Eleone Dance Theatre, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1995, is co-directed by Mr. Shawn-Lamere Williams, Artistic Director and Ms. Sheila A. Ward, Executive Director. The company was founded by E. Leone Evans, II. Eleone Dance Theatre can be enjoyed throughout the year in a Spring Repertory Concert, its annual Christmas production "Carols in Color," and its newest offering, "From These Roots," a historical journey through dance highlighting the emergence of African-Americans.
Eleone Dance Theatre has received funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Philadelphia Foundation and the Pew-funded Dance Advance Grant administered by by The University of The Arts.

The company has completed residencies with New York Choreographer and Master Horton Teacher, Milton Myers, New York Choreographer Abdel R. Salaam (Forces of Nature) and most recently Christopher L. Huggins, Brian Sanders, Wayne St. David, Molly Misgalla, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Corie Baker, Gary Jeter and Abdur-Rahim Jackson.

Eleone Dance Theatre has performed throughout the states of Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.  Eleone actively seeks collaborations and has forged relationships and performing opportunities with organizations and institutions such as the Christina Cultural Arts Center (Wilmington, DE), The Willingboro Kennedy Performing Arts center (Willingboro, NJ), Hampton University (Hampton, VA), Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA), Wanamaker Middle School, William Meredith School, The High School For The Creative and Performing Arts, (All of Philadelphia, PA), Celestial Choir of  Bright Hope Baptist Church (Philadelphia, PA), and New Freedom Theatre (Philadelphia, PA) among others.  Principle dancers have choreographed and taught master classes at Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Old Dominion University and Cheyney University among others.

Eleone Dance Theatre have received awards from the A.K.A. Sorority and Citations and Tribute from the City of Philadelphia.