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The dream of little girls to put on a tutu and glitter—and dance just like other little girls their age. Despite their dreams, these girls were not able to dance like their friends, sisters, cousins and even their mothers. They had physical and medical challenges that prevented them from joining classes in their community. Joann Ferrara, a pediatric physical therapist, was inspired to make the dancing dreams of children come true when one day a little girl with cerebral palsy in a tiara and tutu said simply, “I wish I could be a dancer but nobody wants me.”Dancing Dreams has grown from five girls to current 130 girls and boys. Classes are adapted so each child can participate to the best of his or her own unique ability. Our annual performance, complete with elaborate sets and numerous costume changes, is a highlight for our dancers and their families.

S.K.Y. Dance Studio is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is committed to expanding the accessibility of dance for underprivileged girls throughout the state of Florida. Our goal is to promote ingenuity, artistry, and healthier lifestyles while empowering young girls through the development of character, self-esteem, confidence, leadership and social skills.

viBe Theater Experience (viBe) produces original, free theater, music and videos about real-life issues written and performed by teen girls. We provide a safe, creative space for under-served girls to express their voices, take on challenges and gain the self-confidence necessary to succeed personally, artistically and academically. viBe empowers girls through free programs, which engage and inspire them to write, create, publish, direct and perform personal and truthful collaborative theater and music. Since 2002, over 60 viBe productions have brought free theater, live musical performances, music videos and radio plays to thousands of diverse audience members, changing their perceptions about the kind of art that young women can create.

The Mission of the Pat Graney Company (Pat Graney Performance) is to create, perform and tour new dance/installation works and to offer arts-based educational programming to incarcerated women and girls, and other special populations.

Three Bone Theatre is Charlotte's home for the best of adult contemporary theatre. We believe that great theatre can be a catalyst for conversation and change in our community. Our business philosophy stems from the Reba McEntire quote, “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a back bone, and a funny bone.” Our mission is to create a performing arts experience that is socially engaged, professionally managed, and creatively inspired. As a local arts organization, we feel strongly about supporting other local groups. We partner with a different local organization for each production with the hope of raising awareness to the unique themes present in each production and the commendable work that is being done in Charlotte.

Based in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, WAM Theatre is Where Arts and Activism Meet. The company was co-founded in 2010 by Canadian director, actor, educator, and producer Kristen van Ginhoven. WAM’s vision is to create opportunity for women and girls through the mission of theatre as philanthropy. Inspired by the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, WAM donates a portion of the proceeds from its theatrical events to organizations that benefit women and girls. Since 2010, WAM Theatre has donated more than $30,000 to eleven nonprofit organizations and provided paid work to more than 200 theatre artists. In addition to the main stage productions and special events, WAM Theatre’s activities include a comprehensive educational outreach program and the Fresh Takes Play Reading Series.

The Vietnam Education Society was established in 2005 to raise funds to cover the cost of construction for new preschools and primary schools in rural Vietnam. Local authorities manage and operate the facilities, which are inspected by VES and our partner, East Meets West, on a regular basis. VES opened its first school in Vietnam in June 2007, a ten room school that serves close to 400 students in the small community of Cat Ne, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. A multipurpose room and early childhood development centre were added to the school. Since that time, VES has built three other schools and is currently (Spring 2013) working on plans for the fifth facility. VES also works with the Pacific Links Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping stop human trafficking along the border regions in Vietnam. VES provides 40 scholarships for at risk girls and sponsors a summer camp to provide these girls with support and life skills

EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRABOOSTERS is a/an Music booster club based in EAGLE, ID. More Specifically EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRABOOSTERS focuses on the following activity: Orchestra. The main purpose of a booster club like EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRABOOSTERS, is to help raise money and provide support for specific extra-curricular activities. In many cases Booster Clubs are created to support school related extracurricular activities such as various sports boosters, music boosters, art boosters, STEM boosters or general academic boosters to name a few. Typically Booster Clubs such EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRABOOSTERS help the organizations they are associated with, with their funding gaps. To do this most Booster Clubs in the United States are set up as Non-Profits, but they differ from many Non-Profits as they are almost always entirely volunteer run. To learn more about EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRABOOSTERS or to claim this profile page as yours - please register as a Booostr.com beta tester via the link in the upper right corner.

Ballet School and Performing Company in San Jose. We offer youth and open drop-in ballet training for children and adults; performance opportunities in The Nutcracker San Jose, a Bay Area and Silicon Valley family tradition since 1966; and community outreach programs for schools and the Girl Scouts of Northern California. The academy’s primary focus is classical ballet, as well as other ballet classes, including contemporary, conditioning (a combination of Pilates, yoga, strengthening and stretching), pointe, repertory, Chinese tumbling and stretching, and pas de deux.

August 2018, Gregory Omar Osborne, self-produced, directed/ choreographed, set designed and lighted his first production, Five Guys Named Moe, at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts. It was recognized by the New York office of Producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and the playwright, Clarke Peters. Gregory felt even more accomplished because he was not only starting a promising journey as a creative, he had found a purpose beyond the stage. February 16th, 2019, Progressive Theater celebrated its launch with THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN; written by Kirsten Childs, directed by Broadway's Jasmin Richardson, and choreographed by Osborne. The event was made possible with the collaborative efforts of The South Orange/ Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. The show sparked a community discussion on race and privilege. The purpose behind Progressive is to create opportunities and platforms for the misrepresented: minorities and women while offering the necessary training to further a career in the arts. Such Opportunities aren't limited to performance but extend to positions in tech, design, creation etc. Osborne states, "there are many theater companies with the aim to be diverse, but Progressive Theater targets minorities: people of color and women specifically. If we cater to them, in turn, the theater community will be filled with working actors of all colors, shapes, sizes, and genders. The phrase "The Token" would no longer exist." Progressive Theater will be Progressive Theater with or without a show. Its mission reaches beyond stage and costume. Progressive Theater is cultivating the true meaning of diversity in the theater community by empowering the misrepresented and underheard. There is room for all of us.