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.
The Yankees Honor Dance to Unite!
Click below to watch Dance to Unite honored by the Yankees at the Pregame Ceremony during HOPE Week, on June 21st, 2024.
Dance to Unite was presented with The White House and The United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award on June 21st, 2024.
finding inspiration: kids in the arts - 2023 dance to unite feature - hosted by sandra bookman of abc7ny
Watch Dance to Unite’s feature in the ABC7 special Finding Inspiration: Kids in the Arts which aired on September 17, 2023. To learn more about the special, click here
Dance to Unite program has partnered with 18 after-school agencies in NYC ever since October 2009.
Dance to Unite has served over 2,500 underserved students with its free for students, weekly, full school year-round program by 2024.
In 2022 Dance to Unite expanded to serve students during the day in addition to the after-school hours, In July 2024 Dance to Unite expanded to serve students during the summer break, In October 2024 Dance to Unite expanded to serve in NYC’s borough of Queens.
In the current school year 2024-25, Dance to Unite is partnering with 14 after-school programs, providing 16 classes a week from October to June, full school year-round, serving TBA underserved students who reside in Manhattan's Lower East Side, Chinatown, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.
In addition, in July 2024, Dance to Unite served 57 students with a special summer program.
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.
WE RISE TOGETHER - 2021 CELEBRATION - hosted by sandra bookman of abc7ny
Watch Dance to Unite’s 2021 Celebration of perseverance, love and unity with friends, families, partnering agencies, schools and donors. Dance to Unite adapted and continued to reach some of our most vulnerable children during the pandemic and is moving forward with stronger programming that will reach growing number of communities.
Dance program sparks joy while teaching cultural diversity
Keeping programs running through the pandemic, inspiring students of all ages to move and groove, together.
Monday, June 14, 2021 - Sade Baderinwa and Darla Miles reporting for ABC7NY
Honoring the Memory of Our Colleague and Friend Anh-Tuyet Nguyen
AT is now our dancing "Queen of Angels" and we will continue our work so she can see a kinder and more united world as she smiles at us from above.