Iowa Dance Theatre

Iowa Dance Theatre's wonderfully rich history includes involvement with the Westminster Fine Arts Series and the Donna Reed Festival. In this year's production of The Nutcracker at the Des moines Civic Center, 260 dancers from 30 dance studios are involved. IDT holds a wide range of repertory in ballet, modern, and jazz including Snow White and Dracula, and holds the annual Tap Des Moines in downt

own Des Moines, with the cooperation of many central Iowa dance studios and the Des Moines Adult Education department. IDT also hosts summer workshops and master classes, and offers choreographic opportunities and in-school residencies.

Come and see us rain or shine!
06/02/2026

Come and see us rain or shine!

Don’t miss auditions for Dracula tonight at the Iowa Ballet Academy starting at 4:30 PM!
05/02/2026

Don’t miss auditions for Dracula tonight at the Iowa Ballet Academy starting at 4:30 PM!

The artistic team is excited to present the 2026 Iowa Choreography Festival! We have many ways for dancers from Iowa Dan...
04/27/2026

The artistic team is excited to present the 2026 Iowa Choreography Festival! We have many ways for dancers from Iowa Dance Theatre to be involved.
For Dancers 17 and older, we invite you to connect with us on May 3 for a casting with this year's choreographers. Application link and audition
information can be found at: https://www.iowachoreographyfestival.org/applications.

For movers under the age of 17 or those who can not commit to a full summer of rehearsal, we would love to have you join us at our Artist Workshop July 31 - August 6, 2026. The workshop will be 5 - 9pm on weekdays and 1 - 5pm on the weekend. Registration information to follow later this summer, so keep an eye on the IDT website.

All works from choreographers and the workshop will be presented on August 8th at the Riverview Park Amphitheater. Hope to see everyone there!

Photo: as photo credit!

Just two weeks until Dracula auditions!   ‼️
04/18/2026

Just two weeks until Dracula auditions! ‼️

Dracula auditions!!!!
04/16/2026

Dracula auditions!!!!

Iowa Dance Theatre was proud to support the DMPA Dance Series performance of Complexions tonight at our beloved home the...
03/26/2026

Iowa Dance Theatre was proud to support the DMPA Dance Series performance of Complexions tonight at our beloved home theater. ❤️🩰

The Civic Center Nutcracker lost and found box is now at the Iowa Ballet Academy. Please let us know ASAP if you are mis...
12/14/2025

The Civic Center Nutcracker lost and found box is now at the Iowa Ballet Academy. Please let us know ASAP if you are missing something. All items still unclaimed on January 2nd will be donated to non-profits who can use them.

12/14/2025

We are proud to welcome home IDT alumni Maddee and Adrian as our professional guest artists for The Nutcracker. Listen to them talk about what this opportunity means to them.

12/13/2025

Yesterday you heard from some of our girls about how much they love Iowa Dance Theatre! Today let’s hear from some of our boys.

12/12/2025

We know you have lots of options for Nutcrackers in our area. Let’s hear from some of the girls what they love most about Iowa Dance Theatre.

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2100 SE 5th Street
Des Moines, IA
50315

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