2026 Let's Tap!
Celebrate Rhythm and Community at “The Power of Love” Tap Dance Showcase
Step into an evening of joy, rhythm, and heartfelt connection at The Power of Love, a vibrant tap dance performance featuring the talents of the Rhythm Keepers, Junior Rhythm Keepers, and special guests The Rug Cutters. This dynamic event promises to uplift and inspire with its celebration of movement and music.
Held at the Drew Center for the Arts Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, the showcase invites audiences to experience the magic of tap through powerful choreography and community spirit. A highlight of the evening includes the Shim Sham—so don’t forget to bring your tap shoes and join in on stage!
Performance Dates:
• Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7 PM
• Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2 PM
Directed and produced by Kyme Hersi-Sallid
Tickets:
• On sale starting Monday, March 2, 2026
• Adults: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
• Students (18 & under): $10 in advance / $15 at the door
Venue Address:
Drew Center for the Arts Theater
300 East Lake Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30317
(Enter from Memorial Drive to 2nd Avenue and turn right to the back of campus at Alston)
For more information, call 404.377.6927 or visit www.decaturcitydance.org/events
2026 Winter Concert
Elemental Moods - an Evening of Dance
Live Performance
Location TBA.
Tickets sales TBA.
Show times TBA.
Decatur City Dance is excited to present our winter dance concert “Elemental Moods”.
Members of The Nexus Company of Decatur City Dance will present repertoire works and new choreography exploring our connection to the four elements of air, earth, fire and water, utilizing the styles of classical and contemporary ballet, modern dance, and jazz.
2025 Fall Concert
"I'm Here"
Decatur City Dance is excited to present our fall dance concert “I’m Here” the weekend of November 7-9, 2025 in our recently refreshed Sams Street Black Box Theatre.
Professional performers of AboutFace Contemporary are joined by ten pre-professional members of the Nexus Company as well as guest performers from Kit Modus contemporary dance company. The performance presents choreography by Toya Willingham, Sarah Stokes and Artistic Director, Leslie Gourley. Willingham offers a newly created contemporary work called “and this too” as well as a repertoire jazz piece called “Sincere”. Sarah Stoke revives her 2025 murder mystery “Suspect”, and Gourley’s new work entitled “As I Lie Thinking…” incorporates aspects of literature, art, music, and dance to ponder: thought versus thinking, The Four Loves, age and youth, conflict and how we communicate (or don’t) our points of view, and the grief and joy of memory and loss.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students (18 and under) and artists and go on sale Monday, October 13th. Tickets can be purchased online at www.decaturcitydance.org or at the door the day of the show. Show times are Friday, November 7 @ 8pm, Saturday, November 8 @ 4pm and 7pm (with a reception following the 7pm show), and Sunday, November 9 @ 2pm.
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ABOUT US
Decatur City Dance is the oldest performing dance group in DeKalb County, first established as 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 six performing groups of accomplished adult and teen dancers: AboutFace (professional contemporary), Nexus Premiere and Nexus Apprentice (ballet, jazz, and modern), Rhythm Keepers (tap), and Junior Rhythm Keepers (tap) and Nexus Contemporary (contemporary/modern).
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 Cemetery.
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. Open auditions are held annually. For eligibility requirements please contact Decatur City Dance.
