Dance Groups Win Grant for Free South LA Youth Classes
Culture Flow Projects and Victory Dance Company will offer free classes to South Los Angeles youth under 18 through a county-funded grant.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Dance
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Culture Flow Projects and Victory Dance Company received a grant to provide free dance classes to South Los Angeles youth under 18. The funding comes through the Second District Youth Justice Fund, overseen by Supervisor Holly Mitchell's office, and lasts until June 2027.
Why it matters
The grant is specifically aimed at anti-recidivism, using the arts to help young people engage with the justice system in a positive way. It marks the second year the two organizations applied together, after an unsuccessful first-year application.
The grant is a one-year, non-renewable contract running through June 2027, and 99% of students taught by Robin Deane cannot afford tuition. The story does not state how many youth the program will reach or whether the funding will continue after 2027.
The players
Holly Mitchell
Mitchell is the Los Angeles County Supervisor for the Second District, whose office oversees the Youth Justice Fund that financed the grant.
Culture Flow Projects
Culture Flow Projects is a nonprofit program of PiYoDa Flow based in West Adams that focuses on arts access for young people.
Victory Dance Company
Victory Dance Company is a dance organization led by Robin Deane that performs and teaches youth in the Los Angeles area.
The details
Victory Dance Company will practice all day on Saturdays and hold events with participating youth, while Culture Flow Projects operates from PiYoDa Flow's West Adams studio. Robin Deane, who has taught at PiYoDa for six years, frequently transports foster and at-risk students to classes.
Timeline
June 2027: Grant funding period ends.
Big Picture
The grant is funded through the Second District Youth Justice Fund, a Los Angeles County program that directs money toward youth justice prevention efforts. This allocation extends that fund's reach into arts-based programming aimed at keeping young people out of the justice system.
Eligible youth under 18 in South Los Angeles can take the classes at no cost, with the program running under the grant through June 2027. Families interested in enrolling can contact PiYoDa Flow at (323) 996-3569.
The takeaway
Free arts programming can reach young people who would otherwise be unable to afford training, and funding through public youth justice dollars shows how the arts are being used as a prevention tool. Whether the grant is renewed after its 2027 expiration will determine how long the program lasts.
Further reading
Explore more on Dance to see how studios and companies across the region are reaching young dancers.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Los Angeles Sentinel.
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