Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Through all the Ballet’s programming and efforts at inclusion, the fuller public can experience the art of dance as participants and audience members. Ballet programs are inclusive as measured by such means as goal-based evaluation of audience ages, observation by staff and parents of special Creative Dance classes, monitoring Americans with Disabilities Act plan. 2: Through excellent presentations, education programs, and nourishing of state artists, Ballet helps arts flourish in northern Minnesota and beyond. Arts thrive in Duluth area and beyond lifted by the Ballet’s fine artistic efforts, measured by such outcome-based assessing as data-gathering, internal/external observation, participant surveys.
Ballet's outreach programs and adaptive ballet class widened inclusion of participants; family-friendly performances encouraged a wide age range. Ballet evaluated audience ages, brought nontraditional audiences by working with service groups; reviewed teacher responses to outreach programs; employed suggestions by parents of adaptive dance class; monitored ADA plan. 2: In 50th anniversary season, Ballet helped to keep arts flourishing by providing high-quality performances, training, outreach, and using musicians. Ballet monitored audience reaction, performance reviews, social media postings; artistic staff tracked company and student development; staff, outreach director, school teachers evaluated impact of outreach programs.
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