Our mission:

To teach the art of dance to all, inspiring creativity, curiosity, and confidence.

The Dance Foundation is dedicated to a welcoming, creative approach to teaching dance to everyone. We have been a gathering place to learn to dance and learn through dance for almost 50 years.

Our programs include:

Studio Classes inspire dancers of all ages and abilities, meeting each one where they are and encouraging lifelong exploration and study of dance. Dance Partners takes dance into schools and community organizations to engage and impact students who are very young, have disabilities or learning differences, or need academic support. Space Rental makes space available for artists to teach, rehearse, and perform, reaching their own constituents with the benefits of dance.

Through Studio Classes, Dance Partners, and Space Rental, we widen the circle, expanding ideas about what dance is and who is a dancer so students and audiences can explore and belong. At The Dance Foundation, we believe that dance unites us in our joy and humanity.

“Dance is a celebration of life,
a widening of horizons, an exercise in communication,
an exploration into self-awareness.

Through this discipline all the arts come into focus.
Let us journey together.”

– Jennie Robertson, Founder

Jennie Robertson

Mary Conyers Cooper

Virginia Samford Donovon

Board of Directors 2024-2025

Cheryl Lloyd

President

Kim Danks

Secretary

Wesley Parker

Vice-President

John T. Ennis

Treasurer
Brian Collins Shawnta Ford
Kendall Hagood Mary Katzman
Sharon Lanzi Pitts Peggy Powell
Amelia Ricks Lisa Schuck
Whitney Williams Shannon Young

Supporters

The Dance Foundation is a Four Star Charity as rated by Charity Navigator, the highest rating possible for financial accountability.

Along with generous individuals, these are our supporters:

Alabama State Council on the Arts / National Endowment for the Arts Alabama State Department of Education
Alabama Power Foundation Alabama School of Fine Arts
Atomic Pictures Blydan Built
Mary Browning LAH Southeby's International Realty Capital Program Management
Children’s Arts Guild City of Homewood Arts Council
CommerceOne Bank Dunn Foundation
EBSCO Industries Elevation Insurance
Fi Plan Partners Focus on Kids Photography
Harrison Workplace Furnishings Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Interior Elements
Joseph Bruno Charitable Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
Pearce, Bevill, Leeburg, Moore, P.C. Pleiad Foundation
Publix Supermarket Charities South Arts, Inc.
Taco Mama The Caring Foundation (BCBS of Alabama)
The Daniel Foundation Vulcan Materials
Wrapsody Gifts