Donté Colley (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian internet personality and dancer.
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| Born | May 16, 1997 Toronto, Canada |
| Occupation | Internet personality | Dancer |
Early in his life
editDonté Colley was born in Toronto, Ontario, on May 16, 1997. 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
editColley 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.
References
edit- ^ 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". Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Motivational Instagram Accounts Have Changed My Relationship With Social Media". Allure. 28 May 2019. 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.