Everybody Dance LA!
Everybody Dance LA!, 3183 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 196 #K22, Los Angeles, CA 90010
About
Everybody Dance LA! offers high quality dance education that includes dance classes, an after-school program, enrichment programs, and a 4-week Summer Session. The program also offers in-school programs, a Watts Saturday Program, and master classes with USC faculty. Students can take part in specific enrichment options such as a mentor match program, student leadership team, student teacher education program, student office internship, and Ballet Conservatory levels 1, 2, and 3.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: 4-week Summer Session for new students and returning after-school program students
• Price: Classes are offered at little or no cost
Everybody Dance LA! was founded in 1999 by Liza Bercovici in loving memory of 13-year-old Gabriella Axelrad and was originally known as The Gabriella Foundation, home of the Everybody Dance! program. The organization’s mission is to transform lives and communities through the power of dance and to offer high-quality dance education in low-income areas of Los Angeles for youth ages 4–19, with a vision to cultivate collaboration, discipline, and self-expression so students become confident and engaged participants in their education, career, and community. The program was guided by the creative vision of founding Artistic Director Carol Zee, and Liza Bercovici also founded the Gabriella Charter Schools in 2005, where she served as Executive Director until her retirement in 2023.
Classes are taught by Professional Teaching Artists, who have been described by the LA Times as “some of the best children’s dance instructors in the world.” Everybody Dance LA! serves more than 4,000 students ages 4–19 annually in low-income areas of Los Angeles and provides more than 7,000 students annually with access to high-quality dance education. The organization teaches hundreds of students in 28 schools in neighborhoods including McArthur Park, East Los Angeles, Hollywood, South Los Angeles, and Watts, and launched its Watts Saturday Program in 2023, serving over 90 students across both campuses of its sister organization, the Gabriella Charter School.
Everybody Dance! received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2014, presented by Michelle Obama. Reported outcomes include 94% of students surveyed saying they experienced improved self-esteem, 96% reporting an increased sense of feeling supported by family and community, and 100% of after-school program seniors graduating from high school in June and planning to attend college in the fall. A testimonial from Benjamin Millepied, Artistic Director of L.A. Dance Project, described Everybody Dance LA! as “the best dance education program I have ever encountered” and noted that children in the studios stood confidently in space with “an incredible sense of equality and confidence.”
Everybody Dance LA! partnered with the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance for its 3rd Annual Day of Dance, where students take master classes with USC faculty, meet current students, and attend a showing of the Fall BFA Showcase performance. The organization’s 25th Anniversary Celebration is mentioned, as well as 2025 recital performances inspired by the movie “Coco” at The Bing Theatre at USC.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: 4-week Summer Session for new students and returning after-school program students
• Price: Classes are offered at little or no cost
Everybody Dance LA! was founded in 1999 by Liza Bercovici in loving memory of 13-year-old Gabriella Axelrad and was originally known as The Gabriella Foundation, home of the Everybody Dance! program. The organization’s mission is to transform lives and communities through the power of dance and to offer high-quality dance education in low-income areas of Los Angeles for youth ages 4–19, with a vision to cultivate collaboration, discipline, and self-expression so students become confident and engaged participants in their education, career, and community. The program was guided by the creative vision of founding Artistic Director Carol Zee, and Liza Bercovici also founded the Gabriella Charter Schools in 2005, where she served as Executive Director until her retirement in 2023.
Classes are taught by Professional Teaching Artists, who have been described by the LA Times as “some of the best children’s dance instructors in the world.” Everybody Dance LA! serves more than 4,000 students ages 4–19 annually in low-income areas of Los Angeles and provides more than 7,000 students annually with access to high-quality dance education. The organization teaches hundreds of students in 28 schools in neighborhoods including McArthur Park, East Los Angeles, Hollywood, South Los Angeles, and Watts, and launched its Watts Saturday Program in 2023, serving over 90 students across both campuses of its sister organization, the Gabriella Charter School.
Everybody Dance! received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2014, presented by Michelle Obama. Reported outcomes include 94% of students surveyed saying they experienced improved self-esteem, 96% reporting an increased sense of feeling supported by family and community, and 100% of after-school program seniors graduating from high school in June and planning to attend college in the fall. A testimonial from Benjamin Millepied, Artistic Director of L.A. Dance Project, described Everybody Dance LA! as “the best dance education program I have ever encountered” and noted that children in the studios stood confidently in space with “an incredible sense of equality and confidence.”
Everybody Dance LA! partnered with the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance for its 3rd Annual Day of Dance, where students take master classes with USC faculty, meet current students, and attend a showing of the Fall BFA Showcase performance. The organization’s 25th Anniversary Celebration is mentioned, as well as 2025 recital performances inspired by the movie “Coco” at The Bing Theatre at USC.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
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