Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING AND THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF FLAMENCO AND SPANISH DANCE AND MUSIC. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PERFORMANCE, INSTRUCTION, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
ZORONGO FLAMENCO DANCE THEATRE, THE OLDEST FLAMENCO ORGANIZATION IN MINNESOTA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST (EST. 1982), IN 2019/20, MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO FLAMENCO ARTS THROUGH CONCERTS AND TALKBACKS, TOURING PERFORMANCES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT FESTIVALS BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN APRIL 2020, ZORONGO PIVOTED ON THE CLOSURE OF THEIR SCHOOL TO DEVELOP ONLINE FLAMENCO CLASSES, AND IN JUNE BEGAN WORK ON THE BROADCAST PRODUCTION DECAMERON 20:20.
ZORONGO'S SCHOOL OF FLAMENCO STUDIES OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY CLASSES, RESIDENCIES, AND WORKSHOPS LED BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS AND INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL GUEST ARTISTS, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH THE POWER AND PASSION OF FLAMENCO. THE MAJAS APPRENTICE PROGRAM (EST. 2013) OFFERS THREE-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR DANCERS WANTING TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF FLAMENCO (FIVE ENROLLED IN 2019/20). ZORONGO CONTINUED THEIR SUNDAY SERIES PRESENTATIONS IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO. FIRST QUARTER 2019 ZORONGO TAUGHT A FLAMENCO WORKSHOP AT PARK RAPIDS AREA HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTED BY THE PARK RAPIDS AREA (PARK RAPIDS, MN), AND FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES AT WHIZ BANG DAYS (ROBBINSDALE, MN), WOOD BAT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT (ROBBINSDALE), AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION (HARRISON, MN); THE ZORONGO SCHOOL PROVIDED 51 HOURS OF FLAMENCO DANCE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO; ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESENTED "HISTORY OF FLAMENCO" AS PART OF THE SUNDAY SERIES PROGRAM (MINNEAPOLIS, MN). SECOND QUARTER 2019 ZORONGO TAUGHT SIX 30-MINUTE FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES AT EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY (HOPKINS, MN); ONE INTERNATIONAL ARTIST TAUGHT TWO 90-MINUTE CUADRO WORKSHOPS FOR THE MAJAS APPRENTICES AND THE DANCE COMMUNITY (MINNEAPOLIS, MN); THE ZORONGO SCHOOL PROVIDED 85 HOURS OF FLAMENCO DANCE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO. THIRD QUARTER 2020 THE ZORONGO SCHOOL PROVIDED 77 HOURS OF FLAMENCO DANCE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO; DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, NINE HOURS OF DANCE CLASSES WERE CANCELED AT JEFFERSON COMMUNITY (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) AND MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY (MINNEAPOLIS, MN), AND 19 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO. FOURTH QUARTER 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ZORONGO CANCELED THREE 90-MINUTE FLAMENCO WORKSHOPS WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND 65 HOURS OF FLAMENCO DANCE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR MINNEAPOLIS STUDIO; 12 HOURS OF DANCE INSTRUCTION WAS TAUGHT ONLINE.
THE TWIN CITIES IN MINNESOTA HAS A VIBRANT FLAMENCO COMMUNITY COMPRISED OF ACCOMPLISHED GUITAR AND DANCE PROFESSIONALS, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, AND SMALLER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT A PERMANENT HOME. ZORONGO CONTINUES TO OFFER HOURLY STUDIO RENTALS TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Bargas | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $45,108 |
| Susana Di Palma | ARTISTIC DIR | 30 | $26,309 |
| Kristin Charles | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Donna Stephenson | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Saffelo-Boily | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Paige Nelson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Colette Morris | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Moede | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Kozachok | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Alessandra Chiareli | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Brittain | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Trisha Beuhring | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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