JUNE 7, 2025
8:00 PM – MIDNIGHT
MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER
GET READY TO BOOGIE THE NIGHT AWAY in a mirror-balled wonderland at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center! Break out your Studio 54 Chic and make your disco dreams come true for a spectacular night of glitz, grooves, and glamour – all for a worthy cause that connects students in your community to nationally recognized arts education.
HONORING THEIR LIFETIME OF SUPPORT TO THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE ACADEMY
Sheena M. Payne • Willis Family • Kirk Family
DEDE McGUIRE
HOST, DEDE IN THE MORNING SHOW
DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE
BOARD MEMBER
LA’WONDA P. PEOPLES
PRESIDENT, EVENTFULLY YOURS SPECIAL EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
6:45 PM • Platinum Cocktail Reception
7:15 PM • Platinum Dinner
8:00 PM • Dance Party Begins with Music by
Photo by Chris Jones
BENEFITING THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE ACADEMY
Dallas Black Dance Academy has produced nine Presidential Scholars in Dance and four graduates who have received full scholarships to the prestigious dance program at The Juilliard School. Since 2012, 100% of DBDA senior students have graduated from high school and attended college.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
THE LITTLE BIG DANCE
CHILDCARE SERVICES
Let our professional childcare partner, the T. Boone Pickens YMCA, keep your little ones grooving in a safe, fun space at The Little BIG Dance
while you hit the dance floor.
Childcare registration link will be provided immediately
after completing your ticket purchase.
$5,000 - Diamond Party Package (20 Tickets)
- 20 total guests: 6 Platinum Tickets + 14 Gold Tickets
- Platinum Perks: Reserved dance floor seating for 6 + VIP cocktail reception & dinner with open bar for 6 + Complimentary cigars for 6
- All guests receive: Complimentary food stations, beer, wine & signature cocktails
- Parking: 3 valet parking passes + 7 self-parking passes
FMV: $2,250
$2,800 - Double Platinum Party Package (4 Tickets)
- 4 Platinum tickets with dance floor seating
- VIP cocktail reception & dinner with open bar
- 4 complimentary cigars
- Complimentary food stations, beer, wine & signature cocktails
- 2 valet parking passes
FMV: $800
$1,500 - Platinum Duo (2 Tickets)
- 2 Platinum tickets with dance floor seating
- VIP cocktail reception & dinner with open bar
- 2 complimentary cigars
- Complimentary food stations, beer, wine & signature cocktails
- 2 valet parking passes
FMV: $400
$800 - Platinum Solo (1 Ticket)
- One (1) Premier Event Ticket with Reserved Seating for One (1) on the Dance Floor
- One (1) Invitation to the VIP Pre-Event Cocktail Reception & Seated Dinner with an Open Bar
- Cigar Bar with Complimentary Cigar (1) and Additional Cash Purchases Available
- Complimentary Beer, Wine, Signature Cocktails with a Cash Bar (1)
- Complimentary Food Stations & Desserts (1)
- Complimentary Valet Parking (1)
FMV: $200
$275 - Gold Duo (2 Tickets)
- 2 Gold party tickets
- Complimentary food stations, beer, wine & signature cocktails & cash cigar bar access
- 1 self-parking pass
FMV: $150
$150 - Gold Solo (1 Ticket)
- One (1) Event Party Ticket
- Access to Cash Cigar Bar
- Complimentary Beer, Wine, Signature Cocktails with a Cash Bar (1)
- Complimentary Food Stations & Desserts (1)
- Complimentary Self – Parking (1)
FMV: $75
Photography by Sylvia Elzafon Photography
2025 HOST COMMITTEE
Brandy Alfred – Community Volunteer
Martin Burrell – The Burrell Group
Angela Chapman – Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian – Walmart
Mark D. Cooks – Frost Bank
Kyle Davis – O’Melveny
Tammy Demery – Tammy S. Demery, LLC
Lawanda Penland Dunwell – L3Harris Technologies
Farah Fitzpatrick – Capital One
Gilbert Gerst – Bank of Texas
Jesse Hornbuckle – City of Dallas – Office of Arts & Culture
Mark Howard – Momentum Wealth Strategie
Tiffaney Dale Hunter – Tiffaney Dale Agency
Ebonie Jackson – Bank of America
Stephanie L. Johnson – AT&T
Marianne Lamont – Texas Instruments
Kevin K. Lewis – Deloitte LLP
Larry Lundy – Lunch Marketing Group
Clem Maddox – Charter Spectrum
Holly Mayer – P.R.I.D.E. Rehabilitation
Shelia McAfee – U.S. Bank
Camille McAlpin – Mane Concepts Haricare
Lee McKinney – Retired, City of Dallas
Amenemope’ McKinney – Big Sky Funds
Heidi Murray – Leadership Women
JeAnna Parker – Anderson
Christopher Plumlee – ELEVATE Strategy Group
Geralyn Richard – Libéte LLC
Tanya Reddick Rodgers – Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison
Frank Samuels – Retired, Accenture
Melanie Guthrie Sanders – Team One
Georgia Scaife – Retired, SuperMedia, LLC
Boski Sharma – Communities Foundation of Texas
Ahava Silkey-Jones – Dallas College
Jack Skinner – Oversee My IT, LLC
Sherilyn Smith – VML
Linda M. Todd – LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC
Paulette Turner – Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.
Keith Webb – Genesis Motor America
Petre White – Community Volunteer
Kim Whitaker – McKesson
Ann Williams – DBDT Founder
Keron Wright – Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC
Lisa Young – Retired, Ernst & Young, LLP
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