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Your donation directly transforms lives through dance. The Dance Institute of Washington serves the District of Columbia as the leading Black-led, pre-professional dance equity organization. Support the Dance Institute of Washington, eliminating barriers that have historically limited access to world-class dance training.

When you give to DIW, you’re not just supporting dance classes, you’re investing in futures. Your contribution helps subsidize rigorous pre-professional training that opens doors to prestigious colleges like Juilliard and dance companies including Alvin Ailey and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Every dollar you donate helps a young dancer access training that builds not just artistic excellence, but life-long skills, confidence, and pathways to financial stability through arts careers. Join our movement, because every child deserves the transformative power of dance, regardless of their family’s economic circumstances.

Every donation, no matter the size, makes a direct impact on our students’ lives.

• $50 = Supports one student’s leotard and tights for dance classes
• $100 = Provides one dancer with a week of nutritious meals
• $200 = Covers one pair of pointe shoes
• $500 = Funds two pairs of pointe shoes with elastics, ribbons, and toe pads
• $1,000 = Scholarship for one year of Early-Division training
• $2,000 = Scholarship for one year of Lower-Division training
• $3,000 = Scholarship for one year of Middle-Division training or physical therapy for DIW students for one month 
• $4,000 = Scholarship for one year of Upper-Division training or covers one year of field trips to dance performances, including transportation  
• $5,000 = Full coverage for a student’s housing and training at a summer intensive