About Don's Dance World

After more than 20 years of intensive daily dance classes and teaching, Don's Dance World opened its first modern and spacious dance studio at 268 Drexel Avenue, Lansdowne in October 1995. A second adjacent dance studio at 205 Shadeland Avenue, Lansdowne opened in October 2000.

Mr. Don started dancing at age 12 doing all the popular dances of the time and continued from there to study many other forms of dance. Among these are ballet, tap, jazz, jitterbug, swing, disco, rock n' roll line dancing, country line dancing, hip-hop and various forms of ballroom (for additional classes, see "Classes").

During the past 25 years, Mr. Don's credits include many performances at area schools, malls, universities and festivals throughout Delaware Valley. Other highlights include the Bicentennial Celebration at Elfreths Alley, The Philadelphia Auto Show, The Opera Company of Philadelphia, Taylor Hospital's Annual Gala Fundraiser, The Mummers Show of Shows, The Phantom Fountain, The William Penn Award Celebration to the Mayor of Philadelphia held in the ballroom, Atop the Bellevue, excerpts from The Nutcracker on AM Philadelphia and Captain Noah. Mr. Don has performed professionally for many area companies corporate functions i.e., CIGNA and Bell Atlantic. One of Mr. Don's most notable achievements was dancing the lead male role in the Valley Forge and Westbury Music Fair's annual production of The Nutcracker the last 20 years. Since the Valley Forge Music Fair's closing in 1996, Mr. Don continues to perform at the Westbury Music Fair in New York.