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In the 1980s TV series Fame, Lydia Grant, a revered ballet instructor played by Debbie Allen, doesn’t sugarcoat the reality when addressing the hungry young minds before her. “You’ve got big dreams. You want fame. Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying: in sweat.” She’s right; fame does cost. However, we aren’t paying in sweat to achieve it. Little did...
In the 1980s TV series Fame, Lydia Grant, a revered ballet instructor played by Debbie Allen, doesn’t sugarcoat the reality when addressing the hungry young minds before her. “You’ve got big dreams. You want fame. Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying: in sweat.” She’s right; fame does cost. However, we aren’t paying in sweat to achieve it. Little did...
- 10/6/2023
- by Kyle Lamar Rice
- Rollingstone.com
Ever since Debbie Allen landed her breakout role as Lydia Grant in Fame, she's become a living legend. Over the past 40 years, Allen has danced, directed, choreographed, acted, sang, produced, and even served as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, all while raising three children with her husband of nearly 37 years, former NBA star Norm Nixon. Though she's currently busy playing Dr. Catherine Avery Fox on Grey's Anatomy (among other projects), Allen recently brought her talents to Netflix with her documentary Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, and it's as magical as you'd expect. In honor of her 40-year career, we've rounded up pics of Allen over the years!
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- 12/9/2020
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
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From Shondaland, “Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” spotlights the career of award-winning entertainer Debbie Allen and follows her group of ingénues as they prepare for Allen’s annual ballet showcase, which is produced via her Los Angeles-based Debbie Allen Dance Academy (Dada). Directed by Oliver Bolkenberg, the documentary, which is now streaming on Netflix, follows Allen, her staff, students, and extended family as they prepare for what has become a beloved local tradition that stars more than 200 children and a few professional actors, including Allen herself.
The Houston-born dance icon and her husband Norm Nixon have operated the non-profit Dada for 20 years. It offers a comprehensive dance curriculum to mostly youth of color, regardless of financial status. While in attendance, the students learn from a slew of teachers who are tops in their respective fields, like former Houston Ballet principal dancer Lauren Anderson and tap superstar Savion Glover.
The “Hot...
The Houston-born dance icon and her husband Norm Nixon have operated the non-profit Dada for 20 years. It offers a comprehensive dance curriculum to mostly youth of color, regardless of financial status. While in attendance, the students learn from a slew of teachers who are tops in their respective fields, like former Houston Ballet principal dancer Lauren Anderson and tap superstar Savion Glover.
The “Hot...
- 11/30/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
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