The design of the program has evolved from a national professional dance mentorship program for Dance/USA members to a program devoted to shifting patterns of inequity in the dance field, open to members and non-members alike. In 2015, DILT began intentionally recruiting members from diverse communities with a specific interest in supporting emerging leaders of color. Today, DILT is continuing to expand its reach. The 2017 program has a specific focus on supporting individuals of African, Latino(a), Asian, Arab, and Native American descent; individuals with disabilities or working in physically integrated dance; and individuals from a diversity of gender identities including transgender, agender, gender fluid, genderqueer, etc.
See below for a full list of past program participants. Learn
more about the program here.
2011 Mentees
Pat Germann Claire Horn Kate Hutter Lizzie Leopold Julie Potter David Sadowsky Curtis Stedge Matt Wells |
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2012 Mentees
Cheryl Burns Eveline Chang Ellen Chenoweth Marcia de la Garza Marlana Doyle Chard Gonzalez Lydia Hance Gina Hoch Stall Shayna Keller Michael Mizerany Robin Steihm |
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2013 MenteesChristine Chen Stephen Clapp Katie Diamond Dana Horst Sofia Klass Athleen Klein Christine Stone Martin Edward McPherson Erin F. Mitchell Molly Terbovich Ridenhour Sean Wright Eryn Renee Young |
2013 MentorsDominique Alfandre Lucy Bowen McCauley Laura Colby Carolyn Dorfman Molissa Fenley Barry Hughson Michelle Ramos Jay Romano Ken Tabachnick Anita Thomas Michael Uthoff Doug Yeuell |
2014 MenteesTara Aesquivel Sarah Case Karen Long Charles Karl Cronin Katherine Fabian Rachael Glashan Indira Goodwine Mike Marraccini Pearl Wise-Crawley |
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2015 MenteesMichele Baer Brittany Beyer Molly Glynn Puryear Joseph Morrissey Annika Presley Malik Robinson Marciano Silva des Santos Ricarrdo Valentine Tamica Washington-Miller |
2015 MentorsTammy Borman Amy Lam Andrea Lodico Welshons Julie Nakagawa Jaamil Olawale Kosoko Bennett Rink David Shimotakahara Valerie Wilder C. Brain Williams |
2016 Mentees
Jessica Abejar Michelle LeNoir Vanhuss Elena Rose Light Michael Medcalf Megan Mizanty Yvonne Montoya Michael Richter Fabiola Torralba Daniel Wellman |
2016 MentorsCarla DeSola Barry Hughson David Leventhal Sabrina Madison-Cannon Allison Orr Rosy Simas Holly Williams Pamela Young |
2017 Mentees | 2017 Mentors |
Conrhonda Baker Tommie-Waheed Evans Maura Garcia Marisa Hamamoto Tina Mullone Vijay Palaparty Heather Rigby Vershawn Sanders-Ward | Tammy Bormann Anne Huang Stephanie V. McKee Amy Miller Julie Nakagawa Michelle Ramos Pam Tatge Nancy Umanoff |
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