DANCE TEAM WORLD
IS ON A MISSION! 🚀
Dance Team World Education Foundation is a cutting edge 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. Every dollar we raise goes right back into supporting school-based dance programs: scholarships that make dreams possible, events that celebrate every level of talent, national and international destination events that inspire, and digital tools that keep dance programs connected and growing.
Whether it’s a dancer stepping on stage for the first time or a team traveling across the country to compete — we’re here to help you make it happen.
WHAT WE DO & HOW WE GIVE BACK!
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 🌎
We’re excited to present the world’s FIRST expo catered specifically for the dance team community! Explore the latest from top dancewear brands, costume designers, makeup pros, dance camps, choreography services, college programs, and national competition circuits… all under one roof! Get ready to shop, connect, and experience all that the dance team industry has to offer. The Dance Team World EXPO is also the optimal networking opportunity for small businesses & dance industry partners to gain marketing exposure while connecting with our target audience of dancers, coaches, teams, and parents.
