Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hollywood Studio of Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Nine-Month Dance Program
Project Details
Funding for the Nine-Month Dance Program, which provides professional lessons in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, creative movement, praise dance, and fitness to youth and adults. Classes will take place in North Minneapolis between September 2012 and June 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Danielle Schumann: Public Relations, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Suzanne Roberts: Advisor, Obsidian Arts; Meaghan Disciorio: Artistic Director, Swandive Theatre; Delta Giordano: Company Member, Theatre Unbound; Ruth Stephens: Board President, Textile Center of Minnesota; Joe Jones: Conductor, Saint Paul Postal Band; Michael Brink: Grant Writer, Angel Foundation; Kris Sorensen: Executive Director, In Progress; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts in Education Coordinator, VSA Minnesota.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$50,000
Direct expenses
$60,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide opportunity for positive self-expression while emphasizing the creative process in students; to build character, self-esteem, and positive self-expression in young dancers.Feedback on artistic development by the Artistic Director and Board members; audience questionnaires.
Measurable Outcome(s)
40 youth completed the course with improvements in self-esteem displayed through individualized self-expression at recital; half of participating students competed in regional and national dance competitions. 541 tickets were sold for the recital.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Susan Owens, Val Upsher, Wendy Puckett, Damion Upsher, Regina Dickson
Project Manager
First Name
Diane
Last Name
Elliot Robinson
Organization Name
Hollywood Studio of Dance
Street Address
2128 W Broadway Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411-1808
Phone
(612) 521-6780
Email
hollywoodstudioofdance@yahoo.com
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