Donté Colley Explained
Donté Colley |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1997 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Canada |
Occupation: | Internet personality Dancer |
Donté Colley (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian internet personality and dancer.
Early in his life
Donté 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
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.
Notes and References
- News: Working It: Canada's best dressed 2018. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: P1M - DONTÉ COLLEY. www.p1m.ca.
- Web site: This dancer's inspirational Instagram videos are the best thing you'll see all day. America. Good Morning. Good Morning America. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: Donte Colley Brings His Positive Dance Moves - Busy Tonight - E!. Busy Tonight. 16 January 2019. YouTube.
- Web site: Donte Colley News, Videos & Articles. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506140830/https://etcanada.com/tag/donte-colley/. dead. May 6, 2019. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: Instagram's inspirational dancing guy will make you smile from ear to ear. USA TODAY. 2019-05-06.
- This Motivational Dancer Is the Internet's 2019 Gift. Time. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: Here's Why You Might Recognize the Stars of Glossier Play's Campaign. 2019-03-04. FASHION Magazine. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: Donté Colley's Instagram Videos Aim To Spread Joy. NPR.org. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: This Guy's Motivational Dance Videos Are Brightening Days All Over The Internet ❤. 2019-01-10. George Takei. en. 2019-05-06.
- Web site: An Afternoon With Insta Sensation Donte Colley - FLARE. www.flare.com. 2019-05-06. 2019-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422191832/https://www.flare.com/celebrity/donte-colley/. dead.
- Web site: Motivational Instagram Accounts Have Changed My Relationship With Social Media. Allure. 28 May 2019 . en. 2019-06-03.
- Web site: Meet Donté Colley, the Dancing Torontonian You're Seeing All Over Instagram. 2019-01-09. FASHION Magazine. 2019-05-06.