Donté Colley

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Donté Colley
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Born (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 24)
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDancer

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[]

  1. ^ a b "Working It: Canada's best dressed 2018". Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ "P1M - DONTÉ COLLEY". www.p1m.ca.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Busy Tonight (16 January 2019). "Donte Colley Brings His Positive Dance Moves - Busy Tonight - E!" – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Donte Colley | News, Videos & Articles". Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  6. ^ "Instagram's inspirational dancing guy will make you smile from ear to ear". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  7. ^ "This Motivational Dancer Is the Internet's 2019 Gift". Time. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  8. ^ "Here's Why You Might Recognize the Stars of Glossier Play's Campaign". FASHION Magazine. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. ^ "Donté Colley's Instagram Videos Aim To Spread Joy". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  10. ^ "This Guy's Motivational Dance Videos Are Brightening Days All Over The Internet ❤". George Takei. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. ^ "An Afternoon With Insta Sensation Donte Colley - FLARE". www.flare.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  12. ^ "Motivational Instagram Accounts Have Changed My Relationship With Social Media". Allure. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  13. ^ "Meet Donté Colley, the Dancing Torontonian You're Seeing All Over Instagram". FASHION Magazine. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  14. ^ Taylor Crumpton, "We Asked Black Queer Icons to Share Their Dreams for the Future". Them, February 28, 2020.
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