bring-your-own blanket or chair encouraged.
Past Events
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Sunday, April 27, 2025
2:00 - 3:00pm Open Streets: West Walnut 18th Street from Chestnut to Locust and Walnut Street from 15th to 19th |
Join The Lady Hoofers for the return of Open Streets: West Walnut! The street closure program temporarily pedestrianizes sections of Walnut Street and 18th Street in Rittenhouse Row to create a welcoming space to shop, stroll and socialize along nearly seven blocks of car-free space. We'll be performing in multiple locations throughout the area between 2:00 and 3:00pm!
Open Streets: West Walnut is produced by Center City District with support from the City of Philadelphia and Rittenhouse Row. These events are weather permitting and subject to change.
Open Streets: West Walnut is produced by Center City District with support from the City of Philadelphia and Rittenhouse Row. These events are weather permitting and subject to change.
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Saturday, April 5, 2025
2:00 - 5:00pm East Passyunk Ave Jazz Crawl East Passyunk Ave, South Philly from Dickinson Street to Broad Street |
The Lady Hoofers have teamed up with Rittenhop, The East Passyunk Ave Business Improvement District and The Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to bring you a day full of live, local Jazz! This will be a multi-venue, multi-band, indoor/outdoor pub/dance crawl along Passyunk Ave. There will be live music playing up and down the avenue at different businesses and an outdoor mainstage where there will be a dance floor. Catch us dancing at different locations along the crawl throughout the day; we'll join Rittenhop for a performance at the mainstage from 3:00 - 4:00pm! Entry is free, but buying drinks and tipping the bands is encouraged.
• 2:00 - 3:00pm: Pistolas Del Sur (1934 E Passyunk Ave), performing with Parlour Noir
• 3:00 - 4:00pm: Singing Fountain (1538 S 11th St), performing with Josh Lee and the Extended Family
• 4:00 - 5:00pm: Nutmeg (1835 E Passyunk Ave), performing with Ben Cohen and the Collaboration
• 2:00 - 3:00pm: Pistolas Del Sur (1934 E Passyunk Ave), performing with Parlour Noir
• 3:00 - 4:00pm: Singing Fountain (1538 S 11th St), performing with Josh Lee and the Extended Family
• 4:00 - 5:00pm: Nutmeg (1835 E Passyunk Ave), performing with Ben Cohen and the Collaboration
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Monday, December 9, 2024
5:00 - 6:30pm Rittenhouse Square Tree Lighting Rittenhouse Square 1800 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103 Come out to Rittenhouse Square on Monday, December 9 for refreshments, giveaways, music, Santa, and lots of holiday cheer! |
Festivities will begin at 5:00pm to kick off the holiday season with performances by Rittenhop and The Lady Hoofers. The official lighting ceremony will end with the illumination of the holiday lights in Rittenhouse Square.
The event is FREE and open to the public, and sponsored by CBS Philadelphia.
The event is FREE and open to the public, and sponsored by CBS Philadelphia.
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Saturday, September 21, 2024
11:00am Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center 300 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
A free event at Ensemble Arts Philly! Experience a vibrant array of live performances and engaging activities, showcasing highlights from Resident Companies and regional arts and cultural organizations. Plus, expect fantastic ticket deals and giveaways! Come say hello to The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble in the lobby where we'll be giving away free tap shoes for young kids through our Keep on Tapping outreach program. Guests can also receive an early access link to purchase tickets for The Tapcracker!
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
6:00 - 9:00pm Swing at Spruce: Free Swing Dancing Lesson and Open Dance Spruce Street Harbor Park 301 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Dance the night away every third Thursday at Spruce Street Harbor Park in partnership with Rittenhop and Jazz Attack swing dancing groups. The event is free and open to the public, and all ages and skill levels are welcome.
Join The Lady Hoofers and The Franklin Follies on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Enjoy live jazz music, a beginner Lindy Hop lesson, and catch our performances during the break around 7:30pm (we're looking forward to coming together to Shim Sham!). Stick around afterwards for open swing dancing with the band. Lindy Hop, one of the original swing dances, is an American dance style that originated in the African-American communities of Harlem, NY. It began in the late 1920s and spread around the world, and it is still popular today.
Join The Lady Hoofers and The Franklin Follies on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Enjoy live jazz music, a beginner Lindy Hop lesson, and catch our performances during the break around 7:30pm (we're looking forward to coming together to Shim Sham!). Stick around afterwards for open swing dancing with the band. Lindy Hop, one of the original swing dances, is an American dance style that originated in the African-American communities of Harlem, NY. It began in the late 1920s and spread around the world, and it is still popular today.
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
6:00 - 7:00pm Arts on Center Stage Dilworth Park at City Hall 1 S. 15th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
Philadelphia’s robust network of arts and culture organizations will be celebrated every week as they perform in the center of the city. Join The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble as they return to the stage once again on Thursday, July 18. Dancers will perform repertoire ranging from reimagined jazz standards to contemporary favorites, plus audience members will be invited to participate in interactive rhythm games and learning introductory tap steps. Attendance is free for all, but seating in the Greenfield Lawn is limited. Bring-your-own blanket or chair encouraged.
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The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble is supported by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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