Debbie Allen Dance Academy Programs
Debbie Allen Dance Academy, 1850 S. Manhattan Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90019
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Debbie Allen Dance Academy Programs include training in ballet, hip hop, modern, musical theatre, acting, voice, and other forms of dance. Students can take classes that range from ballet, African, hip hop, and tap to additional styles. The programs also include theater training and performance.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that offers a comprehensive dance curriculum to students ages four and up. The Academy offers a comprehensive schedule of different programs for dancers of all ages and abilities, with options from ballet to hip hop and modern to musical theatre. The Academy provides a comprehensive curriculum for the committed student ages eight and up, with all Academy students required to take 9–10 classes weekly, and a Conservatory Program centered on Classical Ballet and Modern Dance. The Red Birds Program students take 7–13 classes weekly, and the Early Birds Program is for children between ages 3 and 7, with 2–7 classes weekly. Open Classes are available for students of all ages and skill levels with a focus on health and fitness, and the Ensemble is a pre-professional dance company made up of current students and alumni, with guest performers who have included Misty Copeland and Desmond Richardson. Sons of DADA is a scholarship program for young male dancers ages 8 to 13 that requires an audition, and RISE is a musical theatre class for students ages 6 to 20 under the direction and guidance of Debbie Allen. Intensives are available during the year and in the summer, including online Intensives, and there are currently no virtual classes available. With a focus on disenfranchised Black and Latino communities, the world class faculty and staff members of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy use dance and theater training and performance to enrich, inspire and transform the lives of its students. The Debbie Allen Middle School for the Arts is an independent, private school for aspiring young dancers in grades 6–8, where students can nurture their creativity and explore connections between the academic world and dance and theatre arts.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that offers a comprehensive dance curriculum to students ages four and up. The Academy offers a comprehensive schedule of different programs for dancers of all ages and abilities, with options from ballet to hip hop and modern to musical theatre. The Academy provides a comprehensive curriculum for the committed student ages eight and up, with all Academy students required to take 9–10 classes weekly, and a Conservatory Program centered on Classical Ballet and Modern Dance. The Red Birds Program students take 7–13 classes weekly, and the Early Birds Program is for children between ages 3 and 7, with 2–7 classes weekly. Open Classes are available for students of all ages and skill levels with a focus on health and fitness, and the Ensemble is a pre-professional dance company made up of current students and alumni, with guest performers who have included Misty Copeland and Desmond Richardson. Sons of DADA is a scholarship program for young male dancers ages 8 to 13 that requires an audition, and RISE is a musical theatre class for students ages 6 to 20 under the direction and guidance of Debbie Allen. Intensives are available during the year and in the summer, including online Intensives, and there are currently no virtual classes available. With a focus on disenfranchised Black and Latino communities, the world class faculty and staff members of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy use dance and theater training and performance to enrich, inspire and transform the lives of its students. The Debbie Allen Middle School for the Arts is an independent, private school for aspiring young dancers in grades 6–8, where students can nurture their creativity and explore connections between the academic world and dance and theatre arts.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
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