Dance Teacher Awards

A Black woman with short white hair, wearing all black, tap dances at the center of a circle of diverse younger dancers, all of whom are cheering and clapping for her.

2025 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dianne Walker Has Devoted Her Life to Nurturing Tap’s Next Generations

Ryan P. Casey

A white dance teacher wearing a bright blue tunic coaches a younger white dancer in a lighter blue tunic in an expansive arm movement.

2025 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Lori Belilove Uses Isadora Duncan’s Legacy to Engage Students’ Artistic Imaginations

Tom Phillips

Attendees at the DT live Workshops & Awards

A Recap of the 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards

Reanne Rodrigues

2024 DT Award honoree Terese Capucilli speaking on a podium.

Dance Teacher Award Recipients

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Jackie "Miss Funk" Lopez and Leigh "Breeze-Lee" Foaad pose against a black background and face the camera.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honorees Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez and Leigh “Breeze-Lee” Foaad Create a Dance Family

Emma Garber

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Terese Capucilli Passes Down the Transformative Power of Martha Graham Technique

Chava Pearl Lansky

Dr. Diane Duggan close-up.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dr. Diane Duggan Teaches From the Heart

Claudia Bauer

Dre Torres demonstrates for a small class of tap students. She is a young white woman with her hair styled in an undercut; she wears a denim button down open over dark pants, topped with a dark green, drapey scarf. She faces her students as she crosses one foot in front of the other, head dropped toward her working leg in a jazzy style.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dre Torres Makes Tap Welcoming for Beginners and Broadway Stars

Ryan P. Casey

Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag in the studio.

2024 Dance Teacher Award of Distinction Honorees Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag Are Consummate Community-Builders

Kathryn Holmes

Collage of photos from the 2023 DT Awards cocktail reception.

You’re Invited! 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards

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