Shake Your Tail Feathers at Dance Dance Party Party Akron

Ever want to go dancing, but there was just something missing? Maybe you don’t have someone to dance with, the energy to get dressed up or the courage to tackle the club scene. Then come to Dance Dance Party Party (DDPP) Akron and get your groove on.

This week’s Great Escape is an hour-long, women-only dance party 7:30 p.m. Friday at Martell School of Dance, 788 W. Market St. in Highland Square. DDPP #46 is the dance party’s two-year anniversary and dancers can extend the celebration with an official DDPP stop at Mary Coyle Ice Cream soon as the dancin’ is done.

Juniper Sage, Square Records co-owner and one of the den mothers for DDPP Akron, describes it as a group of ladies – strangers and friends – who get together to dance in their comfy clothes.

In her blog for DDPP, Sage says, “We don’t pose for each other and we don’t talk – much. It’s really about dancing it out in a friendly environment.” There are no boys, no booze and no judgment, Sage says, so you can feel comfortable even if your best moves are left over from high school.

DDPP Akron is held on the first, third and fifth Fridays of each month in a studio at Martell School of Dance. Participants boogie, lock, pop or Hustle to a play list compiled by guest DJs. Cost is $2 per adult to cover the cost of dance studio rental.

DDPP Akron is one of several DDPPs throughout the nation.