Lloyd Hall/Commodore Barry | Folk Dance Council of the Delaware Valley

The Folk Dance Council of the Delaware Valley

Tuesdays at Lloyd Hall & Commodore Barry Center Participatory international folk dancing, featuring a variety of leaders from the Delaware Valley
For information regarding both Lloyd Hall and Commodore Barry folk dancing, please contact coordinator Steve Clarke at 484-995-3098, or steveclarkeb@gmail.com.

International Folk Dancing at The Commodore Barry Arts and Culture Center (aka the Irish Center) is located in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. The floor is great. SEPTA's Carpenter Station (regional rail service) gets you very close. Plentiful, free, on-street parking is available close by on Carpenter Lane. Come join us!

Weekly, Tuesdays 8:00-10:00 PM, from April through September
Teaching until 8:30, followed by a mix of dances for all levels
No partners or prior experience needed
Suggested donation is $5

The Commodore Barry Arts and Culture Center is located at 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA, 19119, just off Lincoln Drive.


			International Folk Dancing at the Lloyd Hall Recreation Center, very near to the Art Museum, begins once the weather turns colder. Weekly, Tuesdays 8-9:50 PM, from October through March Teaching until 8:30, followed by a mix of dances for all levels No partners or prior experience needed Suggested donation is $5 Lloyd Hall is located at #One Boathouse Row (Kelly Drive), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA.

This Tuesday night folk dance group began many decades ago on the patio of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was a treasured summer tradition in our folk dance community, continued over the decades by a series of organizers who coordinated with Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commission. Dancing was enhanced by evening breezes as well as by the magnificent view of Philadelphia down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. When the weather became colder, the dance group moved indoors at nearby Lloyd Hall.

In 2010, The Folk Dance Council assumed financial and organizational responsibilites for this dance group.

In 2017, the Art Museum patio location became unavailable for summertime dancing due to renovations. As a result, dancing was held at Allens Lane Art Center that summer. The decision was made to again hold summer 2018 dancing elsewhere due to ongoing difficulties with the patio conditions.

We cherish the memory of dancing on the Art Museum patio, and if/when conditions improve, will consider re-establishing this Tuesday evening group there again.