Dance to Unite, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that utilizes dance and guided conversations about values as a vehicle to teach and to celebrate cultural diversity.

Dance to Unite program has partnered with 17 after-school agencies in NYC ever since October 2009.

In 2022 Dance to Unite expanded to serve students during the day in addition to the after-school hours.

Dance to Unite has served over 2,000 underserved students with its free for students, weekly, full school year-round program by 2024.

In the current school year 2023-24, Dance to Unite is partnering with seven after-school programs and one day school program, providing 13 classes a week from October to June, full school year-round, serving 265 underserved students who reside in Manhattan's Lower East Side, Chinatown, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

• Dance to Unite classes are free of charge for students.

• Dance to Unite students are all underserved and majority students of color.

• Dance to Unite uplifts its students through cultural, arts and SEL (Social Emotional Learning) education and physical activity through dance.

• Dance to Unite classes are offered on a weekly basis, one hour a week, from October to June.

• Dance to Unite serves students in elementary and middle school.

• Dance to Unite weekly classes are complemented with one special workshop per class, throughout the school year, that is taught by diverse professional guest artists.

• Dance to Unite classes culminate with an end of the school year dance performance complemented by a presentation of the 13 Steps to Unity that is performed by our students.

• Dance to Unite provides a free training in The Dance to Unite Teaching Method to aspiring teachers through internship programs.

• Dance to Unite internship can lead to a paid position as a Dance to Unite Teaching Artist in NYC’s public schools.