Suzi Taylor

On Monday, January 21 at The Joyce, the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation presented DESTINY RISING, an evening of dance artistry to benefit the NYCDAF's College Scholarship Program. Many of New York City and the country's most renowned dancers and dance companies took part and NYCDAF presented $120,000 in scholarships that evening to 10 student dancers.

$15 student rush tickets are available tonight for DESTINY RISING at The Joyce Theater (175 8th Avenue), an evening of dance artistry to benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation College Scholarship Program. Many of New York City and the country's most renowned dancers and dance companies will perform tonight at 7:30pm. To date the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation (Founder/Executive Director Joe Lanteri) has awarded $2.5 million in college scholarships to 250 dancers all over the country. There will be $75-$100k in college scholarships awarded tonight and in 2018, NYCDAF has awarded $450,000 in college scholarships. The evening will also feature a new piece commissioned by the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation featuring their 2018 scholarship winners.

On Monday, April 21 at 7:30pm at The Joyce Theater (175 8th Avenue), the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation will present DESTINY RISING, an evening of dance artistry benefiting the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation College Scholarship Program (which to date has awarded an impressive $8.4 million in college scholarships). Featuring special guest performances from prominent professional dance companies from all over the country, outstanding NYC Dance Alliance alumni and NYC Dance Alliance faculty, some of the artists taking part include Broadway dancers and NYCDA faculty Joey Dowling (In The Heights, Sweet Charity) & Andy Pellick (Original casts of Wicked & Tarzan) and the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company.

Following a dazzling opening number featuring Broadway stars & hundreds of young dancers from across the country, Costa Rica & Canada, Joe Lanteri Executive Director of the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation got to the real 'meat' of the Closing Evening Gala at the Sheraton New York, the announcement of the college and university scholarship winners By the end of the segment, a mind boggling total of $2.8 Million in scholarships were awarded to the most promising young dancers.