Sparks Dance Company

Sparks Dance Company (SDC) was founded in 1989 as Penn's premiere dance company dedicated to both performing and community service. The company, which is managed by undergraduate students, maintains a high technical level of many styles of dance including ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, and hip hop.

In addition to weekly technique classes, each semester culminates with a self-choreographed show. Company members also perform at other popular campus events throughout the year such as the Emily Sachs Dance Benefit, various coffeehouses, and Student Performing Arts Night. In addition to all of these performance opportunities, SDC members share their love of dance through community service at various Philadelphia locales, such as the KIPP schools, the Salvation Army, and the Ronald McDonald house.