Congratulations to Diane Caroll, Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education’s Community Partnership Director, for being selected as a 2025 honoree of the Ebon Dooley Legacy Awards. This nomination recognizes Caroll's significant impact on the Atlanta arts community, her unwavering commitment to the principles of collective responsibility and creative expression, and her lasting influence on Atlanta's cultural landscape. The Ebon Dooley Arts & Justice Awards, established in 2018, honors individuals and organizations dedicated to uplifting and empowering communities.

Caroll leads the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education's Centre Dance Program, which provides in-school and after-school dance instruction to elementary students by integrating dance classes into the standard academic curriculum. This innovative approach creates an alternative learning environment that fosters self-expression and social awareness, enhancing the school experience for students’ achievement in the arts. The Centre Dance Program currently serves Fulton County Schools, Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton County Schools, City of Refuge and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Caroll oversees programs at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy, Utopian Academy for the Arts, City of Refuge, and the Whitehead & Harland Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. Additionally, she is responsible for the Atlanta Ballet's Centre Dance Ensemble, which consists of scholarship recipients from our Centre Dance programs selected to participate in the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education's Student Division and perform at the annual Spring Concert.

Learn more about Atlanta Ballet’s Centre for Dance Education’s Community Engagement programs.

Diane Caroll is pictured second from left.