But her dedication to sharing dance with others during times of crisis is nothing new in fact, it’s symptomatic of her lifelong relationship to the art form and the very reason she founded the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She not only runs an acclaimed dance academy that’s famous for its professional-level training and inclusivity, but she’s also an Executive Producer of Grey’s Anatomy, and the subject of an upcoming documentary from Shondaland called Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, which follows the production of Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, an annual holiday performance Allen directs.Īllen’s Los Angeles dance school marks its 20th anniversary this year, and the last thing she envisioned was closing its doors as a result of a global pandemic, nor did she envision her illustrious career as a dancer, actress, choreographer, director, and producer would come to include “virtual dance instructor” as well. As Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” resounds, she instructs her students to “backstep, step, volta.”Īt first glance, it looks like just another day of the life for Allen, who, at 70, boasts an always-on schedule. Wearing a shirt that reads “Make America Dance Again,” she spins, twists, kicks, and twirls across the studio floor of her own studio, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, just as she has for roughly six decades. It’s a sunny, October afternoon in Los Angeles, and Debbie Allen is doing what she does best: teaching a dance class on Instagram Live, with more than 600 people tuning in from across the globe.
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