The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) is celebrating 50 years of bringing the highest quality dance performances to the stage. Across the nation and around the world, PHILADANCO is recognized for its innovation, creativity and preservation of predominantly African-American traditions in dance.

PHILADANCO! participated in the 2020 virtual award ceremony honoring Brook Lenfest and Sharon Pinkenson.  (PHILADANCO!'s presentation can be seen beginning at 44:18)

Joan Myers Brown—founder and artistic director of the internationally renowned Black dance company, PHILADANCO!—was on tour in Switzerland with 15 young dancers when the world shut down because of COVID-19.  In this TIME IN interview, she talks about shepherding those dancers home to her beloved Philadelphia...