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Think Big, Dance Bigger.

From West Auckland to San Francisco, the Lines Ballet School is calling.

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Think Big, Dance Bigger.

Think Big, Dance Bigger.

Think Big, Dance Bigger.

Think Big, Dance Bigger.

Think Big, Dance Bigger.

From West Auckland to San Francisco, the Lines Ballet School is calling.

From West Auckland to San Francisco, the Lines Ballet School is calling.

From West Auckland to San Francisco, the Lines Ballet School is calling.

From West Auckland to San Francisco, the Lines Ballet School is calling.

Joel Walsham
Joel Walsham
Joel Walsham
Joel Walsham
1 Campaign |
Auckland, New Zealand
$7,878 USD 98 backers
39% of $20,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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I am Joel Walsham, a young New Zealander who has been accepted into the LINES Ballet/Dominican University of California Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) program. 

I was also offered admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and The Ailey School/Fordham University. These programs are unlike anything that can be offered in New Zealand, or elsewhere in the southern hemisphere.

 I have chosen to attend LINES and I need your help to get there. 

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) is a joint program of the LINES Ballet and the Dominican University of California. This program is four years to complete, producing dancers who are training in a facility that also houses the LINES Ballet Company. LINES believe in training dancers who are instinctual, and who are artists in their own right. With its direct relationship to Alonzo King, one of the foremost choreographers of our time, the program offers students unique access to the process and environment in which current dance thought and practice is being shaped.

Based on a conservatory style training, it is creating not just excellent technicians, but thinking artists, that can advocate for the arts and become warriors for its progress. LINES in the only program of its kind and one of the best schools in the world, at what it does. They are producing cutting edge performers that become leaders who are shaping the dance industry. No New Zealander has ever been accepted into this program. In fact, there are no international students currently in the Bachelor Fine Arts program. 

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The Cost

My parents have saved for my tertiary education from my birth, however they did not anticipate that I would be attending an American University. Despite their foresight, I am now facing the considerably higher costs of an American University. Over the four years, the total costs are around US$240,000.

Annual Cost of Attendance (US$) :

Tuition $40,150

Fees (Campus Comp/Activity)$450

Room and Board$13,380

Medical Insurance$3,800

Books/Supplies$1,710

Transportation$892

Personal Expenses$ 2,278

Total Budget $63,160

 

I have been the recipient of the Dominican University of California Presidential Scholarship, which is worth US$17,000 each year. This is the higher than the maximum amount that the University will give to an international student. I am extremely grateful, but there is still a large funding gap. 

I am hoping to raise $20,000 which would mean that my first year of tuition would be almost covered, so that my family can have some more time to save for the future years. 

My family has financed my dancing since I was born and made a significant investment in my dancing.  

Your support would mean that I can live out this opportunity, which has been 15 years in the making.

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Merde!

$10 USD
‘Merde!’ is a term used by ballet dancers across the world to wish them luck before they go on stage. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting my journey. Your support will noted with a ‘brick’ on the supporters wall on JoelWalsham.com
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Apollo

$25 USD
‘Apollo’, by George Ballanchine, was one of the worlds first neoclassical ballets. You are a part of my neoclassical journey. Thank you for your contribution. You will receive a desktop wallpaper based on the artwork of the Think Big, Dance Bigger Collection and a ‘brick’ on JoelWalsham.com
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Avant

$50 USD
Thank you for your contribution, you will receive a ‘fashion forward’ perk that you can wear! One boutique t-shirt based on the artwork of the Think Big, Dance Bigger Collection, making you a walking piece of art, and a ‘brick’ on JoelWalsham.com. Details on the t-shirts are available to your left.
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Balletomane

$100 USD
You are certainly a dance enthusiast, thank you for your contribution! You will receive a Limited edition ‘Joel Skinned’ t-shirt based on a oil portrait of Joel and a ‘brick’ on JoelWalsham.com
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Ballon

$300 USD
Every dancer strives to achieve ballon, but with this perk you will be bouncing along just fine. Thank you for your contribution, you will receive one limited edition, signed and numbered, print of your choice, from the original artwork of the Think Big, Dance Bigger collection and a ‘brick’ on Joel Walsham.com There will be no more than 50 of each print available.
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Étoile

$500 USD
The leading men and women of a company set their sights high. Thank you for helping me achieve my goals, for your donation you will receive two limited edition, signed and numbered, prints of your choice, from the original artwork of the Think Big, Dance Bigger collection and a ‘brick’ on Joel Walsham.com There will be no more than 50 of each print available.
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Danseur Noble

$1,000 USD
From Rudolph Nureyev to Ethan Stiefel, the danseur noble performs at the highest level, just like your donation. Thank you for such a significant contribution. You will receive one 20x40” original oil painting from the Think Big, Dance Bigger collection. Each piece is only available once. You will receive a ‘brick’ on the JoelWalsham.com supporters wall, as well as a hand written note from Joel.
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