Everybody Dance LA Gala Highlights Benefits of School Arts Programs: ‘The Arts are Essential’
variety.comCarla Renata An overcast June gloom day couldn’t cast a cloudy spell on the gala celebration held June 12 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles for the youth-focused arts nonprofit Everybody Dance LA!
Hosted by Melvin Roberts, anchor of KTTV’s “Good Day L.A.” and a weekend anchor for “Extra,” the event was full of fancy footwork and fevered energy, with kids grabbing honorees and attendees to participate in impromptu flash mobs.
That set the tone for an evening filled with fun, inspiration, and gratitude. EDLA was created to honor the memory of Gabriella Axelrod, daughter of EDLA founder Liza Bercovici, who died at age 13.
Bercovici founded the organization in 1999 as a tribute to Gabriella’s love of dance. Today, EDLA offers a range of after-school, in-school, enrichment and summer programs for more than 6,000 students a year.
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