Dallas Black Dance Theatre company members rehearse for The Big Dance

RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer Rich@DallasVoice.com

Dallas Black Dance Theatre is ready to make all the disco dreams come true this Saturday night, June 7, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center when the company celebrates its annual The Big Dance fundraising gala led by Interim Artistic Director Richard J. Freeman. Proceeds from this boogie night will benefit DBDT’s Dallas Black Dance Academy. “This will be our sixth fundraiser for the academy,” Freeman explained. “I am the emcee, and this will really just be a big party for Dallas kicking off the summer.”

But getting here hasn’t been without its challenges for the dance company.

Last year, DBDT found itself in tenuous times with its then leadership and its company. I

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