Our Mission
The goal of J-DAPA is to promote a love and appreciation for the arts through involving performers of all ages throughout the Rhode Island Community. We strive to raise funds in an effort to keep costs low for children and adults to partake in theatrical arts. Our goal is to better the lives of the individual members of J-DAPA as well as audience members through fostering an appreciation and education of the arts.
Since its founding in 1998 as an after-school dance program in Johnston, RI, J-DAPA has continued to fulfill its original mission of making the performing arts accessible and affordable and has grown in ways that its founders never could have imagined. In addition to weekly dance, voice, and acting classes, J-DAPA has produced over 10 full-length musicals, three plays, and countless cabarets and self-written works.
Get Involved
Registration for our classes is currently closed and will reopen following our December recital. We announce auditions for our theatrical productions throughout the year – check back soon!
Upcoming Events
J-DAPA’s 15th Anniversary Celebration
J-DAPA Studio 5 Enterprise Lane, Suite 5A, SmithfieldPeople Are Saying…
Funding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders.
