Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,310
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bollywood Dance Scene
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2016
End Date
July 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the Hot Indian Dance Off, a juried, bracket-style choreography challenge in four rounds in which teams compete by performing original choreographies in any style of dance to an Indian song. The competition will take place at Midtown Global Mar
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Susan Rotilie: Education, artistic, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Alan Berks: Artistic, marketing, education; Jeff Hnilicka: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Laura Sindberg: Education, artistic, youth programming; Elissa Schufman: Fundraising, computer systems, volunteerism; Nasibu Sareva: Administration, fundraising, community service; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, community service, administration; Aron Lorber: Artistic, education, organizational development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,310
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,255
Direct expenses
$6,565
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We want to double the participation of both artists and spectators from 2016's numbers while enhancing the dance and cultural education to our audience in an entertaining and effective manner. We want to attract artists from a broad range of backgrounds enabling more creative growth within artists and more potential connections between communities. We will evaluate our success on several factors such as the number and genre of dance team submissions, how many non-­Indian dance teams participate, how many styles of dance are performed, how many spectators attend, and how many YouTube views the event garners. We will also take into consideration post performance feedback we receive from participating artists and audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Between the Prelim and Final, 5900 people had the chance to watch unique dance. MGM says foot traffic during Prelims was the highest they’ve had. We reached 13X more people by video this year with views totaling 160,000 between YouTube (16,086) and Facebook (145,000). 32 teams vs 22 last year.Dancers were diverse: 37% were non-Indian and included East Asian, African American, and Caucasian teams.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Divya Maiya, Staphanie Alexander, Meghan Wilker, Sara Erdman, Rohini Kumar, Narasimha Murthy, Jinal Jhaveri, Madhu Bangalore, Erin McGregor, Carillon McBurnie, Jeanette Chalgren, Brian Short¡Ohana, Arun Velliangiri, Sridhar Koneru, Rashi Mangalick
Project Manager
First Name
Divya
Last Name
Maiya
Organization Name
Bollywood Dance Scene
Street Address
PO Box 8634
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-0000
Phone
(952) 381-2572
Email
divya@bollywooddancescene.org
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