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To bring the joy and artistry of dance to the nation's capital and the world's stage through the presentation of the best in classical and contemporary ballet; to provide the highest caliber of dance training through a preeminent school of ballet; and to serve and involve the entire community through extensive dance education and outreach programs.
TWB@THEARC
Nearly 15 years ago, The Washington Ballet expanded its education operations to serve southeast Washington, D.C. at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), known as TWB@THEARC, to reach underserved areas of the Washington DC community. TWB@THEARC offers community-based education programs, ballet training through The Washington School of Ballet (TWSB), and hosts TWB's community engagement programs of DanceDC and the EXCEL! Scholarship program. To ensure access for all, TWB offers tuition on a sliding scale based on household income and family size.
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DanceDC & Excel! Scholarship Programs
DanceDC is an interdisciplinary program that provides 7 in-school residencies to second and third graders of DC Public Schools (DCPS), combining ballet with a core curriculum subjects in compliance with DCPS standards and the National Standards for Dance Education. TWB's DanceDC Programs reach over 600 students a year and concludes with culminating performances at the end of each residency.
Each year TWB nominates passionate and talented students from DanceDC participating schools to continue their dance training at The Washington School of Ballet for one year through the EXCEL! Scholarship.
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25 students currently benefit from EXCEL! Scholarship funding, however with sufficient support from donors through this campaign, an additional 8 students from TWB's DanceDC partner schools would benefit.
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Donor Impact:
TWB@THEARC continues to strive and serve thousands of children and young adults through out the underserved communities in Washington, D.C. With sufficient funds, TWB@THEARC has the space to welcome 8 additional DanceDC students next season as EXCEL! Scholars.
You're contribution would provide the following:
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Funding for a DanceDC student, who may not otherwise have the means to afford extensive training, to join TWSB on a full scholarship for one year
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Performance opportunities at THEARC, which holds the only professional theater located in Southeast Washington D.C.
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Attending a performance of Septime Webre's: The Nutcracker in downtown Washington, D.C.
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New costumes, uniforms, dance shoes, tights and other proper attire to attend TWB@THEARC
** All contributions go directly to support the training and development of students at TWB@THEARC in the program. For your generosity, TWB will send you a variety of exclusive tokens of appreciation for your donation.
TWB@THEARC's Impact:
TWB has served over 70,000 students and spends more than $1.4 Million on its community engagement and education efforts. Opened in 2005, TWB@THEARC's satellite campus of TWSB bustles with the energy and excitement of youth, adults and seniors who study ballet, jazz modern and African dance in two state-of-the-art studios.
Other Ways You Can Help
Whether or not you are making a monetary contribution, you can play an important role in helping TWB achieve their goal. A great way to help is to share links to this campaign page with your networks. An email to friends with a link to this campaign is especially helpful. You can also share the link via Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media.
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