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Toni Pierce-Sands leading class at TU Dance When Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands noticed a lack of racial diversity among dancers in Minneapolis-St. Paul, they took action. In 2011, the former Ailey dancers founded TU Dance, where they’ve been providing pre-professional dance education to students in the Twin Cities, regardless of their background or financial […]

In the December issue, DT staff reflects on their favorite covers of the year. Joe Sullivan, managing editor, selected May. “Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands combine modern, ballet and West African in their training, and they bring diversity to the Twin Cities dance offerings. They’re also a great husband-and-wife team, and they give back to […]