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DanceOne also recently announced a partnership with Hollywood dance legends Derek and Julianne Hough.
By Zoe G. Phillips
The DanceOne foundation, a leading producer of educational and competitive dance events, announced on Wednesday it will partner with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy to provide students scholarships toward the foundation’s events.
Debbie Allen’s eponymous dance school is a non-profit organization which focuses on dance, theater and performance classes for “disenfranchised Black and Latino communities,” per the mission statement. DanceOne’s partnership will provide DADA with a percentage of revenue and scholarships for the school’s students to attend DanceOne events throughout each year, as well as support DADA’s other charitable activities and mission and fund a yearly Debbie Allen Inspire Award at the RADIX Dance Convention.
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“Dance enables us to unlock something deeper and become more of our true selves,” Allen said in a press release Wednesday. “It is not just a physical activity, but a pathway that opens the door and enables people to strengthen their discipline, expand their creativity and build self-confidence. In partnering with the DanceOne Foundation, we will make dance more accessible to those who need it the most and help them unlock all the skills and opportunities that can come with it.”
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DanceOne boasts a collection of over 500 yearly elite dance conventions and events. The organization also recently partnered with Hollywood dance legends Derek and Julianne Hough to launch a new global ballroom dance convention and tour.
“We are thrilled to partner with Debbie and her world-renowned academy to make dance more accessible to those that desire to learn, grow and be a part of this extraordinary community,” said Adam Shankman, chief creative officer of DanceOne. “By aligning our foundation with the purpose, reach, and capabilities of DADA, we will continue to help build on Debbie’s decades of tremendous work and unparalleled track record of success.”
Allen, who rose to fame playing dance teacher Lydia Grant on Fame, founded DADA in 2001. Over the course of her career, she has taken home six Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, five NAACP Image Awards, a Drama Desk, an Astaire Award (for best dancer) and the Olivier Award. She is also a Kennedy Center Honoree and Tony Award nominee for her performance in the Broadway revival of West Side Story.
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