American Dancer Lil Dee Dee's Journey from Talent Shows to TV Star
1.
2. Donielle
Hansley
is
a
American
dancer
who
was
discovered
via
his
parents
Felicia
and
Trey
Hansley.
Lil
Dee
Dee
won
dancer
of
the
year
at
the
2014
3rd
Annual
Clean
Music
Movement
Awards
held
in
Richmond,
VA,
his
birth
home.
His
talent
exploded
when
Lil
Dee
Dee
landed
his
first
major
gig
with
Dance
Kids
ATL,
on
the
TLC
network.
Lil
Dee
Dee
finished
his
first
season
as
the
shows
favorite
and
most
adored
dancer.
Synopsis
Born
in
2004
in
Richmond,
Virginia,
to
a
already
family
of
three,
Lil
Dee
Dee
took
1st
place
in
a
local
talent
compeOOon
at
a
young
age
and
later
turned
into
a
YouTube
phenomenon.
He
signed
a
contract
with
Rapper
MaQyB
and
became
the
first
kid
dancer
to
have
rank
#1
as
fan
favorite
in
the
history
of
kid
backup
dancers.
His
dancing
has
placed
him
being
a
back
up
dancer
for
many
major
arOst
throughout
Atlanta
and
across
the
country.
”Dee
Dee's
Dancing
World"
has
gone
plaOnum
in
several
countries
far
as
dancing
phenomena's
go..
He
lives
and
works
in
and
out
of
Atlanta.
3. Childhood
Born
on
March
4,
2004,
in
Richmond,
VA,
Lil
Dee
Dee
was
raised
in
a
two
parent
house
hold
moving
to
Atlanta,
GA
at
the
age
of
4.
Dee
Dee,
whose
dancing
debut,
Atlanta
Dance
Kids,
hit
television
in
July
2013,
is
a
true
overnight
success,
having
gone
from
an
unknown,
untrained
dancer
whose
mother
posted
YouTube
clips
of
her
boy
dancing
and
compeOng
with
the
best
of
the
best,
for
the
world
to
take
noOce.
Lil
Dee
Dee
always
had
an
interest
in
dancing
he
just
loves
music
says
his
mother.
Felicia,
his
mother
placed
Dee
Dee
at
the
center
of
his
already
dancing
sibling's
and
dubbing
her
children
the
“DNA
Dancers
“
Within
months,
the
DNA
Dancers,
was
an
Internet
sensaOon,
with
a
large
following
of
fans,
and
an
eager
manager
arranging
for
the
group
to
dance
and
travel
dancing
for
major
celebriOes
such
as
Mindless
Behavior,
Jacob
LaOmore,
Jacquees
and
the
Omg
Girlz
just
to
name
a
few.
4. Career
Highlights
Dee
Dee’s
first
trip
to
Hollywood
was
a
success!
Television/Film
Dance
Kids
Atl
Lead
TLC
Bubble
Gubbies
Principal/lead
Nick
jr
ABDC
season
5
Dancer
MTV
Strange
Clouds
Video
Lead
Grand
Hustle
LoQery
Ticket
Extra
Warner
Brothers
Life
As
We
Know
It
Featured
Extra
Warner
Brothers
People
TV
Dancer
Comcast
Tiny
and
Toya
Dancer
BET
Turned
Up/Roscoe
Dash
Dancer
Interscope
Records
Got
My
Own
Step/Roscoe
Dash
f
T-‐pain
Dancer
Interscope
Records
Nothing/T-‐pain
Cameo
Dancer
Young
Money
Jacquess
Dancer
Block
ENT
CityTrends
5. Live/Stage
Performances
MaQyB/Nokia
Theatre/
LA
Dancer
Chor.D-‐Ray
MaQyB/Germany
Theatre/
NYC
Dancer
Chor.D-‐Ray
Scream
Tour
Dancer
Chor.Seanbankhead
Dance
411
kids/Adults
Show
Dancer
Chor.
Neyon/Chris
Dance
411
Christmas
Show
Dancer
Chor.
DNA
Burger
King
FesOval
Dancer
Chor.
DNA
Rip
The
Runway
Dancer
Chor.
DNA
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
Dancer/
Model
Chor.DNA
Auburn
FesOval
Dancer
Chor.DNA
Jazz
FesOval
Dancer/Model
Chor.DNA
PBS
Dancer
Chor.DNA
Nordstrom's
Model
Macy’s
Model
6. Training
Your
Act,
Dance
411
Studios-‐
Neyon,
Adrian
Eaton,
Mike
Peele,
Kiki
Ely,
Jeremy
Strong,
Sean
Bankhead,
Codie
Wiggins,
Sakinah
Lestage,
Jungle
Boogie
etc.
Ac2ng
Coach
Jasmine
Singh
and
Antonio
Madison
Special
Skills
Hip
-‐
Hop,
African
dance,
Stunts,
Free
Running,
Bone
Breaking,
Quick
Learner,
Break
Dancing,
Jazz
Funk,
Ballet,
Contemporary
etc.
7. hQp://youtu.be/HxBzYryig70?list=UUncuV-‐KdRHKojGwcVEhAvkQ
Tyler
Perry
2014
If
Loving
You
Is
Wrong
Lil
Dee
Dee
has
a
main
role
on
the
show
as
Frank.
Lil
Dee
Dee,
will
play
the
role
of
Malik
Whiiield.
LI
R
An
Upcoming
TV
Series
Dedicated
To
Raising
Awareness
Tour
MaCyB
Dancing
Americas
Got
Talent
Hip
-‐
Hop,
alongside
Jungle
Boogie.
The
Clean
Music
Movement
Awards
Opening
Act
RVA’S
NO
BULLYING
ALLOWED
Performance
The
Bailey
Agency
Kids
Model
Search
Fashion
Show
Host
And
so
Much
More
To
Come
V
8. The
potenOal
concentrated
in
such
a
pint-‐sized
body
is
desOned
to
blow
with
just
the
slightest
touch.
Lil
Dee
Dee
says
he
pulls
his
confidence
and
courage
from
his
very
supporOve
siblings.
The
dynamite
has
been
lit
by
the
name
of
Donielle
Hansley
"I
am
Lil
Dee
Dee"
and
is
expected
to
incinerate
any
and
everything
around
him.
Lil
Dee
Dee's
presence
has
been
felt
around
the
world
with
video
credits
on
top
arOst
such
as
T-‐Pain,
B.O.B.,
Jacob
LaOmore,
OMGirlz,
MaQyB
and
many
more.
I
am
Lil
Dee
Dee
has
graced
the
silver
screen
with
Ice
Cube
and
Bow
Wow
in
"LoQery
Ticket"
and
has
been
a
special
guest
performer
with
Jungle
Boogie
on
MTV's
"
American
Best
Dance
Crew"
America’s
Got
Talent”
and
“So
You
Think
U
Can
Dance”
new
season
of
Nick
Jr.'s
"Bubble
Guppies"
and
currently
Iam
Lil
Dee
Dee
will
be
staring
on
the
New
Tyler
Perry
sitcom
“If
Loving
You
Is
Wrong”
with
many
accomplishments
under
his
belt
at
the
mere
age
of
10,
I
am
Lil
Dee
Dee
is
always
looking
for
more
ways
to
to
push
the
envelope
and
solidify
his
brand.
I
am
Lil
Dee
Dee
also
has
an
up
coming
apparel
line
called
"
Young
Eager
and
Hungry"
beQer
known
as
"
Y.E.A.H.
"
Now
adding
a
reality
T.V.
show
on
TLC
known
as
“DANCEKIDSATL”to
his
resume,
his
careers
looking
very
bright.
Lil
Dee
Dee
Links:
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