Dear Dance Community:
In this season of change and reflection, we at DanceMN wish to express our deep and sincere appreciation for YOU, the stalwart dance community. Thank you for being creative forces and change agents in our neighborhoods, communities, and beyond. Here’s to continuing meaningful contributions to the fabric of our shared existence.
In this moment, we also ask for your help. Please DONATE to support our work at DanceMN between November 1-18, the period known as Give to the Max. We need your dollars to sustain our recent accomplishments in articulating our vision, broadening our functionality, and moving forward, hiring a new staffer.
In early 2021, DanceMN worked with a volunteer arts visioning facilitator. Our several sessions elucidated an ongoing determination to erase barriers and commit to practices rooted in valuing all voices who wish to chime in on the ongoing Minnesota dance conversation. We crafted a simple yet profound Vision Statement:
All are Connected to Dance in Minnesota
DanceMN’s ongoing work, which includes sending out the weekly e-newsletter and maintaining dancemn.org, needs your ongoing help NOW. Our part-time paid Editor will soon be joined by a Co-Editor, someone to learn the administrative ropes and share responsibility in getting the newsletter out. This new role has emerged as an essential and immediate need, allowing for schedule flexibility while the weekly newsletters sustain their pace. The Steering Committee is facilitating fulfilling this necessity.
We THANK YOU in advance for your generous contributions. Your support will enable DanceMN to continue on the path of vitality and enthusiasm for Minnesota dance so that all of our work can be experienced.
Warmly,
DanceMN’s Steering Committee:
Rahila Coates, Penelope Freeh, Joanne Gordon, Sarah, LaRose-Holland, Jim Lieberthal, Kaya Lovestrand, Zofia Mathews, Alys Ayumi Ogura, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez, and Eve Schulte