Cincinnati Ballet
1555 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45214
CincyDance! Program
Grant Application:
CincyDance! is Cincinnati Ballet's flagship education program. Through a mix of in-school and virtual dance instruction for 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade students, opportunities for out-of-school learning, and all-inclusive scholarships to our Academy, students learn how to present themselves with confidence in and outside of the dance studio and learn skills which translate to artistic and academic achievement as well as better life outcomes
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Goasl of the Program:
Student connection to physical health and physical education class will improve post-CincyDance! residency by 65% as reported through student or teacher surveys.
Students will learn and/or experience increases in discipline, cooperation, focus, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking through this program as reported by student or teacher surveys.
CincyDance! will report 95% satisfaction rates with the quality of programming and the impact programming had on confidence and technical dance ability , as reported on teacher and student surveys
We will serve a minimum of 1,000 students this school year
50% of students served will be living in low-income communities as reported by their school’s free and reduced lunch status
We will admit at least 15 students to Ballet Foundations classes.
We will support at least 20 students with lifelong dance learning through a lifetime scholarship to the Otto M. Budig Academy
Approximately 75% of the students admitted to Ballet Foundations will identify as people of color.
The Story Choreography Project will serve at least 200 students with programming focused on breaking down racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic barriers between students from different backgrounds and teaching them to communicate their unique stories and experiences through dance.
Grant Evaluation Report:
CincyDance! remains an incredibly successful program overall. It has served the community for over 25 years and continues to grow in size, scope, and community interest. In recent years we have offered workshops outside of normal CincyDance! offerings to assess additional interest with many new schools participating and we continue to have CincyDance! students participate at every level of the Otto M. Budig Academy. This means that not only is the in-school portion of CincyDance! successful, but these students are also interested in pursuing dance studies further through our Academy and are thriving there as they move up through the levels.
Having said that, COVID-19 has caused ripple effects in the community, and we continue to feel those effects, as do our students and the schools we partner with for this program. That was a major challenge for CincyDance! this year as we navigated the need for continued virtual programming, changes in program schedules, and which parts of the program were better postponed.
We are hopeful that next year CincyDance! can return to a fully in-person delivery model. However, if we need to continue with a hybrid virtual in-person model as we did this year, we will use the lessons learned and procedures established this year to make the process easier and smoother next year for our staff, our artists, our partners, and our students.
Website:
http://www.cballet.org Amount: $25,000
Date: March 2022
