Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,018
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,018
Other Funds Leveraged
$182,083
Direct expenses
$182,083
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Young Dance curriculum will be evaluated and revised to decentralize whiteness and promote inclusivity regarding race, culture, ability, and gender. Evaluation methods will include counting enrollment, attendance, and demographics across our programs, soliciting feedback from students, parents, and teaching staff via surveys and conversations. 2: Participants from diverse backgrounds will explore individual expression, be in relationship with others, and continue to engage in dance. Focusing on Community Partnership programs, we will count participants and distinct communities served, implement surveys, and conduct class observations, as well as track the number of participants who continue with our classes from these programs.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Decentering whiteness and promoting inclusivity regarding race, culture, ability, and gender is an ongoing process informing curriculum development. Evaluation methods include tracking enrollment, attendance, and demographics across our programs, staff, and leadership, surveys and conversations with students, families, and teaching staff. 2: Participants and communities from diverse backgrounds engaged in dance classes, exploring individual expression in relationship with others. Evaluation methods include tracking participation and curriculum of community partnerships, surveys and conversations with staff from partner organizations. Evidence also seen in word-of-mouth recommendations from community partners.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Mccluskey, Gretchen Godfrey, Elsabet Roth, Daniel Case, Madeline Strohm, Myrika Schneider, Liz Williams, Abby Frank-Taylor, Kim Hansen, Andre Samples, Emilio Alvarez, Nicole Hinrichs-Bideau, Rich Stever-Zeitlin, Lainey Lee
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Pick
Organization Name
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Street Address
655 Fairview Ave N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
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