Golf tournament to raise money for dance scholarships

Dance was Nicole Allbrook’s love in life.

She started twirling around the room at age 3, started lessons at age 4 and stuck with it for the next 20 years. By age 24, she was a trained artist. And last February, her death at the hands of an alleged drunk driver stole that art from the world.

In her memory, Nicole’s parents, Guy and Terri Allbrook, started the Nicole’s Dancing Angels Foundation. The organization, which is in the process of obtaining its 501(c)(3) status, seeks to provide scholarships to young children to help them find their passions in dance.

“We want to give children a place to come that’s very important to them,” Guy Allbrook said. “Their confidence and self-esteem can be taken away from them when other things in their lives fall apart. We want to help children get started, and help others find a way to stick with it.”

Nicole was a former Oak Mountain High School student. She received her training from Monica Barnett at Exclusively Ballet on Cahaba Valley Road, and the Allbrooks have partnered with Barnett to provide the scholarships.

To help raise funds for the foundation, the Allbrooks are holding their inaugural Nicole’s Dancing Angels Foundation Golf Tournament on May 8 at Timberline Golf Club in Calera. Tee time is 1 p.m., and registration is going on now. The entry fee is $120 per player and covers green fees, cart rental, a box lunch and the open driving range with range balls.

Hole sponsorships are also available for $125 and include signage on each hole of the course.

All proceeds from the tournament, donations to the foundation, and hole sponsorships fund one-year dance scholarships for children of all ages.

For more, visit nicolesdancingangels.com.