Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance

Wilmington Ballet/Academy of the Dance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing superior arts education to foster discipline, self actualization, and confidence for the enrichment of communities in the state of Delaware, and surrounding regional areas. Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance welcomes everyone regardless of training, race, age, gender or orientation.

$5,900 raised from 80 donors

$5,000 goal

Through Do More 24 giving on March 6 - 7,  your gifts  greatly support our active multidisciplinary, multicultural educational work, performances, and urgent focus to :

* Provide Wilmington Ballet Scholarship youth and adult students with free instructional classes, dance apparel, shoes, and support for housing and participation fees for continuing education programs, intensives, and workshops throughout the country. 

* Support our annual production of The Nutcracker, the longest running professional production in Delaware history. Playing at the Playhouse on Rodney Square since 1967, featuring a live professional orchestra and world class guest artists from some of the world's iconic dance companies.  The production annually features a cast of community members, students, and professional artists that reflect the diverse landscape of the state of Delaware. 

* Provide accessible career preparatory dance education to an intergenerational roster of students and aspiring professional artists, that includes cultural and folk dancing traditions to  help expand and bolster their artistic capacity and world view, with a collective of resident and visiting guest professional working Teaching Artists from various performing arts genres and disciplines. 

* Provide support that would allow us expand our burgeoning list of collaborations to include an  international cultural exchange of education and performances, and to continue to bring a diverse roster of professional world class performing artists into our community to share in multicultural performances and experiences that educate, enlighten, and inspire. 

About Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance

Mission: Wilmington Ballet/Academy of the Dance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing superior arts education to foster discipline, self actualization, and confidence for the enrichment of communities in the state of Delaware, and surrounding regional areas. Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance welcomes everyone regardless of training, race, age, gender or orientation.




 

County Served: Kent; New Castle; Sussex

Office Location(s): Wilmington

Sector: Arts & Culture; BIPOC-Led (Board); BIPOC-Led (CEO/ED); BIPOC-Led (Sr/Exec Leadership); DDOA Grantee; Education; Kids; Recreation & Sports; Seniors; Social Justice; Youth Development