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Debbie Allen Honored at
NYC DANCE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
Bright Lights Shining Stars Gala on 9/27 in NYC
On Sunday,
September 27 at 6:30pm at
NYU's Skirball
Center for the Performing Arts (566
LaGuardia Place), Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning and
Tony Award-nominated actress, dancer and choreographer Debbie
Allen was
honored at the NYC
Dance Alliance Foundation's Bright
Lights Shining Stars Gala where
she received their
prestigious Ambassador
for the Arts Award. Previous recipients have included
Academy Award-winning actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones and
legendary dancer and choreographer Mikhail
Baryshnikov.
This exciting, star-studded evening of song and dance
served as a fundraiser for the NYC Dance
Alliance Foundation, which
since 2010 has awarded over $15 million in college
scholarships to hundreds of student dancers across the
country (including $4 million this year alone). The evening
will include performances from the Broadway and dance
communities and a special tribute to Debbie Allen.
In addition to her numerous credits on stage & screen (Fame,
West Side Story, Sweet Charity) and a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, Debbie
Allen is also
an accomplished television director and producer and is a
member of the President's
Committee on the Arts and Humanities, to which she was
appointed in 2001.
The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. is
an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity, committed to
broadening performing arts awareness while advocating
education and high standards of excellence in dance. NYCDAF
is dedicated to investing in the next generation of
professional performers by offering scholarships for
secondary and college education. For more information, visit www.NYCDance.com
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