THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING

THE DANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON

It is through your generous financial contributions to the Dance Institute of Washington that you will be supporting a very important local dance institution that continues to be a feeder of talent to national dance organizations such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and to colleges and universities, among them Temple, Harvard, University of the Arts in Philadelphia and SUNY Purchase.

“The Dance Institute of Washington has helped hundreds of boys and girls discover their strengths, their grace, their spirit, and has given them wings to fly.” –Oprah Winfrey

DIW has grown to be one of DC’s largest African American nonprofit arts organizations and a beacon of hope to greater Washington metro area.