Philippine Dance Troupe of Ottawa (PDTO)

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  • Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Us!!!

    The Philippine Dance Troupe of Ottawa (PDTO), along with the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, is hosting a family-friendly NEW YEAR’S EVE (NYE) CELEBRATION on December 31st starting at 6PM at 321 Cody St, Vanier. This is a fundraising event that will provide an opportunity for our members to showcase the Filipino dances Read more

  • 40th Anniversary Showcase

    A huge THANK YOU to everyone for your support as we celebrated our 40th Anniversary Showcase at the Kailash Mital Theatre on June 29, 2024! Featuring our 44 dancers, 26 alumni and 11 Mabuhay Strummers who graciously performed 27 dances and musical medleys, the sold out audience of over 400 were dazzled and entertained throughout Read more

  • PDTO First Practice of 2023-2024!

    Are you interested in… Learning Filipino folk dances? Making new friends? Attending cultural events? Now is your chance! We welcome new members from various ages (6-18 years old) and all backgrounds! PDTO’s first practice for the 2023-2024 season will be on Saturday, September 9th from 1-3:30 pm at Assumption Church (321 Cody Street, Vanier). Register Read more

  • Virtual Masterclass with Bayanihan

    July 2023 Although we are on a summer break, our dancers and choreographers were busy this past weekend (July 27-29) taking a virtual masterclass with Bayanihan, the National Folk Dance Company of the Philippines.  Thank you to the Embassy of the Philippines Canada for hosting the event, to the Philippine National Commission for Culture and Read more

  • Summer Hiatus

    PDTO had an amazing year, especially this last month! In fact, according to Danny Arriola, our beloved President and PDTO founder, June was “the busiest ever in the 39 years of PDTO. Excellent job everyone!” Although we’ll be on a summer hiatus, we will consider performance requests if we have enough dancers available over the Read more

  • Filipino Heritage Month and Independence Day Celebrations

    In 2018, the Government of Canada voted unanimously to mark June as Filipino Heritage Month to recognize the contributions of Canadians of Filipino descent to the Canadian society. As you know, it is also the month that Philippines officially celebrates its independence from Spain and its establishment as a sovereign nation (June 12, 1898). Come Read more

  • 2023 “Sayawan” Workshop

    PDTO is looking forward to performing and teaching our folk dance to students from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University at the “Sayawan” Workshop on Saturday, March 25th at the Embassy of the Philippines, Ottawa. Thank you to Carleton University Filipino Students’ Association (CUFSA) and the Filipino Students Association of uOttawa (FilSAUO) for inviting Read more