DANCE TEAM WORLD
IS ON A MISSION! 🚀
Dance Team World Education Foundation is a non-profit organization on a mission to open doors and ignite possibilities for young dancers through unforgettable programs, powerful resources, and life-changing opportunities!
As a nonprofit, we’re driven by purpose — not profit. DTWEF reinvests earned revenue, donations, grants, and partnerships into educational programming, inclusive opportunities, student access, scholarships, technology, and the organizational capacity required to serve school-based dance communities effectively.
Whether it’s a dancer stepping on stage for the first time or an entire school dance program traveling across the country to perform or compete… we’re here to help you make it happen.
WHAT WE DO & HOW WE SUPPORT
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Master classes, intensives, workshops, educator resources, and professional instruction that expand access to high-quality dance education.
ACCESS & INCLUSION
Programs such as Beyond Limits, scholarships, reduced-cost opportunities, and accessibility supports that help more young people participate.
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY
Experiences that connect dancers and educators across schools, regions, and states while developing confidence, leadership, and belonging.
PERFORMANCE & RECOGNITION
Regional and national opportunities where students can perform, receive feedback, represent their schools, and celebrate artistic growth.
RESOURCES & TECHNOLOGY
Tools that help educators and students discover events, instructors, opportunities, and industry resources more easily.
SUMMER 2027!
A DIFFERENT KIND OF DANCE INTENSIVE
The Retreat is a two-day destination dance convention designed to give your students meaningful training without consuming every minute of the weekend (+ includes an optional 3rd day for overnight guests).
Dancers train with outstanding faculty, learn choreography, develop movement skills, build a performance-ready routine, connect with dancers and coaches from other programs, and still have time to enjoy Palm Springs together.
More Information + Teaching Faculty
Announced Fall 2026
JOIN THE DANCE TEAM WORLD COMMUNITY!
Get updates on scholarships, educational programs, inclusive dance opportunities, professional training, educator resources, performance experiences, and new tools supporting school-based dance programs nationwide.
CONNECT YOUR PROGRAM WITH THE DANCE COMMUNITY 💥
Dance Team World helps schools, teachers, event producers, instructors, and arts organizations reach the school-based dance community. Promote a workshop, camp, competition, educational program, team-building experience, scholarship, employment opportunity, or other resource that could benefit dancers and educators.
Trying to host your own dance event to raise funds for your dance program? Partner with us to promote your next event to a local, regional or nationwide audience… Or perhaps even start your own independently owned & operated DTWEF sanctioned event.
DANCE SCHOLARSHIPS: INVESTING IN STUDENTS 🎓
We’re investing in the future of the dance team community! Dance Team World Education Foundation awards scholarships to help students pursue college, trade school, or continuing education — AND we also partner with families, teams, businesses, colleges, universities, and other organizations to create custom scholarships in honor of individuals or dance related causes they care about.
DANCE PROGRAM & EVENT SUPPORT 💻
Running a school-based dance event takes time, staff, technology, and planning. Dance Team World supports independently operated programs by providing tools for registration, adjudication, event administration, scheduling, and participant communication.
Our goal is to help schools and community organizations spend less time managing logistics and more time creating meaningful experiences for students. You focus on the dancers and overall event experience… We’ll handle the backend.
THE DANCE TEAM WORLD EXPO 🌎
RESOURCES, CONNECTION & OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH DANCE PROGRAMS
The Dance Team World Expo brings students, educators, families, colleges, arts organizations, industry professionals, and mission-aligned businesses together in one place. Participants can discover educational programs, college and career pathways, scholarships, training opportunities, dancewear and performance resources, choreography services, wellness tools, event opportunities, and other resources that support young dancers and school-based programs.
The Expo also gives colleges, nonprofit organizations, educators, small businesses, and industry partners an opportunity to share their work directly with the communities they serve. By creating a central space for discovery and connection, DTWEF aims to make valuable resources and opportunities easier for dancers, families, and educators to find.
