Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,680
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2018
End Date
March 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Youth Dance Ensemble's: Modern Dance Project.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Dan Peltzman: General Management and Administration, Organizational Development and Planning; Dawne Brown White: General Management and Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Haley Cramer: Artistic, Finance, Organizational Development; Laura Leffler:, Artistic, Organizational Development, General Administration; Mai Vang: Organizational Development, General Administration, Community Education; Mike Alberti: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Nora Riemenschneider: General Administration, Youth Programming, Artistic; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: Organizational Development, Education, General Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,680
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,630
Direct expenses
$14,310
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of junior high students participating in the Modern Dance Project will be exceed 25 students and of those participants, 75% will study modern dance and participate in the Modern Dance Project Community Concert for the first time. Evaluations will be documented by reviewed of online registrations and attendance taken during each workshop day, at the dress rehearsal and performance. In addition, volunteer ushers will count the number of attendees in the theater the night of the "pay as you are able" Community Concert. A short survey will be included in each program distributed to each audience member. Questions may include: "How did you hear about this Concert?", "Is this the first time you attended the Modern Dance Community Concert?" and/or "what was your overall experience of tonight's concert?"

Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative goal was met: 31 participants registered from December 3-20. On the first workshop day, 25 attended. Subsequent workshop days showed an average of twenty participants in attendance. seventeen participants performed in the concert. Qualitative goal was achieved in that 75% of the Project participants studied and performed Modern Dance for the first time.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Keith Andersen, Molly Granzow, Cindy Jensen, Haley Jensen, Leeanne "Dixie" Rairamo, Kelli Foster Warder
Project Manager
First Name
Leeanne
Last Name
Rairamo
Organization Name
Youth Dance Ensemble and School
Street Address
12237 Wood Lake Dr
City
Burnsville
State
MN
Zip Code
55337
Phone
(952) 941-5771
Email
ydeschool@msn.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency