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Trailblazing director, dancer, actor and producer Debbie Allen headed to Martha’s Vineyard for the first time in her life for ...
Born in 1950 in Houston, Debbie Allen studied Classical Literature, but her passion was dance. She turned it into a career ...
From Spike Lee’s newest documentary to a tribute to Debbie Allen, the festival showcased the best in Black storytelling before ...
Considering all that Debbie Allen has done, is doing, and has planned to do can leave you breathless. A small taste of Allen’s accomplishments includes her awardwinning portrayal of Anita in ”West ...
ALLEN That’s how the world first met me [in Fame]. Then I took on that role in real life with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. So it wasn’t far-fetched for the world to see me do what I do.
Debbie Allen: Well, my dad was the heartbeat of my life, he and my mom. Daddy died and it just was heartbreaking. It could be like it was yesterday. It was 36 years ago.
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy doesn’t partake in those racist, hateful, closed-minded tactics. And because of that, they can funnel true talent into the great American dance companies.
Allen continued, “ [Executive producer] Susan Fales and I, we put our heads together and I said, ‘We’ve got to get a big gun to make this happen,’ and Whoopi, I called her, and she said ...
Debbie Allen decided to host the free class immediately after halting production on the medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” where she is an actor, executive producer and director.
Let’s get this right out in the open: Debbie Allen is the best. She was the best on Fame in the ’80s. She was the best choreographing insane dance numbers for the Oscars.
On March 12, Debbie Allen had what would turn out to be one of the last meetings with the staff of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy she would have for a while.