"[3] Prominent contemporary tap dancer Savion Glover and his peers affectionately call her "Aunt Dianne"[citation needed] in acknowledgment of her unique place as a mentor, teacher, and confidante.
A memorable appearance was at the Rainbow Room in New York City with Ruth Brown, Grady Tate, Al McKibbon, and Sir Roland Hanna.
Dianne was featured in both the original Paris production and the two year Broadway run of Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli's musical Black and Blue.
She was featured in Fascinating Rhythms, a thirteen-city Dance Umbrella tour with Jimmy Slyde, Savion Glover, and bucket drummers Drummin Too Deep.
She has appeared at the Smithsonian on several occasions honoring such distinguished artists as Cholly Atkins and Jeni Le Gon, and a special lecture/performance entitled "Women in Tap."
She also completed a year-long engagement of Savion Glover's Concert Tour, entitled "Footnotes," with Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown, and Cartier Williams.
She is quick to recognize her debt to many of the tap legends that have given to her so generously throughout her career, such as Honi Coles, Cholly Atkins, Eddie Brown, the Nicholas Brothers, Peg Leg Bates, Steve Condos, Henry LeTang, Prince Spencer, Gregory Hines, LaVaughn Robinson, and many others.