Donté Colley
Donté Colley | |
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| Born | May 16, 1997 Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Dancer |
Donté Jordan Colley is a Canadian dancer and content creator.
Early in his life
Donté Colley was born in Toronto, Ontario, on May 16, 1997 to a Canadian mother and father. He grew up in Toronto, and showed an early interest and talent in dance. He attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough as a teen.[1] He credits his time there as his opportunity to come into his own artistically in a positive and supportive place.[2]
Career
Colley is a digital communications student who seeks to combine his love of dance with his uplifting messaging to create a safe space on social media through a message of self-love. He has appeared on Good Morning America,[3] Busy Tonight,[4] ETALK Canada,[5] and has been featured on USA Today,[6] Time,[7] Glossier,[8] NPR,[9] Georgetakei.com,[10] Globe & Mail,[1] Flare.com,[11] Allure[12] and Fashion Magazine.[13]
In April 2019, Colley appeared in Ariana Grande's Monopoly music video. The music video shared similar themes with Colley's popular emoji-assisted videos.
In 2021, Colley narrated the livestreamed presentation of children's and animated programming awards for the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.
Colley identifies as queer.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Working It: Canada's best dressed 2018". Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "P1M - DONTÉ COLLEY". www.p1m.ca.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "This dancer's inspirational Instagram videos are the best thing you'll see all day". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ Busy Tonight (16 January 2019). "Donte Colley Brings His Positive Dance Moves - Busy Tonight - E!" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Donte Colley | News, Videos & Articles". Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Instagram's inspirational dancing guy will make you smile from ear to ear". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "This Motivational Dancer Is the Internet's 2019 Gift". Time. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Here's Why You Might Recognize the Stars of Glossier Play's Campaign". FASHION Magazine. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Donté Colley's Instagram Videos Aim To Spread Joy". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "This Guy's Motivational Dance Videos Are Brightening Days All Over The Internet ❤". George Takei. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "An Afternoon With Insta Sensation Donte Colley - FLARE". www.flare.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ Nast, Condé. "Motivational Instagram Accounts Have Changed My Relationship With Social Media". Allure. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "Meet Donté Colley, the Dancing Torontonian You're Seeing All Over Instagram". FASHION Magazine. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ Taylor Crumpton, "We Asked Black Queer Icons to Share Their Dreams for the Future". Them, February 28, 2020.