ms. allen's nearly four decades long career going strong. tarted the debbie allen dance academy? >> well, since i have been performing and doing everything that i do every i have been from israel to london to brazil to south africa, everyone has asked, ms. allen, where is your school. so i jumped out there with my savings and jumped off a cliff with my husband. here we are 11 years later and we have developed some of the most talented young people in the business today. we are growing a new crop. i have a group called red birds who are the most talented of my little ones. they're like 7 to 10-year-olds. i mean, they really inspire me. i teach them. i actually teach them. places. let's go. quietly right now. >> so what do you spot in these dancers, whether they're 7 or 17? can you zero in and say they've got that it thing? >> i actually can. i remember the first day we opened for auditions, a young boy, his name was chris nobles, walked in. he pointed his foot, lifted his leg, i said that's it. okay. you have a scholarship. i was talking about

the best is drawn to the iconic ms. allen. you mentioned mariah carey.a great relationship. you talked about you being very maternal in a lot of ways. >> i'm another mom for her, yes, i am. i keep people close. when i work with people and we have a good time together. >> straight ahead, face to face with debbie allen. it still pains her to talk about the loss of close friend and one of her best dance students michael jackson. ir own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> checking came's top stories. the town of homs is enduring a seventh straight day of bombardment. hundreds have been killed. the death toll has climbed to at least 30 today. on monday the u.n. general assembly will consider a resolution condemning as sad