Photo by Kent Barker
SAVE THE DATE!
June 3, 2023
7:00 PM – MIDNIGHT
MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER
IN-PERSON • STREAMING
HONORARY CHAIRS
Mr. Sam Santiago & Mr. Enrique G. Cobian
CO-CHAIRS
Ms. Sharon K. King & Mrs. Veronica Torres Hazley
The BIG Dance Party for the BIG D!
The BIG Dance is a city-wide dance party worthy of the BIG D! The 2023 event will be an unforgettable night that features live music from traditional and contemporary local Dallas artists including the premier Cuban style orchestra Havana NRG!, the full experience salsa band Fusion Latina, and Mariachi Zacatecas. Maria Guerrero of NBC 5 is the emcee and Amanda Cristina Salsa will lead the dance floor with lessons in salsa, bachata, merengue, and reggaeton styles. The night will include food and spirits, festive décor, and professional dance vignettes from Dallas Black Dance Theatre dancers to create the flair of Latin and Afro-Latin culture!
All proceeds will benefit Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Academy by providing a 40% subsidy for training fees for 500+ students.
Benefitting
DALLAS BLACK DANCE ACADEMY
The 49-year-old Dallas Black Dance Academy has produced the first Presidential Scholar in Dance in America, nine Presidential Scholar recipients from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts have been trained at our Academy, and four Dallas Black Dance Academy students have been recipients of full scholarships into the prestigious dance program at The Juilliard School. Many more students have received the Texas Young Master award, the state equivalent to the national award. From 2012 through 2022, Dallas Black Dance Academy alumni have had 100% high school graduation and college attendance.
