
Dance to Empower
Leadership Team
We are proud to announce our 2025 - 2026 Board Members!

Executive Director
Isabella Liu
Isabella has been dancing since the age of 4, with prestigious training at the School of American Ballet as well as American Ballet Theater Pre-professional division. She now dances at Rye Ballet, to continue her studies at Rye Country Day School, where she is a junior. She enjoys seeing change in her community, and continues to foster that through helping others! She is very excited to be co-leading this amazing organization, and can't wait to see more to come!!

Executive Director
Ari Wangwittaya
Hi, my name is Ari, and I’m the Co-Executive Director of DTE. I have been dancing for 11 years, with experience in pre-professional ballet and competitive hip hop, and currently perform with the Choate Rosemary Hall Dance Company. With my combined passion for dance and bridging the social divide in the arts, I am excited to contribute to DTE for a world where dance can be a passion for others as well!
Board Of Trustees

Founder
Leilani Gao
Leilani has been dancing for over thirteen years. She has been fortunate to be accepted in intensives at internationally esteemed institutions with merit scholarship such as the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Royal Ballet School, and American Ballet Theatre. This summer, she attended the Stuttgart Ballet (John Cranko School) Summer Intensive. Leilani is currently a freshman at the University of Chicago.
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