This summer, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) reached a milestone few arts institutions achieve: its 25th anniversary. To honor the moment, Allen took her Academy’s mission of accessibility, ...

Mattel celebrates Debbie Allen with a Barbie doll, honoring her legacy as founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.

*Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon’s chemistry is still in tact after 32 years, as evidenced in video of the pair lighting up the dance floor over the weekend. According to TMZ, the dance-off took place on ...

The Debbie Allen Barbie wears an outfit that instantly ... purple fringe pants and leg warmers that all perfectly capture the street-meets-dance aesthetic of ’80s New York. But the doll honors more ...