ABC News Nightline Debbie Allen: A Moment to Shine

Once in a while, a child meets a spectacular mentor -- someone whose skill, insight and force of personality can influence young lives in just a brief encounter. Dancer, writer, director and choreographer Debbie Allen is exactly that kind of mentor and that kind of force of nature. Her enormous success, from TV's "Fame" to Broadway's "Sweet Charity," has made her one of the most sought after choreographers in dance. But she still makes time to mentor children who long to perform on stage -- imperfect, unsteady, deeply driven young dancers. Exactly the kind of young dancer that she used to be.