Los Angeles, CA (December, 2008) –Ballroom dance teams representing 13 Los Angeles inner-city public schools will dance rumba, tango, merengue, foxtrot and swing as they compete for trophies in LA BALLROOM – a kid’s ballroom competition to be held at the LAX Marriott on Sunday, December 14, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. With [...]
On Friday, November 21, 2008, KAB7 attended the grand re-opening/dedication ceremony for Gabriella’s Place, a non-profit dance studio for kids in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union area. The studio was opened with $1.5 million raised by Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation and Pueblo Nuevo Development. To watch the story, click here.
Coverage of Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation’s new studio, Gabriella’s Place, was the centerpiece of the California section on November 20, 2008. To read the full article, click here.
Four-year Effort to Resurrect Dance Programs in One of Los Angeles’ Poorest Neighborhoods Comes to Fruition with the Opening of New Dance Studios
Los Angeles, CA (November, 2008) - A four-year effort to resurrect non-profit dance programs for kids in one of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods has come to fruition with the opening of two new [...]
SoCal News visited “everybody dance!” to interview Arthur Duncan — The King of Tap — on his work with this non-profit program that offers dance training to kids in the Pico/Rampart area of Los Angeles. The segment aired multiple times on Time Warner’s CNN Headline News channel.
The San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group (including Pasadena Star News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whitier Daily News and more!) featured Arthur Duncan today, and his work with the students of “everybody dance!” Yasmin Torres, everybody dance! student and Alhambra resident was also featured as part of the article. To read the full article click more [...]
Since first opening its doors eight years ago in a low income housing project just west of downtown Los Angeles, everybody dance! has given thousands of inner-city kids quality dance training in ballet, tap, hip-hop, creative movement, and modern dance.
On July 23, 2008, La Opinión’s Patricia Prieto visited everybody dance! to report on this program. [...]
Jumping jelly beans! KTTV/Fox 11 covered everybody dance!’s 8th annual recital. The kids performed in a spectacular dance interpetation of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” For more event photos, click here.
On Saturday, May 31, KTTV/Fox11 captured Arthur Duncan — the King of Tap — receiving the “Gregory Hines Humanitarian Award” at Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation’s “8th Annual Event.” The segment aired on the 10 o’clock news. Congratulations Arthur, you deserved it.
Arthur Duncan and his work with Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation’s “everybody dance!” program were featured today the Los Angeles Daily News. Click here to see the full article.