The Quezon City Performing Arts Development Program was established in 1994 by the local government of Quezon City through the initiative of three of the country's most distinguished dance professionals in order to seek out gifted and artistically inclined children from among the city's marginalized sectors, and provide them with free training in the performing arts.

Aside from developing their inborn talents and and offering them a venue through which to express their artistic merits, the program endeavored to instill underpriveleged children with a sense of pride in themselves, help them discover a sense of self-worth, and inculcate in them the importance of discipline, hard work, proper conduct and a philosophy of excellence.

Due to the limitations of being wholly-attached to a government unit, however, the program's development was somewhat hampered.

In September 2001, the Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation, Inc (QCPADFI) was established to manage the city government's Performing Arts Development Program.

Its Board of Trustees, comprised of notable individuals from the cultural and business sectors, represent an effort by the city's leadership to bring in the experience and skills of the private sector in order to set the agenda for the unconstrained expansion and development of the Program.

Together with the city mayor, the Foundation has crafted a holistic plan that strategically addresses the various concerns of the Programsuch as the technical and artistic aspects, recruitment and student development, outreach and audience expansion, financial matters and community building.