It drew the interest of dancers from around the world due to the academy’s large number of instructors who worked in fields such as Television, Stage and Film.
Equally as important to the success of the studio was the technical discipline introduced into the field of jazz dance.
Dupree partnered with Dolores Terry (dancer, teacher, choreographer and eventually producer), who brought her expertise to the creation of the academy's stringent technical warm-up.
In this way the Dupree Dance Academy nurtured and developed professional level dancers as well as providing them with opportunities to be directly involved with working choreographers.
As a result, Mary Jean Valente brought together Directors, Producers and Production Companies in the desire to eliminate the cattle call process of dance auditioning.