Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,344
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Young Dance will conduct an all school residency at Bridge View School and Focus Beyond Transition Services, implementing a creative movement based curriculum to reinforce learning goals of the school community.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, Como Park Senior High School

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,344
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,556
Direct expenses
$11,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.10
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

All students at Bridgeview School and Focus Beyond engage in dance activities to emphasize self-expression, communication and collaboration. We will track attendance and rate of participation, document each lesson, and identify social skills that align with dance activities, and collect observation of ways learning transfers beyond dance. 2: Learners and educators will engage in dance activities to reinforce students' understanding of the world they feel and see. We will survey classroom teachers and assistants on what they learned about themselves and students through dance, and will record observations of student engagement in and outside of dance class.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All students at Bridgeview School and Focus Beyond engaged in dance activities to emphasize self-expression, communication and collaboration. We tracked attendance, documented each lesson and identified ways the dance activities aligned academic, social/emotional, and creative expression skills. We consulted with teachers to assess student participation and impact beyond the dance class. 2: Learners and educators engaged in dance activities to reinforce students' understanding of the world they feel and see. We surveyed classroom teachers and assistants on what they learned about themselves and students through dance. We recorded observations of ways Focus Beyond students showed learning from week to week over the course of the semester.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jonathan Morris, Beth Winnick, Erin McNell, Elizabeth Hannan, Steven Epley, Laura Fritz, Angelique Lele, Betsy Walts, Ella Tomlinson, Noah Morris
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Pick
Organization Name
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Street Address
3754 Pleasant Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 423-3064
Email
gretchen@youngdance.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