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danceLogic

WHEN

October 4, 2025 – June 6, 2026
Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:45 pm
Performance June 13, 2026 at the West Park Arts Fest

No class on the following dates:
Nov 29, Dec 27, Jan 3, March 28, May 23

 

 

WHERE

In Person Classes
Community Education Center (CEC)
3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Details

Dance and Computer Coding for young ladies aged 10 thru teens
The program combines the art of dance and computer coding leading to the development of original choreography and performance. Girls learn the value of focus, dedication, and teamwork, as well as career-building industry-standard computer programming skills. danceLogic runs from October thru the second Saturday in June when they perform at the annual West Park Arts Fest.

This unique program motivates girls, young women, and especially women of color to explore the world of STEAM. Students understand the mechanics of choreography and coding, leading to their development of original dance performance, demonstrating coding skills moving toward more advanced levels and programming projects, including advanced coding languages like Python, C++, Java, and HTML to create websites when they move up to advanced coding. 

Both coding and dance function as forms of creation that utilize repetition and collaboration to produce work. Students must be engaged and willing to work hard. Our goal is to give girls a sense of agency and autonomy in STEAM, to combine the necessity of the arts and sciences.

Requirements:

  • NO prior dance or coding experience required!
  • Regular attendance is a must

Click the blue REGISTER NOW button to sign up!
Registration one-time fee covering the program year October 2024 to June 2025: $150. (This registration fee can be submitted in multiple payments)
If the registration fee presents a financial hardship, please select “request registration fee waiver form” when submitting your registration.

The registration fee does not cover the cost of delivering this unique program. We are grateful for the grants and individual support we receive to make danceLogic possible.

If you have questions, please reach out to us at info@westparkculturalcenter.org or call 215-473-7810.

Why

  • Learn dance skills and movement technique
  • Create your own choreography using coding as a reference
  • Build leadership roles
  • Learn valuable computer programming skills

CHERYL ANNA BOSTIC-ATHIAS SCHOLARSHIP 

Co-creators of danceLogic, computer science engineer Franklyn Athias and WPCC executive director Betty Lindley, announced the creation of the Cheryl Anna Bostic-Athias (CABA) Scholarship in 2023 as a Recognition Award celebrating outstanding student accomplishments.

The CABA Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement and participation in danceLogic for a young lady graduating high school and accepted into an accredited college or university as a full-time student. The recipient receives a monthly stipend for up to four years. To be considered a young lady must have participated in danceLogic for a minimum of four years.

At the end of each program year, West Park Cultural Center also recognizes a participant for being an excellent student and demonstrating excellence in WPCC programming. The Recognition Award is a one-time monetary award presented at the West Park Arts Fest in June.

Cheryl Anna Bostic-Athias was born and raised in West Philadelphia. Programs like the West Park Cultural Center helped her and ultimately led her to UPenn. She loved the danceLogic program and the potential opportunities it enabled. The CABA scholarship is a perfect way to support young ladies and honor Cheryl’s memory.

Instructors

Caitlin Green, Lead Dance Instructor

Caitlin (she/they) is a freelance dance artist with a background in dance/movement therapy (MA, R-DMT). Concentrating on the body’s role in wellness and catharsis, their performance work has been featured in the Painted Bride Art Center’s Building Bridges artist cohort (2020), Bodymeld’s GWYN residency (2021), Philadelphia Dance Project’s DANCE UP CLOSE (2024), and MythMedia Studios’ Illadelph Dreams (2023). Caitlin has choreographed for Regothereshego (2021), La Egoista at Philadelphia Theatre Company (2024) and Independence Charter School’s annual musical (2019-2025). Caitlin is a trauma-informed teaching artist with The Village of Arts and Humanities, and has curated movement workshops such as “Dancing to Transgress: Lessons from bell hooks” (2020), “Our Embodied Impulses”(2021), and “Embodied Practices in the Classroom” (2024). Caitlin is a writer with cinéSPEAK as a Philly Cultural Critics Fellow (2025), and has enjoyed writing with thINKingDANCE since 2021. More on Caitlin’s work can be found at cgdancecat.com.

Dance Instructor to be Announced

Franklyn Athias, Coding Instructor

Franklyn recently retired as Senior Vice President Network and Communications Engineering at Comcast Cable where he has worked for the last 27 plus years. He has a BS degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Computer Science and has previously worked for the Franklin Mint, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and J.P. Morgan.

Devon Gooden, Coding Instructor

Devon Gooden (Coding Instructor) is a computer programmer based in Philadelphia, Pa. He currently resides in Philadelphia and has worked throughout the region. Devon is a graduate of John Bartram High School in West Philadelphia. Upon graduation, he took a 3-year tour in the U.S. Armed forces. After completing his tour of duty that included South Carolina, Kentucky, and the Pacific Far East in Korea, Devon returned to Philly and entered Temple University, majoring in Marketing and Computer Science. After graduation, he began his computer science career as a consultant for various corporate entities throughout the tri-state area. Devon currently works for RandStad consulting firm at Vanguard investment in Malvern, Pa. While working for Comcast Corporation, he met Franklyn Athias. Franklyn who five years ago introduced him to West Park Cultural Center, where he has volunteered and joined as a coding instructor for the danceLogic program. Devon teaches computer programming to numerous children in the Philly area. “It is a most fulfilling experience to be able to teach and change the lives of young people striving for knowledge in the technology field.”

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