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Make a Ballet

Award Information

Award #
2006-JL-FX-0164
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2006
Total funding (to date)
$98,723

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2006, $98,723)

The Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. will implement an arts education intervention program: Make a Ballet, in inner-city public schools in Costa Mesa, California; Washington DC; New York City; and Newark, New Jersey. The primary goals are to 1) increase academic achievement and school attendance; and 2) increase pro-social activities and social bonds of participants. The primary activities will be the choreographing, designing, administering, and producing dance productions through the provision of dance classes, mentorship, and workshops. NCA/NCF

Date Created: August 27, 2006