Our Mission:  To provide comprehensive dance education for all, enriching the spirit, enlivening the imagination and celebrating community.
 
Our History:  Children's Dance Foundation (CDF) was founded in 1975 by Jennie Robertson, Virginia Samford Donovan, and Mary Conyers Cooper. Today, CDF’s work continues to embody our founding mission of providing opportunities for students of all ages and abilities to learn through the power of dance and the arts.

 What began in the mid-70’s as age and developmentally appropriate dance classes for small groups of young children and those with challenges has flourished into something extraordinary. CDF is an organization now serving more than 2,000 students each week. CDF has a professional staff of dancers and musicians to share our mission. Less than 10% of our budget is for management and administration. Programs are provided virtually every day, year-round.

 
As a not-for-profit dance education organization, Children's Dance Foundation is able to provide unique, creative programs and services through the strong partnership of professional staff, a committed board of directors and a diverse collection of supporters.

“Dance is a celebration of life,
a widening of horizons, an exercise in communication,
an exploration into self-awareness.
Through this discipline all the arts come into focus.
Let us journey together.”

- Jennie Robertson, Founder,
Children's Dance Foundation

Jenny Robertson	Mary Conyers Cooper	Virginia Samford Donovon